The Takeaway

May 24, 2016:

1. Why Insanely Long Airport Wait Times Are Likely the New Normal (12 min)

2. Reckoning with the Vietnam War (7 min)

3. Baltimore Community Struggles with Freddie Gray Verdict (4 min) 

4. Building a Bright Future After Community College (7 min)

5. A Community Scared by Violence Struggles to Forget (8 min)

May 23, 2016: 

1.Taliban Leader Mullah Mansour Killed in U.S. Drone Strike

2. Skepticism Casts Shadow on World Humanitarian Summit 

3. What You Need to Know About Obama's Visit to Vietnam 

4. Officer Acquitted in Freddie Gray Trial

5. Using Sleep Science to Win The Stanley Cup 

6. How Nomads Shape the World

May 20, 2016:

1. EgyptAir Disaster Raises The Stakes for The Middle East (12 min)

2. House Floor Erupts in Chaos Over LGBT Vote (6 min)

3. Films to Catch and Skip at the Box Office This Weekend (8 min) 

4. The Dalai Lama's Map of the Mind (7 min)

May 19, 2016:

1. NATO Commander: War With Russia Coming in 2017 (12 min)

2. Schoolgirl Kidnapped by Boko Haram Returns Home (4 min)

3. What it's Like to Be Transgender in North Carolina (11 min)

4. Soulless Greed Comes to Broadway With 'American Psycho - The Musical' (8 min)

May 18, 2016:

1. What Happens When The Machines Don't Need Us Anymore (10 min)

2. Wealth, Poverty, and The Clinton Welfare Legacy (6 min)

3. While Congress Debates Zika, Citizen Scientists Fight Mosquitoes (9 min)

4. When Transparency is Abused (5 min)

5. As Reality TV Dies Off, Execs Look Towards the Future (7 min)

May 17, 2016:

1. A Secret War? Why U.S. Special Ops Are in Africa (11 min)

2. A Tale of Two (Very Expensive) Cities (7 min)

3. The Voices of America's Homeless (4 min)

4. New App Makes Digital Reading Easier (6 min)

5. 'Genealogy Roadshow' Helps Everyday People Map Family Trees (7 min)

May 16, 2016: 

1. Venezuela on the Brink of Collapse (5 min)

2. Presidential Candidates Miss the Mark on Healthcare (5 min)

3. Alabama Prison Strike Enters Second Week (6 min)

4. LSD Gets Revival as Scientific Research Turns Psychedelic (4 min)

5. Paper: A Technology Without an Expiration Date? (6 min)

6. Restorative Radio Project Transports Prisoners Home (9 min)

May 13, 2016:

1. Allies Puzzled, A Few Panic, Over Trump (12 min)

2. Is the 'Ferguson Effect' Really Behind the Growing Murder Rate? (8 min)

3. Weekend Watch List: A Netflix Comedy, Eurovision, New Movie Releases (8 min)

4. Portland Air Pollution Mystery Solved With Tree Moss (5 min)

5. Spirit Animal Love: Colin Farrell on His New Film, 'The Lobster' (8 min)

May 12. 2016: 

1. In Africa, a Celebration of Growth and Entrepreneurship (11 min)

2. Brazilian Senate Moves to Impeach President Dilma Rousseff (4 min)

3. Hillary Clinton Promises to Share Government Info on U.F.O.s (4 min)

4. Gaming App Helps Researchers Fight Dementia (7 min)

5. Inside a Massive Database of Dreams (7 min)

May 11, 2016:

1. 'High Noon' on Capitol Hill: Paul Ryan Faces off with Trump (10 min)

2. The Sexist Origins of Gender-Segregated Bathrooms (8 min)

3. Silicon Valley Program Helps Stay-at-Home Moms Get Back on The Job (7 min)

4. Actress Amirah Vann on the Emotional Drama of 'Underground' (7 min)