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Wirecutter cleaning expert Caroline Mullen joins hosts Christine Cyr Clisset and Kyra Blackwell to solve listener-submitted odor problems, consistently recommending source removal and ventilation over masking scents with air fresheners.
The Texas Senate primaries mark the first major test of both parties' directions in Trump's second term, featuring a record-breaking $100+ million Republican battle between establishment loyalty and MAGA insurgency, while Democrats debate whether to nominate a combative fighter or a unifying healer to potentially flip the seat.
Following the death of Iran's Supreme Leader in US-Israeli strikes, Iran faces a historic transformation as a polarized population reacts with both street celebrations and religious mourning, while the regime struggles to maintain control through pre-planned succession mechanisms despite losing its top leadership.
Mexican special forces killed El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and arguably the world's most wanted criminal, after two decades of eluding capture through an operation enabled by rare intelligence and mounting pressure from the Trump administration to avoid unilateral US military intervention.
President Trump delivered the longest State of the Union in history at 1 hour and 47 minutes, using the address to paint a rosy economic picture, attack Democrats as 'crazy' obstructionists, and assert unilateral authority over tariffs while glossing over brewing military tensions with Iran.
Director Clint Bentley discusses adapting Dennis Johnson’s novella "Train Dreams" by balancing fidelity to the book’s spirit with the necessity of cinematic expansion, transforming a stream-of-consciousness narrative about an early 20th-century logger into an Oscar-nominated meditation on time, grief, and the epic quality of ordinary working-class life.
Guillermo del Toro discusses his lifelong obsession with Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein,' which he first read at age 11 and identified with the creature's profound loneliness, culminating in an Oscar-nominated adaptation that uses the 1818 text to explore themes of paradox, suffering, and humanity through operatic visuals and meticulously researched period dialogue.
Senator Katherine Cortez Masto, a moderate Democrat and former attorney general, explains her decision to support withholding funding from the Department of Homeland Security, citing ICE's transformation into an unaccountable force that violates constitutional rights and targets non-criminals including families of local police officers.
New 'agentic' AI coding tools like Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex now allow non-programmers to build complex software and websites through simple conversation, potentially displacing entry-level developers while the technology begins improving itself recursively.
Julia Staler discovers her seemingly conventional Midwestern father is bisexual during a shocking phone call, only to reveal her own bisexuality in return, forcing them to rebuild their relationship from scratch while confronting how hiding their identities had created distance between them.
Great home coffee starts with a burr grinder and fresh beans, while choosing between drip machines, pour-over, or moka pots depends on whether you prioritize convenience, control, or intensity in your daily brew.
The Trump administration, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has engineered an acute fuel crisis in Cuba by cutting off oil shipments from Venezuela and Mexico through tariffs and regime change in Caracas, pushing the 67-year-old communist regime to its most precarious position yet.