Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; April 22nd, 2023 Apr 24, 2023

A look at rail safety issues in Pittsburgh; Chicago’s South Side residents learning to treat gunshot wounds; the eerie phenomenon called “Ghost Forests”; cyber-stalking – free speech or threat?; a piece of Civil Rights history is relocating.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; April 15th, 2023 Apr 17, 2023

How school lunch debt burdens students and parents; a national voter roll system loses members; an artist turning guns into sculptures; find out why scientists are collecting poop; U.S. returning more stolen artifacts to their countries of origin.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; April 8th, 2023 Apr 10, 2023

School district lawsuits against social media platforms over youth mental health; exploring solutions to homelessness; the rich legacy of African American craftspeople; clean energy help for our most polluted neighborhoods; April’s astral spectacles.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; April 1st, 2023 Apr 03, 2023

How a Florida fire department is trying to solve staff shortages; how an influx of funding could modernize the IRS; a rock band’s story becomes an opera; a Puerto Rico town’s solar solution; a look back at the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; March 25th, 2023 Mar 27, 2023

A Supreme Court expert analyzes current term; will a NYC congestion tax increase pollution elsewhere?; an award-winning mixologist promotes inclusion in her industry; taking the moo out of milk to reduce greenhouse gases; scientific images become art.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; March 18th, 2023 Mar 20, 2023

How a rural Wisconsin town is adapting to a majority immigrant population; getting broadband access to rural America; investors helping grow tech manufacturing startups in LA; rats aiding disaster rescue efforts; a robot hoodie that’s accessible fashion.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; March 11th, 2023 Mar 13, 2023

The Cherokee Nation tries to save its language; John Legend on restoring voting rights to former felons; a community band keeping kids safe from violence is invited to London; a youth program inspiring future leaders; a Lincoln Memorial upgrade.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; March 4th, 2023 Mar 06, 2023

Tracing Harriet Tubman's footsteps; a Georgia production company boosting Latino voices; meet the women of Brooklyn's Black Girl Magic Row; Soledad talks to award-winning trans actress Michaela Jaé Rodriguez; the woman behind the ERA and why it's not law.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; February 25th, 2023 Feb 27, 2023

At 18, the nation’s youngest mayor plans to revive his Arkansas town; a study of the 4-day work week; why pulse oximeters are inaccurate based on skin color; impact of kids not eating enough fruit and vegetables; new satellite tracks air quality changes.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; February 18th, 2023 Feb 20, 2023

The legal battle in Seattle over social media and youth mental health; the history of public school curriculum battles; a Mississippi Delta distillery keeps a family legacy alive; Why California’s trees are dying; in praise of the humble hamme

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; February 11th, 2023 Feb 13, 2023

A labor educator on recruiting Gen Z to skilled trades; how the Superbowl played a role in the Iranian hostage crisis; a community struggles to save a local newspaper; a shapeshifting robot could save lives; play a board game that fights climate change.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; February 4th, 2023 Feb 06, 2023

The fight for women's rights in Iran through the eyes of sisters who fled their homeland, detecting A-I assisted writing; the struggle for Long Covid sufferers; ancient Rome's self-mending concrete; Flora Patterson’s tree-saving legacy.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; January 28th, 2023 Jan 30, 2023

Milwaukee’s plan for more affordable housing; the treaty promising the Cherokee nation a seat in Congress; a mom making healthy meals with WIC approved foods goes viral; a modern take on Franklin’s lightning rod; a nature trail for neuro-divergent hikers.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; January 21st, 2023 Jan 23, 2023

How an Asian American community in Louisiana was nearly washed away; the hosts of HGTV's "Bargain Block" on what's coming in Season 3; how a Tennessee city is using technology to create safer streets; how your family dog can benefit your toddler.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; January 14th, 2023 Jan 16, 2023

Teaching neighbors to treat Chicago’s gunshot victims on-scene; how to stay the course with New Year’s resolutions; the legacy of white supremacy in our textbooks; rural or urban – where do you live?; a new supermarket slow lane helping fight isolation.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; January 7th, 2023 Jan 09, 2023

Solutions to end U.S. homelessness; abortion bans put medical schools in legal bind to train ob-gyns; new suicide prevention number offers a lifeline; what would you like in a Presidential candidate?; the Pavement Surgeon turns potholes into sidewalk art.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; December 31st, 2022 Jan 02, 2023

