Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBest Of: Status Games, Polyamory and the Merits of Meritocracy
For years, Agnes Callard has been on a mission to take ethical philosophy out of the ivory tower. She examines everyday human experiences — jockeying…
2 years, 3 months ago
Building the Palestinian State With Salam Fayyad
“If only we had a partner for peace.”
That’s been the refrain in the Israel-Palestinian conflict for as long as I’ve followed it. But the truth is you…
2 years, 3 months ago
What Relationships Would You Want, if You Believed They Were Possible?
Around 40 percent of people who marry eventually get a divorce. Almost half of children are born to unmarried women. The number of close friends Amer…
2 years, 3 months ago
‘Why Haven’t the Democrats Completely Cleaned the Republicans’ Clock?’
Political analysts used to say that the Democratic Party was riding a demographic wave that would lead to an era of dominance. But that “coalition of…
2 years, 3 months ago
‘The Strongest Democratic Party That Any of Us Have Ever Seen’
If you’re a Democrat, how worried should you be right now? It’s strangely hard to answer that question. On the one hand, polls suggest Democrats shou…
2 years, 3 months ago
‘I Have No Idea How This Ends. I’ve Never Seen It So Broken.’
It’s been just over 100 days since Hamas’s attack on Israel, and the costs of the war are staggering. In polling from late fall, 64 percent of Gazans…
2 years, 3 months ago
A Republican Pollster on Trump’s Undimmed Appeal
The fact that Donald Trump is the front-runner for the G.O.P. nomination in 2024 has created a chasm in our politics. In the past, Democrats and Repu…
2 years, 4 months ago
Should Trump Be Barred From the Ballot?
There’s this incredible dissonance at the center of our politics right now. On the one hand, all the polling suggests that Donald Trump is about to w…
2 years, 4 months ago
How to Discover Your Own Taste
Being on the internet just doesn’t feel as fun anymore. As more of our digital life is driven by algorithms, it’s become a lot easier to find movies …
2 years, 4 months ago
Tired? Distracted? Burned-Out? Listen to This.
I’m convinced that attention is the most important human faculty. Your life, after all, is just the sum total of the things you’ve paid attention to.…
2 years, 4 months ago