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Episode 374
The New York Times columnist Ross Douthat is used to writing about politics and ideas at play in the broader world, but with his new book, “The Deep …
4 years, 6 months ago
Alan Cumming Talks About ‘Baggage’
Episode 373
The actor and author Alan Cumming was happily surprised that his best-selling first memoir, “Not My Father’s Son,” inspired many readers who had suff…
4 years, 6 months ago
Huma Abedin Talks About 'Both/And'
Episode 372
In her new memoir, “Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds,” Huma Abedin writes about her Muslim faith, her years working alongside Hillary Clinton and, of …
4 years, 6 months ago
Katie Couric Talks About 'Going There'
Episode 371
In her new memoir, “Going There,” Katie Couric writes about her career as a host of “Today and the first woman to anchor the “CBS Evening News” solo.…
4 years, 7 months ago
One Factory and the Bigger Story It Tells
Episode 370
In “American Made,” Farah Stockman writes about the downfall of manufacturing employment in the United States by focusing on the lives of workers at …
4 years, 7 months ago
Thomas Mallon on the Career of Jonathan Franzen
Episode 369
Jonathan Franzen’s new novel, “Crossroads,” has generated a lot of discussion, as his work tends to do. The novelist and critic Thomas Mallon, who re…
4 years, 7 months ago
Andrea Elliott on ‘Invisible Child’
Episode 368
In 2013, the front page of The New York Times devoted five straight days to the story of Dasani, an 11-year-old Black girl who lived in a homeless sh…
4 years, 7 months ago
Richard Powers on ‘Bewilderment’
Episode 367
In “Bewilderment,” Richard Powers’s first novel since he won a Pulitzer Prize for “The Overstory,” an astrobiologist named Theo Byrne looks for life …
4 years, 7 months ago
Randall Kennedy on 'Say It Loud!'
Episode 366
The Harvard law professor Randall Kennedy’s new book, “Say It Loud!,” collects 29 of his essays. Kennedy’s opinions about the subjects listed in the …
4 years, 8 months ago
Colson Whitehead on 'Harlem Shuffle'
Episode 365
Colson Whitehead’s new novel, “Harlem Shuffle,” revolves around Ray Carney, a furniture retailer in Harlem in the 1960s with a sideline in crime. It’…
4 years, 8 months ago