A Supreme Court case focused on race-based redistricting could upend the Voting Rights Act and change the balance of congressional power for a generation. It’s the latest fault line in the battle over voting maps.  

Hamas publicly executed eight political rivals on a crowded street in Gaza City in a show of intimidation over the local population. With a fragile ceasefire plan, will Hamas retain control of the Gaza Strip over the long term? “It seems to me that Hamas is still powerful enough to control the streets of Gaza and to intimidate the local Palestinian [sic] there,” says Mkhaimar Abusada, political science professor at Al-Azhar University-Gaza. “What's going to happen next, I do not know it. At the end of the day, Hamas has accepted the ceasefire plan, and part of it is that Hamas must disarm itself. There has to be destruction of the tunnels and ammunition. When that is going to happen, I think it is going to take some time before going into the so-called next stage of the ceasefire agreement.”

Film critics Amy Nicholson and Monica Castillo review the latest releases: Black Phone 2, Frankenstein, The Mastermind, Good Fortune, and It Was Just an Accident. 

For home cooks who’ve been waiting for temperatures to drop before they crank up their ovens – baking season is finally here. KCRW's Evan Kleiman kicks off the season with focaccia ideas.

Today's episode was produced by Brian Hardzinski, Angie Perrin, Robin Estrin, Jack Ross, Nihar Patel, and Zeke Reed.