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Americans on a Financial 'Tightrope'
Episode 278
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn talk about their new book, and Daniel Susskind discusses “A World Without Work.”
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6 years, 7 months ago
Life in Tech’s ‘Uncanny Valley’
Episode 277
Anna Wiener discusses her new memoir, and Elisabeth Egan talks about Group Text, a new monthly feature from the Book Review.
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6 years, 7 months ago
Medicine in the Middle Ages
Episode 276
Jack Hartnell talks about “Medieval Bodies,” and Matt Dorfman talks about his work as the Book Review’s art director.
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6 years, 8 months ago
Ralph Ellison’s Life in Letters
Episode 275
Saidiya Hartman talks about Ellison’s correspondence, and Olaf Olafsson discusses his new novel, “The Sacrament.”
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6 years, 8 months ago
Times Critics Talk About Their Year-End Lists
Episode 274
Dwight Garner, Parul Sehgal and Jennifer Szalai on the top books of 2019.
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6 years, 8 months ago
Poems About the Challenges of Life After Prison
Episode 273
Reginald Dwayne Betts talks about “Felon,” and Jung Chang discusses “Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister.”
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6 years, 8 months ago
The Life of Mike Nichols
Episode 272
Ash Carter and Sam Kashner discuss their new oral history of the director, and Alexandra Jacobs talks about her biography of Elaine Stritch.
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6 years, 9 months ago
10 Best Books of 2019
Episode 271
On a special episode of the podcast, taped live, editors from The New York Times Book Review discuss this year’s outstanding fiction and nonfiction. …
6 years, 9 months ago
The Authorized Life of the Iron Lady
Episode 270
Charles Moore discusses the final volume of his biography of Margaret Thatcher, and Adrienne Brodeur talks about her memoir, “Wild Game.”
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6 years, 9 months ago
Revisiting Baldwin vs. Buckley
Episode 269
Nicholas Buccola talks about “The Fire Is Upon Us,” and Saeed Jones discusses “How We Fight for Our Lives.”
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6 years, 9 months ago