How Taiwan Activates Beijing’s Chosen Fear
by Charles Edward Gehrke
Why would a nuclear superpower risk a war over a three-thousand-year-old story?
0:00 / 29:14 · Narrator Charon
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2026-10-13
Today's Crosscut
Election Interference Fears
If a president ordered armed troops to shut down ballot counting, could local judges and election workers actually stop those illegal commands before they reach the polls?
Boots Off Ballots: Troops and Elections, in Practice × I’ve Been Studying Election Integrity for 26 Years, and Here’s Why I Expect a Normal Election This November Instead of Chaos
0:00 / 22:25 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
Behind the news →
For the curious →
I Was Kidnapped and Held Hostage for 977 Days. Could I Forgive My Captors?
by Michael Scott Moore
When does forgiving the men holding you hostage become the only way to free yourself?
0:00 / 34:33 · Narrator Algieba
What is Hidden in the Photographs We Keep of Each Other?
by Sawa Kurotani
How much of a family's history lives just outside the frame of a photograph?
0:00 / 12:47 · Narrator Sulafat
Everyone Wants to Think They’re Open-minded – Here’s Why Most People Aren’t
by Daryl Van Tongeren, Professor of Psychology, Hope College
Why does admitting you might be wrong feel like losing your grip on the world?
0:00 / 7:15 · Narrator Rasalgethi
Smart escape →
Grimes’s Secret Psy Opera Pop-Up
by Paul McAdory
Why does a pop star obsessed with the future still need a crowded room to feel forgiven?
0:00 / 15:27 · Narrator Gacrux