Friends building a tech hub in Jackson, MS; Parkland shooting survivor talks about becoming an activist; meeting Native Americans’ banking needs; Margaret Cho on using comedy to confront racism; a musical tribute to suffragettes.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; December 24th, 2022 Dec 26, 2022

Prof. Ibram X. Kendi on how to be an anti-racist; Hope Chicago is sending students and parents to college free of charge; Rednecks for Black Lives in Kentucky; Dolores Huerta on her legacy; Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on healing our divisions.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; December 17th, 2022 Dec 19, 2022

California's new law for unhoused mentally ill people; the Supreme Court on the line between free speech and discrimination; Rural maternal health nursing shortage; Climate change and toxic pollution of waterways; Whatever happened to "murder hornets"?

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; December 10th, 2022 Dec 12, 2022

Training doctors in post Roe v. Wade America; research on the benefits of the 4-day work week; the Cherokee Nation's a seat in Congress, promised by a treaty 200 years ago; Salton Sea cleanup gets a federal boost; 3D printed homes - coming to a neighborhood near you?

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; December 3rd, 2022 Dec 05, 2022

A look at how pulse oximeters deliver racially biased readings; a mom helping families make affordable, healthy meals from WIC approved products; how using dating apps changes your brain; a landmark Rosa Parks anniversary; how video games could help dogs.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; November 26th, 2022 Nov 28, 2022

Jessica Gomez’s road trip on I-70 across middle America began in 2020 to find out how people saw their American identity; continuing in 2022 just prior to midterm elections, we hear from people about what’s most important for the country’s future.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; November 19th, 2022 Nov 21, 2022

A Louisiana woman wins battle to keep prior convictions off college applications; Milwaukee artist preserving her neighborhood; Georgia production company boosting Latino stories; EPA tests groundwater in Puerto Rico; women composers' lost music is found.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; November 12th, 2022 Nov 14, 2022

An Afghan family with four daughters trying to build a new life in the U.S.; investors helping grow tech hardware manufacturing in LA; the legacy of white supremacy in our textbooks; a groundbreaking new crash test dummy; saluting U.S. veterans.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; November 5th, 2022 Nov 07, 2022

A road trip to find out what's on American voters' minds; Lee County, Florida prepares for elections after Hurricane Ian; Bronx residents fighting to lift their communities from poverty; rats aiding disaster rescue efforts; wildlife photography awards.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; October 29th, 2022 Oct 31, 2022

A road trip across middle America – discovering what's on voters' minds; the good Samaritans paying off medical debt; a technology helping states clean up voter registration rolls; Halloween's plastic problem; to emoji or not to emoji at work.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; October 22nd, 2022 Oct 24, 2022

Louisiana's first victims of climate change; first-ever documentary on the life of Rosa Parks; Long Covid and one woman's struggle for treatment; an offensive slur is removed from 643 federal sites; a new exhibit for Space Center Houston.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; October 15th, 2022 Oct 17, 2022

A trip to west Texas where moms-to-be travel hundreds of miles to see a doctor; the Supreme Court and affirmative action; keeping Emmet Till's legacy alive; preparing for child flu season; where a library card gives you access to national parks.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; October 8th, 2022 Oct 10, 2022

A nonprofit helping first-time Milwaukee homebuyers; what you need to know about Georgia's new election laws; returning tribal land to its rightful owners; Sylvia Mendez recalls her 1947 lawsuit to integrate schools; Can't sleep? Count sheep.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; October 1st, 2022 Oct 03, 2022

Millions of rural Americans struggling to get Internet connection; the rising cost and inaccessibility of childcare; a community’s fight for clean drinking water; why we’re not getting enough sleep; what happens to all the unused hotel soap?

