Podcast Episodes

A 'Tech Oligarchy'?

Episode 981

Ashley Parker, staff writer at The Atlantic, former Washington Post White House bureau chief, talks about the close relationship between the incoming Trump administration and tech billionaires.

"The T…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Your Arts and Culture Resolutions

Episode 979

Will this year be the year you see some experimental theater or finish that crafting project? Listeners share their arts and culture resolutions for 2025.

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

The State of Broadcast Journalism

Episode 977

Jelani Cobb, dean of the Journalism School at Columbia University and a staff writer at The New Yorker, talks about the 2025 duPont-Columbia award winners, plus the inauguration and the Trump adminis…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's Anti-DEI Push

Episode 978

Russell Contreras, Justice and Race reporter at Axios, discusses President Donald Trump's sweeping executive order revoking decades of diversity and affirmative action practices in the federal govern…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

How RedNote is Connecting Average Americans with Chinese Civilians

Episode 976

Ahead of the TikTok ban, many Americans moved over to an even more Chinese social media application called RedNote. Steffi Cao, internet culture reporter, explains why she sees this as an opportunity…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Gov. Hochul's Budget Proposals

Episode 975

Jimmy Vielkind, New York State Issues reporter for WNYC, reviews what Gov. Hochul proposed in her $252 billion budget for the state, which now gets negotiated with the legislature.

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Reporters Ask the Mayor: Adams Enters Trump's Ecosystem with Inauguration Attendance and Tucker Carlson Interview, NYPD Begins Patrol of Overnight Subways

Episode 974

Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's…

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

100 Years of 100 Things: Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

Episode 973

As our centennial series continues, Paul Bloom, professor emeritus of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University and professor of psychology at the University of Toronto and the author of se…

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump and the Panama Canal

Episode 972

Jason Marczak, vice president and senior director of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center at the Atlantic Council, and Peter Bergen, CNN's national security analyst, vice president for Global Stud…

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

Lessons Learned on Staying Warm

Episode 971

Amidst another cold snap this season, listeners share their hacks and hard-won knowledge for keeping warm at work or play during periods of plunging temps and high winds.

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago