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Happy Trails
Episode 126
Florence Williams discusses “The Nature Fix,” and Jennifer Szalai talks about new Argentine fiction.
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9 years, 1 month ago
The History of Race and Racism in America
Episode 125
Ibram X. Kendi discusses the history of books about race and racism in America; Bill Schutt talks about "Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History."
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9 years, 1 month ago
Neil Gaiman's Myths
Episode 124
Neil Gaiman discusses "Norse Mythology"; Sarah Lyall talks about Ali Smith's "Autumn"; and Nick Bilton on two new books about Silicon Valley.
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9 years, 1 month ago
George Saunders on Lincoln and Lost Souls
Episode 123
George Saunders talks about “Lincoln in the Bardo”; Alan Burdick on “Why Times Flies”; and Maria Russo discusses Laura Ingalls Wilder and the “Little…
9 years, 1 month ago
A Brave Look at Depression
Episode 122
Daphne Merkin talks about “This Close to Happy,” and Min Jin Lee discusses her new novel, “Pachinko.”
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9 years, 2 months ago
From Brooklyn to the Gulag
Episode 121
Sana Krasikov talks about her debut novel, "The Patriots"; and Michael Sims discusses "Arthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes."
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Barack Obama's Legacy
Episode 120
Jonathan Chait talks about "Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail," and Randall Fuller discusses "The …
9 years, 2 months ago
Edward Snowden: Hero, Traitor or Spy?
Episode 119
Nicholas Lemann talks about Edward Jay Epstein's "How America Lost Its Secrets: Edward Snowden, the Man and the Theft," and James Ryerson discusses n…
9 years, 2 months ago
Should You Stop Eating Sugar?
Episode 118
Gary Taubes discusses "The Case Against Sugar," and Anthony Gottlieb talks about a new biography of Casanova.
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9 years, 2 months ago
How Octopuses Are Like Aliens
Episode 117
Peter Godfrey-Smith discusses “Other Minds,” and Jeff Howe talks about “Whiplash: How to Survive Our Faster Future.”
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9 years, 3 months ago