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How to oppose Trump without becoming more like him
Episode 110
Krista Tippett is the host of the award-winning radio show and podcast On Being. In 2014, she was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President …
8 years, 1 month ago
You will love this conversation with Jaron Lanier, but I can’t describe it
Episode 109
Oftentimes it’s easy for me to describe these conversations. This one is on Trump and Russia. That one is on health care. But not this time. I want y…
8 years, 1 month ago
The most clarifying conversation I’ve had on Trump and Russia
Episode 108
What really happened between the Trump campaign and the Russian government? The investigation into that question has rocked American politics. The FB…
8 years, 2 months ago
Pod Save America’s Jon Favreau on Trump’s first year, the GOP’s “rot,” and the left’s failures
Episode 107
Jon Favreau was President Obama’s chief speechwriter. In those days, he was a frequent critic of the political media, frustrated, as many in the Obam…
8 years, 2 months ago
The inside story of Doug Jones’s win in Alabama
Episode 106
“The day before the Washington Post story came out, we were behind by one point, 46 to 45,” says Joe Trippi. “And the day before the election, we wer…
8 years, 2 months ago
What life is like in North Korea
Episode 105
The most important story in the world right now is how real the chance of war with North Korea is — and how cataclysmic such a war would be. Part of …
8 years, 2 months ago
"An orgy of serious policy discussion" with Paul Krugman
Episode 104
On October 24, 2016, in the final days of the presidential election, Paul Krugman, the Nobel-prize winning economist and New York Times columnist, tw…
8 years, 3 months ago
The case for impeachment
Episode 103
I have grown obsessed with a seemingly simple question: Does the American political system have a remedy if we elect the wrong person to be president…
8 years, 3 months ago
What Buddhism got right about the human brain
Episode 102
I wanted to take a post-Thanksgiving break from politics and current events this week to talk to Robert Wright. He's written some of the best books o…
8 years, 3 months ago
Rebecca Traister on #MeToo, female rage, and Anita Hill’s legacy
Episode 101
We’re living through an upheaval. The #MeToo moment has engulfed some of the most powerful men in politics, entertainment, and media. It has also for…
8 years, 3 months ago