
Get Some “Fresh Air” on Controversial Topics
Too often, the arguments over many controversial topics can start to sound stale and overused. In those cases, a breath of fresh air is what you need—a new perspective you haven’t heard before. That’s why Issues & Controversies, the award-winning database designed to inspire thought-provoking pro/con debates, proudly provides access to Fresh Air podcasts on important hot-button topics that are talked about in the news and in the classroom. Fresh Air Hosted by Terry Gross, Fresh Air from WHYY is a Peabody Award–winning weekday magazine broadcast on National Public Radio (NPR) that features in-depth interviews and discussions with prominent authors, journalists, and experts on a wide variety of issues. We’ve recently added more than 90 additional new Fresh Air recordings to Issues & Controversies, dating from late 2021 to March 2023, on high-interest topics including: Abortion Animal Rights Authoritarianism Climate Change College Tuition Costs COVID/Pandemic Criminal Justice System Disinformation/Fake News Extreme Weather Facebook Federal Reserve Gun Control Immigration January 6 Insurrection and Investigation Mass Shootings and Mental Health MeToo Movement NATO and the Russia-Ukraine War Opioid Epidemic Police Reform Renewable Energy Right to Die Sexual Harassment Social Media Supreme Court Terrorism Textbooks and the “Culture Wars” Twitter/Elon Musk U.S.-China Relations