Podcast Episodes

This Pastor Thought Being Gay Was a Sin. Then His 15-Year-Old Came Out.

It was the worst thing that ever happened to Bill White — and then it became the best.

Changing your mind can be a difficult thing to do, especially when it also means reconsidering the foundation of …

Published on 1 month ago

Is There a Smart Way to Cede Power to Donald Trump?

Three Opinion writers debate whether universities should make a deal with the administration.

In this episode of The Opinions, David Leonhardt, an editorial director in Opinion, debates his colleagues…

Published on 1 month ago

Why Starvation in Gaza Has Reached a Tipping Point

And what it could mean for the future of the conflict in the Middle East.

As Gazans starve, some of Israel’s supporters and global allies, including President Trump, are beginning to change their view…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Thin, White and Right: The Ideal Christian Woman

Conservative Christian influencers are reshaping beauty standards and promoting diet culture — and their messages are resonating with women. In this episode of “The Opinions,” the Times Opinion edito…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

‘African American’ Is Awkward. It’s Time to Use ‘Black.’

The linguist John McWhorter on how language around racial identity is evolving.

Trump urged the Washington Commanders to revert to their former name. They dropped “Redskins” in 2020 following years of…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

What the Democratic Party Still Doesn’t Get About Deportations

This week on “The Opinions,” the national politics correspondent Michelle Cottle and the columnists Jamelle Bouie and Michelle Goldberg discuss the growing anger over President Trump’s mass deportati…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.

Omer Bartov grew up in Israel and served in the Israel Defense Forces. He went on to study the Holocaust and genocide as a historian. In this conversation, he tells the Opinion editor Daniel J. Wakin…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

There Is Hope for Democrats. Look to Kansas.

David Leonhardt, an editorial director for Opinion, talks to the Opinion correspondent Michelle Cottle about her recent reporting trip to Kansas. Cottle argues that Democrats should look to moderate …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump, Epstein and a Stinging SCOTUS Dissent

This week on the “Opinions” round table, the national politics correspondent Michelle Cottle and the columnists David French and Jamelle Bouie discuss the right’s implosion over the Trump administrat…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Jeopardy!’ Is a Reminder that Facts Are Fun — and Essential

Ken Jennings, the “Jeopardy!” host, doesn’t think trivia is trivial. In this episode, he makes the case that shows like “Jeopardy!” aren’t just games — they might be among the last cultural spaces wh…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago