9 podcasts to help you understand *everything happening in the news*

As movies like The Post and TV shows like The Newsroom will tell you, it is the civic duty of every citizen to stay informed.

But with so much happening all at once in our news cycle, it can be tough to keep up with what’s going on in current events, let alone make sense of it all.

That’s where podcasts come in.

In recent years, a number of podcasts have cropped up to help us keep track of what’s happening in the world. Some are daily briefs outlining the big stories we need to know; others offer smart analyses about the important news of the week. No matter what, if you want to understand *gestures broadly at everything happening in the news,* there IS a podcast for you.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | 9 podcasts to help you understand *everything happening in the news*