Natalie Chudnovsky

The gender scholar and philosopher dives into how the far-right demonized gender ideology to galvanize their base, and reflects on how that’s played out on the political stage.

When Gloria de la Rosa learned that she would get her green card and could return to the U.S., she knew she was coming back to a changed family.

Part 3 of Imperfect Paradise: Return to Mexico follows Daniel Zamora as he rebuilds his life in Mexico after deportation — getting a new job as a teacher, buying a home, finding a new partner and reclaiming Mexico as his homeland.

“It was a kind of connection to the U.S. and it made you feel like you hadn't lost everything," Daniel Zamora says in the latest episode of "Return to Mexico."

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In Part 2 of Imperfect Paradise: Strippers Union, the dancers of Star Garden take their union campaign public and get pushback from a group they didn’t expect: other strippers.

In Part 4 of "Imperfect Paradise: The Castle," a historian talks about the on- and off-stage gender dynamics in Western performance magic.

When the summer of 2020 brought a reckoning over diversity and inclusion, hobbyist magician Carly Usdin renewed their commitment to making the club better — just as two members tried to get Carly kicked out. ‘Imperfect Paradise: The Castle,’ Part 3.