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This special issue of the Book Public podcast includes conversations and readings from several contributors whose work appears in issue No. 26 of The Common.

The confluence of settlement, immigration and detention illustrates the complex issues that are in the headlines and in our identity. In the books We were Illegal: Uncovering a Texas Family’s Mythmaking and Migration and After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America, Jessica Goudeau takes two hard looks at the making of America and the stories we tell ourselves about our place in the nation. In the book, The Migrant's Jail: An American History of Mass Incarceration, Brianna Nofil examines the cruelty of the U.S. immigration bureaucracy and the criminal justice system it gave rise to.

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The song “Life in the West” became popular in the 1840s. The lyrics, written by American poet George Pope Morris, evoke the call of the fertile promised…

Pelvic health disorders can disrupt women's quality of life. The conditions might be considered common and inevitable, but they should not be ignored.

In this episode of the Worth Repeating podcast, storytellers share stories on the theme, Leashed. Each features stories about the things we keep close including ideas, pets, and loved ones.

In this episode of the Worth Repeating podcast, storytellers share stories on the theme, Leashed. Stories featured include an evening spent all tied up, a kid in need of skittles, and a lost four-legged friend.

In this episode of the Worth Repeating podcast, storytellers share stories on the theme, Transmitted. Stories featured include two very different STI clinic experiences, and the man that hiked to save a pledge drive.