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Back to SearchThis Land Is Whose Land?
Episode 334
When Simon Winchester takes on a big subject, he takes on a big subject. His new book, “Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World,” …
5 years, 3 months ago
Chang-rae Lee on His New Novel: ‘It’s Kind of a Crazy Book.’
Episode 333
Chang-rae Lee’s new novel, “My Year Abroad,” is his sixth. On this week’s podcast, Lee says that his readers might be surprised by it.
“It’s kind of a…
5 years, 3 months ago
Navigating the Maze of Paying for College
Episode 332
Ron Lieber’s new book, “The Price You Pay for College,” aims at helping families with, as the book’s subtitle puts it, the biggest financial decision…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Ethics of Adoption in America
Episode 331
In “American Baby,” the veteran journalist Gabrielle Glaser tells the story of one mother and child, and also zooms out from there to consider the et…
5 years, 4 months ago
James Comey and Truth in Government
Episode 330
James Comey’s “Saving Justice,” arrives three years after his first book, “A Higher Loyalty.” Joe Klein reviews it for us, and visits the podcast thi…
5 years, 4 months ago
Charles Yu Talks About ‘Interior Chinatown’
Episode 329
Charles Yu’s “Interior Chinatown,” which won the National Book Award for fiction in November, is a satire about Hollywood’s treatment of Asian-Americ…
5 years, 4 months ago
Fareed Zakaria on Life After the Pandemic
Episode 328
The author and CNN host Fareed Zakaria calls the coronavirus pandemic “the most transformative event of our lifetimes.” He says: “What has happened o…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Listeners’ Episode: Editors and Critics Answer Your Questions
Episode 327
We respond to questions about criticism, reading habits, favorite stories and more. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and …
5 years, 5 months ago
Agents of Change
Episode 326
Kerri Greenidge discusses two books about African-Americans in the years before the Civil War, and Neal Gabler talks about “Catching the Wind,” his b…
5 years, 5 months ago
Jo Nesbo Talks About 'The Kingdom'
Episode 325
Nesbo discusses his latest novel, and David Michaelis talks about his new biography of Eleanor Roosevelt. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or …
5 years, 5 months ago