The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane WHYY

Filmmaker and author MK Asante's new memoir begins with him sitting vigil beside his nephew's hospital bed at Temple University hospital after he was shot nine times.

If we want to make progress, we need to talk honestly about the most painful parts of America's history. So how do we help people reckon with, and not resist, the past?

New York Times columnist Frank Bruni joins us to talk about why Americans feel so angry, outraged and aggrieved these days.

Jamie Wyeth comes from an artist dynasty. His father is Andrew Wyeth and grandfather N.C. Wyeth. Jamie Wyeth join us to talk about finding his own artistic vision.

Why does a childhood blanket or teddy bear hold so much meaning? Why do we find it so hard to part with certain objects? This hour, our emotional connection to things.

Americans are losing faith with their religious institutions and traditions. That’s a major finding in the latest report from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). A quarter of Americans now call themselves religiously unaffiliated citing the clergy sex abuse scandals and teachings against the LGBTQ community as the reasons they no longer believe.

On the other hand, most Americans identify as Christian even as the country becomes more religious diverse and fewer Americans attend religious services.

In this hour of The Connection, we look at “religious churning” in the country and the role religion, especially Christian Nationalism, is playing in our politics this election season. Our guest is Robert P. Jones, founder and president of PRRI and author of several books including, The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy.