Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDave Barry and Carl Hiaasen Discuss Satire and American Culture
How does the son of a Presbyterian minister wind up winning a Pulitzer Prize for writing a wildly inaccurate newspaper column read by millions of peo…
7 months ago
Jonathan Mahler on Power, Politics, and the Making of Modern New York
New York Times Magazine staff writer Jonathan Mahler talked about the 1980s forces, events, and characters that defined and shaped New York City. His…
7 months, 1 week ago
Ben Shapiro Argues the World Is Divided Over the Future of Western Civilization
The Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro argued that the world is divided between those who want to defend Western civilization and those who want to undermine i…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Rachel Corbett Explores Online Harassment in Monsters We Make
In Monsters We Make, journalist Rachel Corbett examines how power operates in the digital age, exploring the systems and incentives that shape online…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Bill McKibben on Climate Change: Why Solar and Wind Power Are the Best Path Forward
Environmentalist Bill McKibben argued that solar and wind power offer the best path for addressing climate change. Politics and Prose bookstore in Wa…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Piers Morgan "Woke Is Dead: How Common Sense triumphed in an age of total madness"
British journalist Piers Morgan argued that there has been a global rejection of "wokeism" and discussed what he thinks a post-woke world will be lik…
8 months ago
The Art Spy: Michelle Young Chronicles Rose Valland’s WWII Mission
Journalist Michelle Young discussed the history of Rose Valland, a female spy working for the French Resistance at the Jeu de Paume museum in Paris d…
8 months, 1 week ago
David Gelles on How Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard Built a Purpose-Driven Company
Author David Gelles discussed how Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard built his business, made a fortune, and then gave it all away. Books Passage Books…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Ken Vogel’s “Devils’ Advocates”: Inside Rudy Giuliani, Hunter Biden, and D.C.’s Hidden Foreign Influence Networks
New York Times reporter Kenneth Vogel talked about the secret world of foreign lobbying in Washington, D.C., and the Americans involved in it, includ…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief Jill Dougherty on Understanding Today’s Russia
Former CNN Moscow bureau chief Jill Dougherty talked about her experiences covering Russia and Russian Presidents Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Putin. She …
9 months ago