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; September 24th, 2022 Sep 26, 2022

West Virginia school district creating teacher pipeline for high schoolers; NASA on return to the moon and permanent habitation; farmers coping as the Colorado River dries up; rock band goes to Supreme Court for its name; a bird migration tracking tool.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; September 17th, 2022 Sep 19, 2022

Solutions for Americans struggling to make ends meet; tracing Harriet Tubman's footsteps; Soledad talks with award-winning actress Michaela Jaé Rodriguez; extra aid for Ukrainian Holocaust survivors; a robot hoodie created to be accessible fashion.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; September 10th, 2022 Sep 12, 2022

A Brooklyn group tries to solve America's food waste problem with a unique bike service; helping students catch up after pandemic learning loss; what's Dating App Fatigue; Presidential records and the National Archives; a new look at Texas wind turbines

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; September 3rd, 2022 Sep 05, 2022

Investors back job training to help workers double their income; a DA and a prison abolitionist find common ground on justice system reform; how bus driver shortage affects rural Iowa town; a new walkable Canadian neighborhood; a sunflower super bloom.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; August 27th, 2022 Aug 30, 2022

Immigrants fight for the survival of their historic Hollywood home; *Katrina Babies* director on his film about children survivors of the storm; a poet's musing on hair and identity; remote work update; a carbon-busting car that emits only water.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; August 20th, 2022 Aug 22, 2022

The devastating effect of climate change on childhood asthma; retooling the power grid to handle the load; classrooms without teachers – an education crisis; baseball legend and humanitarian Roberto Clemente; the link between earthworms and clean water.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; August 13th, 2022 Aug 15, 2022

Stressed teens get help despite lack of school counselors; impact of health misinformation on BIPOC communities; the only black-owned distillery in the U.S.; solar panels to cover 4,000 miles of water canals; a civil rights icon is a graphic novel hero.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; August 6th, 2022 Aug 08, 2022

John Legend, in a candid conversation with Soledad O'Brien; the musician discusses his role as an activist, what's needed to reform the criminal justice system, helping people with reentry and his thoughts on a famous civil rights activist.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; July 30th, 2022 Aug 01, 2022

Getting broadband access to rural America; the struggle to find and provide good, affordable child care; toxic water in a South Carolina town; why Americans are sleeping less; putting leftover soap to good use.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; July 23rd, 2022 Jul 25, 2022

Building a tech hub in Jackson, MS; Parkland shooting survivor talks about becoming an activist; banking needs of Native Americans; Margaret Cho on using comedy to confront racism; a musical work about suffragettes.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; July 16th, 2022 Jul 18, 2022

The Miami Heat working to mend police-community relations; a look at rising threats to election officials; a visit to Brooklyn's Black Girl Magic Row; a new free tuition grant for Native American college students; a Capitol honor for Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; July 9th, 2022 Jul 11, 2022

One county's fight for environmental justice; the megadrought's impact on an Arizona farm family; the educator teaching climate science; an urban farm helping a food desert; planting trees in Florida to combat climate change.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; July 2nd, 2022 Jul 06, 2022

The Honor for bravery in combat; the stories of two Vietnam vets nominated, and why one vets honor was delayed; why the marine who lost his legs in combat keeps running; the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; June 25th, 2022 Jun 27, 2022

Getting broadband access to rural America; the stress on the nation's power grids; former WNBA Renee Montgomery on Title IX's impact; the history of the rainbow flag; first steps towards a National Museum celebrating the history of Latinos in America.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; June 18th, 2022 Jun 20, 2022

Prof. Ibram X. Kendi on how to be an anti-racist; inside Hope Chicago's effort to send students and parents to college free of charge; Rednecks for Black Lives movement in Kentucky; worker rights advocate Dolores Huerta on her legacy; Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on healing our divisions.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; June 11th, 2022 Jun 13, 2022

A road trip on I-70 shows American identity; Chinese immigrants who built the Transcontinental Railroad; denied citizenship; Nikole Hannah Jones, of the 1619 Project, on her father's legacy; Jose Antonio Vargas on life as an undocumented American.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; May 21st, 2022 Jun 10, 2022

The North Carolina Councilman who lost his sister in the AME Church shooting in 2015 shares his thoughts on Buffalo; how a zip code can impact health; gun violence as a public health issue; students fighting book banning; the Chinese immigrants who built American railroads.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; June 4th, 2022 Jun 07, 2022

A social experiment examining how seven strangers respond to bias; how stereotypes in entertainment influence media and attitudes today; two men with similar upbringings have very different futures; the rapper using art as protest.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; May 28th, 2022 Jun 07, 2022

A father who lost his son turns his pain into purpose; a top expert on youth mental health; the music born from a rebellion; why Americans are sleeping less than ever; upcoming episodes of our ongoing series on race and social justice, the latest “Trailblazers, Troublemakers, and Dreams.”

