Podcast Episodes

The Trump Administration Goes to Europe

Episode 1048

Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many nonfiction books and his latest, a novel, A Capital Calamity (Miniver Press, 2024), recaps the recent Trump administration officials'…

Published on 10 months ago

A Conservative Takes on Climate Change

Episode 1046

Benji Backer, founder and CEO of Nature Is Nonpartisan and visiting fellow at The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, offers his right of center take on how to combat climate change, and ho…

Published on 10 months ago

100 Years of 100 Things: Diversity and College Admissions

Episode 1047

As our centennial series continues, Lisa Stulberg, associate professor of the Sociology of Education at NYU, and Anthony Chen, associate professor of sociology and political science at Northwestern U…

Published on 10 months ago

SNL's Best Political Sketches

Episode 1044

As SNL celebrates its 50th anniversary, Eric Deggans, TV critic for NPR talks, about how they've found humor in American politics over the decades.

Published on 10 months ago

Oscar Docs: Porcelain War

Episode 1045

This month we hear from the makers of the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best feature documentary. Today, Slava Leontyv, Ukrainian artist, former soldier, and filmmaker, and Brendan B…

Published on 10 months ago

Meet the Mayoral Candidates: Michael Blake

Episode 1043

Rev. Michael Blake, former state assemblyman, talks about his campaign for the Democratic nomination for NYC Mayor in the June primary.

Published on 10 months ago

100 Years of 100 Things: Presidential Power

Episode 1042

On Presidents Day, as our centennial series continues, Douglas Brinkley, professor of history at Rice University, a CNN Presidential Historian, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, talks about t…

Published on 10 months ago

Brian Lehrer Weekend: White Resistance to Federal Authority; Sugarcane; Black Box Diaries

Episode 1041

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.

Historian Jefferson Cowie offers a history White backlash to federal authority (First) | Filmmakers Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emi…

Published on 10 months ago

Ask Governor Murphy: February 2025 Recap

Episode 1038

Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Rep. Goldman Responds to President Trump's Executive Orders

Episode 1036

Dan Goldman, US Representative (D, NY-10), formerly lead counsel for the impeachment investigation of Pres. Trump in 2019 and former assistant US attorney SDNY, responds to President Trump's executiv…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago