In this edition of our podcast digest, listen to the best segments of the week from:

• Mom and Dad Are Fighting in conversation with Sarah Carr, editor at Columbia Journalism School’s the Teacher Project, on the Every Student Succeeds Act. (Begins at 00:00:45)
• Spoiler Special on the first episode of Serial’s new season, with special guest Afghanistan war veteran Adrian Bonenberger. (00:11:20)
• The Culture Gabfest on The Big Short, the film adaptation of Michael Lewis’ book about the 2008 financial crisis. (00:27:25)
• The Political Gabfest on what they learned from 2015's big events. (00:38:40)

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