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; May 14th, 2022 Jun 07, 2022

The struggle to find and provide good, affordable child care; programs helping formerly incarcerated women; a decades long friendship between a former cop and the man he arrested; an update on Afghans who fled the Taliban for the U.S; putting leftover soap to good use.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; April 30th, 2022 Jun 07, 2022

Female inmates raising their babies behind bars. We visit the J-Unit at the Washington Corrections Center for Women where non-violent offenders raise their children while serving time; we follow the stories of three women and talk with officials about the impact on inmate and child.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; April 23rd, 2022 Jun 07, 2022

Long COVID and one woman's struggle for diagnosis and treatment; why millions of Americans are being evicted from their homes; the beautiful Tribal land given back to its rightful owners; more women in US politics; an artist turns a target dummy into artistic protest.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; April 16th, 2022 Jun 07, 2022

Sylvia Mendez on her life at the center of a 1947 school segregation case; a North Carolina brewery run by rival gang members; young Blake Lothian steers new fans and drivers to NASCAR, helping find missing indigenous women; new and improved wind turbine walls may soon be in cities.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; April 9th, 2022 Jun 07, 2022

Teens and the mental health crisis, one school in California is helping; an expert answers questions on latest COVID concerns; the Salton Sea, how it can help the US solve power deficits; the oceans plastics problem; first woman to lead a branch of US Armed Forces.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; May 8th, 2022 May 09, 2022

A Supreme Court expert on the leak of the draft opinion that could upend abortion rights; artificial intelligence, privacy, and civil liberties; a teacher in debt from student loans; New Mexico's free child care and college tuition; how an artist's action brought about serious change.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; March 27th 2022 Mar 29, 2022

Jessica Gomez on the constructive way Jackson, MI is handling their crime wave; an economist on how inflation impacts millennials; an American athlete's escape from war; what the Census numbers really show; the woman behind the ERA.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; February 13th, 2022 Feb 14, 2022

A social experiment examining how seven strangers respond to bias; how stereotypes in entertainment influence media and attitudes today; two men with similar upbringings have very different futures; the rapper using art as protest.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; February 6th, 2022 Feb 14, 2022

Impact of rising housing costs on renters and first-time buyers; former hostage relives the day football and diplomacy intersected; a doctor creating green spaces to make cities safer; airlines grounding the 5G rollout; tribes protecting redwood forests.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; January 30th 2022 Feb 14, 2022

A small town where immigrants are revitalizing the economy; 9 million Afghans facing famine, a first-hand account; a citizen review panel helping pick police; the impact of the Tonga volcano around the globe; blood supply crisis in the U.S.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; January 23rd, 2022 Jan 24, 2022

How the No Surprises Act alleviates medical debt; behind the scenes of the hit HGTV show, "Bargain Block," helping first time buyers in Detroit; father-son duo using Instagram to teach kids to manage money; how some states are combatting teacher shortages; what's up with the four-day workweek?

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; January 16th, 2022 Jan 19, 2022

Learning to live with Covid-19; a family's-two year search for their missing loved one; how Claudette Colvin paved a path for Rosa Parks and desegregation; Afghan refugees stranded in hotels for months; preview of HGTV duo's efforts to rebuild Detroit.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; January 9th, 2022 Jan 10, 2022

The battle over who gets to vote and how; the megadrought's impact on an Arizona farm family as irrigation sources dry up; Pennsylvania teens fight a school's book ban and win; what's next for families when the Child Tax Credits end; an essay by Historian Joanne Freeman on the January 6th Capitol attack.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; December 19th 2021 Dec 20, 2021

A road trip on I-70 shows American identity; Chinese immigrants who built the Transcontinental Railroad; denied citizenship; Nikole Hannah Jones, of the 1619 Project, on her father's legacy; Jose Antonio Vargas on life as an undocumented American.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; December 12th 2021 Dec 20, 2021

A social experiment examining how seven strangers respond to bias; how stereotypes in entertainment influence media and attitudes today; two men with similar upbringings have very different futures; the rapper using art as protest.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; December 5th 2021 Dec 06, 2021

West Virginia's decline in vaccination rates; an inside look at how juries work; two women who made life changing choices; people share what it means to be an American; the green wall going up across Africa.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; November 28th, 2021 Nov 29, 2021

An innovative high school paying kids to attend and giving them a chance to own a home; the first African American skier to medal at the Paralympics; a two-spirit Native American couple breaking barriers with dance; a NYC restaurant owner paying $25/hour minimum wage; where do cranberries come from?

