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NY & NJ Work Requirements for SNAP Benefits
Episode 2283
The Trump administration’s work requirement changes to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, officially took effect t…
6 months, 1 week ago
Behind the Scenes at USAID
Episode 2284
Nicholas Enrich, former civil servant who worked at USAID under four administrations and the author of Into The Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower’s Accou…
6 months, 1 week ago
When Dad's Wisdom Comes From ChatGPT
Episode 2286
Halle Newman, writer, talks about her recent piece for Slate, "My Dad Used to Have All the Answers. Now He Asks ChatGPT," and the people who outsourc…
6 months, 1 week ago
PEN World Voices & Global Free Expression
Episode 2280
Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, co-chief executive officer of PEN America, and Dinaw Mengestu, novelist and writer and president of PEN America, talk about f…
6 months, 1 week ago
Are You Hiring for a Cool Job?
Episode 2282
Listeners call in to share about an interesting or out of the box job they are hiring for, or a job they recently got that they'd like to talk about.…
6 months, 1 week ago
SCOTUS: TPS Arguments & Voting Rights Decision
Episode 2281
Emily Bazelon, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, co-host of Slate's "Political Gabfest" podcast, Truman Capote fellow for creative writin…
6 months, 1 week ago
Close Rikers Czar Dana Kaplan
Episode 2279
Dana Kaplan, criminal justice reform expert, talks about her new role as Mayor Mamdani's Close Rikers Czar, leading NYC's efforts to close Rikers in …
6 months, 1 week ago
What Are You Ambivalent About?
Episode 2272
Listeners call in to talk about what they feel unsure about in this age of certainty and political polarization.
Photo: A person sits at a restaurant…
6 months, 1 week ago
Why Hospital Admission Is Getting Harder
Episode 2278
Elisabeth Rosenthal, senior contributing editor at KFF Health News, former ER physician, and author of An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Bi…
6 months, 1 week ago
National Politics with Senator Booker
Episode 2275
Cory Booker, U.S. Senator (D, NJ) and the author of Stand (St. Martin’s Press, 2026), talks about his efforts to gain support for a war powers resolu…
6 months, 1 week ago