What Will the End of the Iran-US War Mean for Pakistan?
by Umair Jamal
If a country can broker peace for its neighbors, can it ever find peace for itself?
0:00 / 9:59 · Narrator Rasalgethi
Daily edition
2026-06-21
Today's Crosscut
Biological Containment Science
If Louis Pasteur used a glass flask to prove that life doesn't just appear out of nowhere, why are today’s broken border checks letting hungry pests slip through to invade fields and kitchens?
Why That Next Hamburger is Going to Cost You × Competing for the Origin of Life
0:00 / 23:34 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
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The Joy of Autism
by Sarah Hendrickx
How does a mind built for detail find its sense of belonging in a world made for others?
0:00 / 18:58 · Narrator Sulafat
Juneteenth: ‘The Day of Freedom Came’
by Booker T. Washington et al.
When the shouting and the singing stop, how do you carry the sudden weight of being free?
0:00 / 15:31 · Narrator Vindemiatrix
A Shared Mourning Ritual Helped an American Soldier and an Iraqi Interpreter Find Common Ground
by Steve S. Medeiros, PhD Candidate in Anthropology, University of Connecticut
What happens when a soldier and an Iraqi interpreter discover they mourn in the same way?
0:00 / 7:55 · Narrator Charon
How to Pray When You Don’t Believe in God
by Casper ter Kuile
If prayer is a way of telling the truth, does it matter if anyone is listening?
0:00 / 8:46 · Narrator Algieba
A Close-Up Look at the Waste of Modern Life
by Lily Meyer
If a society treats its objects as disposable, does it eventually view its workers the same way?
0:00 / 11:17 · Narrator Gacrux