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This 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,” …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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 …

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