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; November 21st, 2021 Nov 22, 2021

Two women take on cases of Black and missing people; an innovative program teaching new skills to help people get better paying jobs; the brutal massacre in Florida's history becomes required learning; New Delhi is choking on pollution; new and improved wind turbine walls may soon be coming to cities.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; November 14th, 2021 Nov 15, 2021

Prof. Janet Currie on what the exodus of women from the workforce means for all of us; a trip to rural Iowa to see the impact of the school bus shortage on families; how rising sea levels are poisoning coastal lands; possible discovery of a planet outside the Milky Way; the man behind the Veterans Day holiday.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; November 7th, 2021 Nov 10, 2021

Constitutional law expert on NY gun permit case at Supreme Court; female cranberry farmer in Wisconsin on challenges for women-led businesses; award-winning educator teaching climate science; why emergency rooms are on overload; gift lets Detroit Boxing Gym expand the facility and better serve kids.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; October 31st, 2021 Nov 01, 2021

Growing pains in rural Wisconsin town where immigrants outnumber American-born residents; what's at stake in Minneapolis' police reform vote; artist Frida Kahlo's message for our times; U.S. calls on Americans to help resettle Afghan families; recycling wind turbine blades into everyday items.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; October 24th 2021 Oct 25, 2021

Supply chain crisis backing up the Port of L.A., and the impact on business; Catherine Coleman Flowers on America's water and wastewater woes; the Salton Sea dries up, causing a health hazard; Fabien Cousteau explores the ocean floor for human habitat; the Soul Box Project shows loss to gun violence.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; October 17th 2021 Oct 18, 2021

A look at infrastructure needs with Prof. Joseph Schober, host of "The Infrastructure Show" podcast; Sylvia Mendez on her life at the center of a 1947 school segregation case; a NYC restaurant owner paying staff $25 per hour; vaccine advances around the world; how AI finished Beethoven's 10th Symphony.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; October 10th, 2021 Oct 11, 2021

A look at the Great Resignation with psychologist Anthony Klotz; Puerto Rico's growing solar power movement; Dr. Harry Heiman explains how pandemic-related hospital closures are hurting rural America; the pandemic's impact on crime; how man-made glaciers could solve India's drought problems.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; October 3rd, 2021 Oct 08, 2021

Women discuss choices when abortion was illegal; SCOTUSblog's Amy Howe on Supreme Court and Roe v. Wade; pandemic history and Dr. Howard Markel on what's next; comic Gina Brillon's American Dream; immigration courts get "rocket dockets" to speed up asylum cases; birth of United Farm Workers movement.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; September 26th, 2021 Sep 27, 2021

A resettlement agency helping Afghan refugees adapt to U.S. life; economist Wendy Edelberg on inflation, household budgets and the job market; a North Carolina brewery run by rival gang members; the massive evacuation efforts spurred by CA wildfires; the accidental discovery of an unknown island.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; September 19th, 2021 Sep 24, 2021

A resettlement agency helping Afghan refugees adapt to U.S. life; economist Wendy Edelberg on inflation, household budgets and the job market; a North Carolina brewery run by rival gang members; the massive evacuation efforts spurred by CA wildfires; the accidental discovery of an unknown island.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; September 12th, 2021 Sep 13, 2021

The women first responders at 9/11; critical care nurse who got first COVID vaccine in U.S. on nurses under stress; a tour of the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial with the man who became the moving force for it after his brother's death; a resettlement worker on Afghan refugee needs; reflecting on the images of 9/11.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - September 5th, 2021 Sep 07, 2021

Relocating communities as climate disaster multiply; Tennessee school nurses treating kids with COVID, and a family keeping vigil for their daughter in ICU; Bonnie St. John, the first African American Paralympic medalist; the post-pandemic eviction crisis; and can you name the world's oceans?

