EpisodeUnexpected Remixes
Imagine if Beyonce had a secret recording of her singing Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton, from before they were both famous. It would be epic!
EpisodeWhy We Believe What We Believe
Why do people believe weird things? We delve into the psychology behind ghost encounters, anti-vaccine hoaxes, conspiracy theories, and more.
Episode400 Years After 1619
In late August 1619, twenty or more enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia at what’s now called Fort Monroe. We look at how the nation is commemorating those first Africans who arrived in British North America.
EpisodeHealing Displacement
It’s hard to navigate the U.S. healthcare system. But it’s even harder when you’re a refugee.
EpisodePoetic Justice
When writer and Invisibilia producer Lulu Miller discovered she’d be leaving Virginia, she wrote a startling love letter to the state–one that charges everyday people to stay angry about injustice.
EpisodeEvicted!
All across the country there’s an eviction crisis, and it’s disproportionately affecting minority communities.
EpisodeHow to Go Clubbing
Bars, nightclubs, dance, and music have long held a special place in LGBTQ culture. But even as shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race and Pose bring that culture into the mainstream, real-life gay bars and clubs are shuttering.
EpisodeReplay: American Spirits
In this special holiday episode, we connect the present to the past as we uncover little-known stories of Virginia spirits, from a recently revived 19th-century julep recipe to an event that draws “women who whiskey.”
