Kate Leinbaugh

In a TV special, the children, Sophie and Daniel, are shown playing near a statue of Stirlitz, Putin's boyhood hero, the fictional super spy. The brother and sister are slowly learning a new language, the one their parents grew up with.

In a TV special, the children, Sophie and Daniel, are shown playing near a statue of Stirlitz, Putin's boyhood hero, the fictional super spy. The brother and sister are slowly learning a new language, the one their parents grew up with.

and her future.

and her future.

and her future.

That's all for today, Friday, March 28th. This episode was produced by Matt Kwong and edited by Colin McNulty. Additional reporting by Juan Ferrero and Sylvina Fridlewski. Special thanks to Kate Vittori-Gina. The theme remix in today's episode is by Nathan Singapak. The Journal is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal.

That's all for today, Friday, March 28th. This episode was produced by Matt Kwong and edited by Colin McNulty. Additional reporting by Juan Ferrero and Sylvina Fridlewski. Special thanks to Kate Vittori-Gina. The theme remix in today's episode is by Nathan Singapak. The Journal is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal.

That's all for today, Friday, March 28th. This episode was produced by Matt Kwong and edited by Colin McNulty. Additional reporting by Juan Ferrero and Sylvina Fridlewski. Special thanks to Kate Vittori-Gina. The theme remix in today's episode is by Nathan Singapak. The Journal is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal.

The show is made by Katherine Brewer, Pia Gadkari, Rachel Humphries, Sophie Codner, Ryan Knutson, Matt Kwong, Jessica Mendoza, With help from Trina Menino. Our engineers are Griffin Tanner, Nathan Singapak, and Peter Leonard. Our theme music is by So Wiley.

The show is made by Katherine Brewer, Pia Gadkari, Rachel Humphries, Sophie Codner, Ryan Knutson, Matt Kwong, Jessica Mendoza, With help from Trina Menino. Our engineers are Griffin Tanner, Nathan Singapak, and Peter Leonard. Our theme music is by So Wiley.

The show is made by Katherine Brewer, Pia Gadkari, Rachel Humphries, Sophie Codner, Ryan Knutson, Matt Kwong, Jessica Mendoza, With help from Trina Menino. Our engineers are Griffin Tanner, Nathan Singapak, and Peter Leonard. Our theme music is by So Wiley.

Additional music this week by Katherine Anderson, Marcus Begala, Peter Leonard, Billy Libby, Bobby Lord, Emma Munger, Nathan Singapak, Griffin Tanner, and Blue Dot Sessions. Fact-checking this week by Mary Mathis. Thanks for listening. See you Monday.

Additional music this week by Katherine Anderson, Marcus Begala, Peter Leonard, Billy Libby, Bobby Lord, Emma Munger, Nathan Singapak, Griffin Tanner, and Blue Dot Sessions. Fact-checking this week by Mary Mathis. Thanks for listening. See you Monday.

Additional music this week by Katherine Anderson, Marcus Begala, Peter Leonard, Billy Libby, Bobby Lord, Emma Munger, Nathan Singapak, Griffin Tanner, and Blue Dot Sessions. Fact-checking this week by Mary Mathis. Thanks for listening. See you Monday.

Victoria, Keith, and Brett are among thousands of government employees who've been laid off as the Trump administration slashes the federal workforce in the name of efficiency. They say that the work they used to do could be at risk of falling through the cracks, like Victoria's job of investigating alleged civil rights violations in local schools.

Victoria, Keith, and Brett are among thousands of government employees who've been laid off as the Trump administration slashes the federal workforce in the name of efficiency. They say that the work they used to do could be at risk of falling through the cracks, like Victoria's job of investigating alleged civil rights violations in local schools.

Victoria, Keith, and Brett are among thousands of government employees who've been laid off as the Trump administration slashes the federal workforce in the name of efficiency. They say that the work they used to do could be at risk of falling through the cracks, like Victoria's job of investigating alleged civil rights violations in local schools.

Brett, who worked at the Department of Veterans Affairs, worries about a VA with fewer hands to help homeless vets.

Brett, who worked at the Department of Veterans Affairs, worries about a VA with fewer hands to help homeless vets.

Brett, who worked at the Department of Veterans Affairs, worries about a VA with fewer hands to help homeless vets.