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - August 29th, 2021 Aug 30, 2021

A look at Haiti relief efforts with U.N. official on the ground; a Texas school superintendent defies Governor's mask mandate ban; anniversary of Emmett Till's death and efforts to keep his legacy alive; voting rights restored to ex-felons in North Carolina; Tibetan plateau could land an observatory.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - August 22nd, 2021 Aug 30, 2021

An Afghan interpreter for U.S. Coalition forces urges evacuation of Afghans; women's rights advocate Zainab Salbi on the future for Afghan women; vaccine passport history with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong; Connecticut's statewide use-of-force training; and Alaskan whales get a breather from tourists.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - August 15th, 2021 Aug 30, 2021

Door-to-door vaccination efforts in Chicago; the psychology of vaccine hesitancy; a climate scientist on how to walk back climate change; investors backing job training that helps workers double their income; how history overlooked the first climate scientist; celebrating the Appalachian Trail.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; August 8th, 2021 Aug 13, 2021

A former cop and a man he arrested form a lifelong friendship; the race to overcome vaccine hesitancy; investigating the January 6th U.S. Capitol riot means confronting right-wing extremism at home; first-time homebuyers struggle to build wealth; astronaut Kathy Sullivan’s breakthrough career.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; August 1st, 2021 Aug 13, 2021

Residents of Paradise, CA on rebuilding after wildfires destroyed their town; how companies can retain employees seeking work-life balance; how a monthly tax check could lift families out of poverty; multi-generational family homes on the rise; flying taxicabs take a spin in Paris.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien -July 11th 2021 Jul 12, 2021

A road trip from Denver to St. Louis shows what people think about American identity; Chinese immigrants who built the Transcontinental Railroad and were denied citizenship; Nikole Hannah Jones, of the 1619 Project, on her father's legacy; Jose Antonio Vargas on life as an undocumented American.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - July 4th 2021 Jul 09, 2021

The Congressional Medal of Honor is awarded for bravery in combat; the stories of two Vietnam vets nominated, one who receives it, and one whose honor was delayed for decades; why a marine who lost his legs in combat keeps running; Mary Edwards Walker, the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; June 27th, 2021 Jun 28, 2021

Leading activists talk about the LGBTQ community's fight for federal legal protections; a visit to an urban farm growing fruits and vegetable to serve a food desert in Washington, D.C.; Annie Lowrey, author of "Give People Money;" the history of the rainbow flag; flying taxi cabs take a spin in Paris.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; June 20th, 2021 Jun 25, 2021

Inside a rural Texas hospital's struggle to survive and an update on their staff; a conversation with Ilyasah Shabazz about her father, Malcolm X, and his legacy; an overlooked Black researcher who discovered the cicadas' significance; the removal of Confederate statues; the history of Juneteeth.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; June 13th, 2021 Jun 14, 2021

How a monthly tax check could lift struggling families out of poverty; a look at the history and the future of the U.S. Postal Service; a WWII love story that challenged America's view of race; survivors of the Pulse nightclub shooting on the journey to healing; a Chinese-made electric car in high demand.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; June 6th, 2021 Jun 07, 2021

A decades long friendship between a former cop and a man he arrested; how companies can address the work life balance post COVID; Pulitzer prize-winner Jose Antonio Vargas on living undocumented; launching satellites to improve global internet access; "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in best seller history.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; May 23rd, 2021 May 25, 2021

The hidden history of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre; reparations for Black landowners in Ocoee, Florida who lost their land for casting a ballot; a disability justice advocate on being multiply marginalized in America; a legal test for Second Amendment sanctuaries; a look at boot camp in the time of COVID.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; May 15th, 2021 May 17, 2021

The cost of injustice- what happens when the innocent are jailed- and the reforms that could improve justice; the challenges of hiring and the impact of unemployment benefits; a Native American two spirit couple breaking barriers through traditional dance; a family separated at the border reunites.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; May 9th, 2021 May 10, 2021

A first of its kind high school that pays students to attend, gives them job training, and even, a house; the story of Fred Korematsu who refused to go to a WWII internment camp, 70's sitcoms that reflected the nation's political debates; vaccine hesitancy; and the woman who inspired Mother's Day.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; May 2nd, 2021 May 04, 2021

Police reforms that could be a blueprint for the nation; a national poll shows support for making voting easier, but requiring voter ID, buying homes to build wealth, American Dream and the wealth gap, a look at the U. S. Census and migration patterns, and former slaves who made Kentucky Derby history.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; April 25th, 2021 Apr 26, 2021

