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The Scientists Studying the End of the World
The New Yorker staff writer Rivka Galchen joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss a class at the University of Chicago with a tantalizingly dark title: Are We Doomed? It’s in the interdisciplinary field of ex…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Bret Baier On Trump’s Love-Hate Relationship with Fox News
The relationship between Fox News and Donald Trump is not just close; it can be profoundly influential. Trump frequently responds to segments in real time online—even to complain about a poll he does…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
How Bad Is It?: Trump Strikes Iran and His Base Hits Back
The New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz joins Tyler Foggatt for another episode of “How Bad Is It?,” a monthly series that examines the health of American democracy. They discuss whether the Presi…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Israel Struck Iran First
The ayatollahs who have ruled Iran since 1979 have long promised to destroy the Jewish state, and had even set a deadline for it. While arming proxies to fight Israel—Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in G…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Where Is the Iran-Israel Conflict Headed?
The Washington Roundtable discusses the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, and the possibility that the United States will join the fray by bombing Iranian nuclear facilities. They are join…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Rise And Fall of DOGE
The New Yorker staff writer Benjamin Wallace-Wells joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the decline of DOGE, what Elon Musk’s exit from the White House means for its work, and the initiative’s legacy in th…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Unfolding Genocide in Sudan
The New Yorker recently published a report from Sudan, headlined “Escape from Khartoum.” The contributor Nicolas Niarchos journeyed for days through a conflict to reach a refugee camp in the Nuba Mou…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump Makes a Big Show of Military Force
The Washington Roundtable discusses President Trump’s deployment of uniformed troops in Los Angeles, the Administration’s attempt to blur the distinction between the military and law enforcement, and…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
What Broke the U.S.-China Relationship?
Michael Luo, an executive editor of The New Yorker, joins the show as guest host. He sits down with Peter Hessler, a staff writer who spent more than a decade living in and writing about China. They …
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
What Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Doesn’t Understand About Autism
When Donald Trump made an alliance with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., he brought vaccine skepticism and the debunked link between vaccines and autism into the center of the MAGA agenda. Though the scientif…
Published on 3 months ago