Tamara Thiessen

Imagine entering a giant machine that sucks you in one end, and spits you out the other side as something completely different.

LA county’s public health director says while people like complaining about getting another booster, it’s quick and comes with zero to mild side effects.

Chronic illnesses are frequently dismissed because they’re hard to diagnose and treat. Could the emergence of long COVID open the door for new research?

Panelists discuss Sweden and Russia’s bids to join NATO, the push to unionize, and what modern centrism looks like.

When it came to the Ukraine conflict, Professor Michael J. Brenner did what he’s done his whole life: question American foreign policy. This time the backlash was vitriolic.

As Russia escalates its attacks on Ukraine, Africans and other foreign residents there face racism while struggling to escape.

Russia’s attack on Ukraine is stirring up memories and renewing interest in Cold War history for Southern Californians with connections to the region.

More than 15,000 Ukrainians have passed through Tijuana on their way into the U.S. Some struggle with nightmares and trauma as they wonder what comes next.

KCRW discusses the recent mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, gun control politics, the status of the war in Ukraine, and whether the U.S. should change its policy toward Asia.