Exploring generation trauma and racial injustice; the director of "Judas and the Black Messiah" on his film; a woman's fight for clemency for 100 incarcerated women; the Supreme Court takes up disclosure rules for political donors; giant vacuums collect carbon emissions to curb climate change.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; April 18th, 2021 Apr 19, 2021

The role of corporate America in the battle over voting rights, re-opening the unsolved cases of missing Native women and girls, Maryland's landmark police reform laws, and exclusive photos of children seeking asylum at the border, plus climate change could take a bite out of your supersized fries.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; April 11th, 2021 Apr 12, 2021

A journalist jailed and tortured for criticizing the government, refugees in America try to stop a worldwide hunger crisis, teen Blake Lothian steers new fans and drivers to NASCAR, and the government cancels student loans for thousands of borrowers.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; April 4th, 2021 Apr 05, 2021

How your zip code helps determine your destiny, the evolution of street art, a mystery illness kills apple trees in America, can libraries keep up with changing times, and more than 42 million Americans don't know where their next meal is coming from.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - March 28th 2021 Mar 29, 2021

A conversation with poet Sonia Sanchez on finding words of peace during troubled times, how America responds to mass shootings, what history can tell us about the future of pandemics, plus how much weight Americans gained during the pandemic

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; March 21st, 2021 Mar 22, 2021

A man fights to stop the government from seizing his land to continue construction of Trump's border wall, a deported mom who hasn't seen her sons in nearly four years, how climate change could increase America's population and a pollution- dodging bike.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; March 14th, 2021 Mar 15, 2021

What does it mean to be an American? Plus, a former major tourist attraction is now poisoning the air, the mistrust from the Flint water crisis seeps into vaccination efforts, and how teeth helped scientists read a letter without ever opening it.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; March 7th, 2021 Mar 08, 2021

Outbreak: The First Response, a firsthand and personal view of the first coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., told through the eyes of the county health director, a homeless family, and a family with a loved one in a nursing home.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; February 28th, 2021 Mar 01, 2021

An 80-year-old grandmother's best gift- spending her birthday with her family after getting the COVID-19 vaccine, West Virginia's COVID-19 czar explains how his state achieved one of the highest vaccination rates, a look at the future of the workforce, and inside the traditions of Gullah culture.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; February 21st, 2021 Feb 22, 2021

A retired mother sets her sights on the Tokyo Olympics, confronting a history of hate against Asian Americans, a plan to "block the vote" could backfire against the GOP, and how the "Energy Capital" of the world lost power, for days

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - February 14th 2021 Feb 16, 2021

New York Times best-selling author Roxane Gay. Plus, when home is where the hate is, how will America confront its biggest threat from within: right-wing extremism? A deported mother hasn't seen her children since 2017.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; February 7th, 2021 Feb 08, 2021

Should moms get a monthly stimulus check? The incredible connection between the Super Bowl and the Iranian Hostage Crisis, why Black and Latino communities aren't getting enough vaccines, and the woman who ended up alone on an island just to watch movies.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; January 31st, 2021 Feb 01, 2021

What happens when 10 million people can't pay their rent? Did Trump change American journalism forever? How a farm empowered workers with disabilities to grow a new business model. And how you can get a private viewing of the Vatican's museums.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; January 24th, 2021 Jan 25, 2021

Where does the Republican party go without Trump, how Vice President Kamala Harris will reshape American politics, the next step for 70,000 migrants seeking asylum at the Mexican border, and the sky-high price tag of changing flights for the president.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; January 17th, 2021 Jan 18, 2021

Does a social media ban on President Trump set a dangerous precedent? Hundreds of children remain separated from their parents at our border. Does the "oath" still matter? A woman helps hundreds of strangers find closure after COVID-19 deaths.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; January 10th, 2021 Jan 11, 2021

Bakari Sellers on his new memoir, "My Vanishing Country," mothers share fear of raising a Black son in America, undocumented migrant workers in the path of a pandemic, and who's policing the police.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; January 3rd, 2021 Jan 04, 2021

Outbreak: The First Response, a firsthand and personal view of the first coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., told through the eyes of the county health director, a homeless family, and a family with a loved one in a nursing home.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - December 27th, 2020 Dec 28, 2020

A salute to the brave who put our country first, what happens when a hero is overlooked, a marine who lost both legs in combat keeps on running, and the only major national monument honoring all women who've defended our country.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - December 20th, 2020 Dec 21, 2020

In a pandemic, is college still the key to long-term success? An ER doctor's emotional struggle at the hospital and at his own home. How will communities of color economically rebound from COVID-19? And can a President pardon himself?

