Us & Them Podcast

The Supreme Court says you can’t have organized prayer in public schools. But most Americans don’t agree with that call — and some people are still finding ways to make sure public school children have a chance to hear about God. Subscribe on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/us-th…id991237306?mt=2

Two men with strong opinions about evolution and climate change are willing to lay their money on the line. Subscribe on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/us-th…id991237306?mt=2

The Condederate flag and the song "Dixie" -- two enduring Old South icons that make us wonder if the war ever ended. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/us-them/id991237306?mt=2

The chair of the University of Minnesota's program for Sexual Health Education tells Trey most sexual health instruction focuses on adolescents and that maybe adults might also need some instruction. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/us-them/id991237306?mt=2

Despite all the fuss about sex education in America, students get precious little of it. Jonathan Zimmerman, an education historian, tells Trey how Americans spend more time arguing about what kids should learn about human sexuality in schools than they actually do teaching anything about it. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/us-them/id991237306?mt=2

If you give money to panhandlers, are you helping them or hurting them? And do they really need help? People have strong opinions. We try to separate the facts from the ideology. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/us-them/id991237306?mt=2

In 1974, Kanawha County, West Virginia became an early battleground in the culture wars when fighting broke out over new school textbooks. People planted bombs in schools, shot at buses, and shut down coal mines. This radio documentary was honored with Peabody, Murrow and DuPont/Columbia awards.

A blue state secular liberal and a red state conservative Christian have an unlikely friendship. And a slug burger. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/us-them/id991237306?mt=2

Decades before same-sex marriage was legal, the Rev. Jim Lewis of Charleston, West Virginia, sparked outrage by blessing the unions of gay men and lesbians in his church.

Americans' attitudes toward gay relationships have changed dramatically in a short time. Host Trey Kay returns to his home state of West Virginia to see how this change is playing out in a state where 53 percent of residents believe the Bible is the literal word of God. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/us-them/id991237306?mt=2