Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Art of Noticing – and Appreciating – Our Dizzying World
“Poetry is the attempt to understand fully what is real, what is present, what is imaginable, what is feelable, and how can I loosen the grip of what…
3 years, 7 months ago
Our Brains Weren’t Designed for This Kind of Food
Our society’s dominant narrative is that body size is a product of individual willpower. We are skinny or fat because of the choices we make: the kin…
3 years, 7 months ago
Inside the Minds of Spiders, Octopuses and Artificial Intelligence
Adrian Tchaikovsky’s “Children of Time” is about an advanced civilization built by sentient spiders. A sequel, “Children of Ruin,” is about a society…
3 years, 7 months ago
This Book Changed My Relationship to Pain
Physical pain is a universal human experience. And for many of us, it’s a constant one. Roughly 20 percent of American adults — some 50 million peopl…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Inflation Story Has Changed Dramatically. Paul Krugman Breaks It Down.
In recent months, the story of the U.S. economy has changed significantly. The January Consumer Price Index showed that annual inflation slowed for t…
3 years, 7 months ago
How the $500 Billion Attention Industry Really Works
For most of us, seeing an advertisement pop up while we’re scrolling on Instagram or reading an article or watching a video is the most banal experie…
3 years, 8 months ago
The Tao of Rick Rubin
Reading Rick Rubin’s production discography is like taking a tour through the commanding heights of American music over the past few decades. Jay-Z. …
3 years, 8 months ago
How Liberals — Yes, Liberals — Are Hobbling Government
In my columns and on this show over the past few years, I’ve argued that to achieve the goals liberals hold most dear, we need a liberalism that buil…
3 years, 8 months ago
Best Of: Why Housing Is So Expensive — Particularly in Blue States
Ezra is out sick, so today, we’re sharing one of our favorite conversations — with Jenny Schuetz, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution whose …
3 years, 8 months ago
First Person: How the Left Is Cannibalizing Its Own Power
Ezra is out sick, so today, we're sharing an episode from the New York Times Opinion podcast, “First Person.” Each week, the host Lulu Garcia-Navarro…
3 years, 8 months ago