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; December 13th, 2020 Dec 14, 2020

The urgent preparations to distribute COVID-19 vaccine, your social media feed's not telling you the truth, can church increase your income, a deadly link between COVID-19 and the air you breathe, and a present from the planets just in time for Christmas.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; December 6th, 2020 Dec 07, 2020

How strangers could learn your COVID-19 test results, a mother's heartbreaking struggle to teach her disabled daughter, fears Blacks will get pushed out of a historic city, plans to wall-off a coastal city, and burgers from the ocean, not the farm.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - November 29th 2020 Nov 30, 2020

The national reckoning and COVID 19 move three people to action. A NYC doctor opens a free pop up clinic. A chef creates a fund to buy land for Black farmers. An all-Black crewing team bridges police-community relations.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - November 22nd 2020 Nov 23, 2020

The Toll of COVID-19: A rural hospital in Texas is overwhelmed with COVID cases, and worried it won’t keep its doors open. Food banks are stretched to meet demand- a first user becomes a volunteer. And the head of Meharry Medical School volunteers to test a vaccine.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien; November 15th, 2020 Nov 16, 2020

How People Change our Politics: A Nebraska state legislator committed to splitting electoral votes so his community gets a voice; a historian of polls; and the power of black women in our elections – how their grassroots organizing paid off.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - November 8th, 2020 Nov 09, 2020

This weekend, while all eyes have been on the presidential election, the United States is still struggling to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Correspondent Jessica Gomez and photojournalist Scott Curty have been following an ER doctor and his family in the Milwaukee area since the beginning of the pandemic and show us their journey. Then, a look at how the lives lost to COVID have touched so many others. Plus, a high school football team so good no one wanted to play them, forcing them to drop out of the league. Now, HBO is featuring the team in a docuseries called “The Cost of Winning.”

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - November 1st, 2020 Nov 02, 2020

Election Integrity and Election Access: The roll of the poll watcher. A conversation about how media should handle coverage.

Voter intimidation history. And, voting barriers unique to Native Americans

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - October 25th, 2020 Oct 26, 2020

Election 2020’s endgame. A conservative SuperPAC working to defeat the President they elected. And, 20 years ago, how 537 votes determined the Presidency.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - October 18th, 2020 Oct 19, 2020

Louisville revives a neighborhood torn apart by riots over school segregation. Why having a brain means you have bias, a man known as the "angel of death," leaves a legacy of peace, and Democrat Jaime Harrison on his quest to unseat Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - October 11th, 2020 Oct 12, 2020

Outbreak: The First Response, a firsthand and personal view of the first coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., told through the eyes of the county health director, a homeless family, and a family with a loved one in a nursing home.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - October 4th, 2020 Oct 05, 2020

How the Gullah, descendants of slaves are fighting to preserve their homes and history. Why are birds singing sexier tunes, plus how astronauts vote in space, and how are children coping with the country’s health crisis?

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - September 27th, 2020 Sep 28, 2020

Will your ballot get blocked on Election Day? How Ben Franklin’s post office became a political football, mystery money from a stranger planted a seed of hope during the pandemic, and which emoji sums up the angst of 2020?

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - September 20th, 2020 Sep 21, 2020

How mis- and disinformation shapes elections. Returning to Paradise, or what’s left of it. How long does it take to recover from one of the worst wildfires in our nation’s history? A retired mother launches a comeback quest to return to the Olympics as a gymnast.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - September 13th, 2020 Sep 21, 2020

What does it mean to be an American? Should you pay for government lawyers to defend President Trump in a defamation case? How Philadelphia lost the nation’s capital to D.C., should you get a paid day off to vote, and the perfect spot to snap a selfie.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - September 6th, 2020 Sep 21, 2020

Sheriffs kill young men trying to integrate a bowling alley, a teen stopped by police more than 100 times, migrant farm workers in the path of a pandemic, immunity for police who use deadly force, and the portrait of a protest.

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - August 30th, 2020 Sep 18, 2020

Will Latino voters in Texas decide the presidency for generations to come, when peaceful protests become a felony, resettled refugees battling food insecurity, preparing for an avalanche of absentee ballots, a state that will pay you to relocate there.

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