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Hady Mawajdeh

Hady Mawajdeh

Producer

    Latest articles by Hady Mawajdeh

    Social Media
    Who’ll blink first: The world’s largest music company or TikTok?Who’ll blink first: The world’s largest music company or TikTok?
    Podcast
    Social Media

    Why Taylor Swift, Drake, and Bad Bunny have been muted on TikTok dance videos.

    By Sean Rameswaram and Hady Mawajdeh
    Criminal Justice
    Police are solving fewer crimes. Why?Police are solving fewer crimes. Why?
    Podcast
    Criminal Justice

    Three years after demands for police reform, police are solving fewer crimes. What happened?

    By Hady Mawajdeh
    Future Perfect
    Dog breed bans are about human prejudice — not the dogsDog breed bans are about human prejudice — not the dogs
    Podcast
    Future Perfect

    Why the UK is banning the American XL bully.

    By Hady Mawajdeh
    Podcasts
    Why do so many new songs sound familiar?Why do so many new songs sound familiar?
    Podcast
    Podcasts

    Hint: Ask the publishing companies.

    By Hady Mawajdeh
    Today, Explained podcast
    Are rap lyrics artistic expressions or confessions? Young Thug and Gunna will soon find out.Are rap lyrics artistic expressions or confessions? Young Thug and Gunna will soon find out.
    Podcast
    Today, Explained podcast

    The musical case against the musicians — who face RICO charges for alleged gang activity — is built on decades of racist precedent.

    By Hady Mawajdeh
    Today, Explained podcast
    Trading Brittney Griner for the “Merchant of Death”Trading Brittney Griner for the “Merchant of Death”
    Podcast
    Today, Explained podcast

    The WNBA superstar was sentenced to nearly a decade in a Russian penal colony for drug possession. A prisoner swap freed her much sooner.

    By Hady Mawajdeh and Sean Rameswaram
    Podcasts
    Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia, briefly explainedBrittney Griner’s detention in Russia, briefly explained
    Podcast
    Podcasts

    What could it take to bring the WNBA superstar home?

    By Sean Rameswaram and Hady Mawajdeh

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