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Episode 61: Jeanette Winterson’s Christmas and Obama’s Legacy
Episode 66
The New Yorker’s political reporters assess the successes and failures of Barack Obama’s Presidency; Jeanette Winterson celebrates Christmas; and a p…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 60: What Is Trumpism?
Episode 65
A populist candidate hires an economic team from Goldman Sachs, and an English professor delivers a Hegelian analysis of Trump the disrupter. Plus, M…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 59: The Koch Brothers and Boxing Champion Heather Hardy
Episode 64
Jane Mayer gets pushback after she investigates the Koch brothers; Heather Hardy prepares for a big fight; and an astronomer makes his case for the e…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 58: Bruce Springsteen Talks with David Remnick
Episode 63
Bruce Springsteen tells David Remnick why he waited decades to put out a memoir.
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 57: Zadie Smith and Conservatives Strike Back
Episode 62
A conservative keeps the faith in the age of Trump; Zadie Smith discusses the death of the novel; and a Thanksgiving side dish speaks out.
9 years, 9 months ago
Episode 56: Leonard Cohen’s Last Days and Donald Trump’s First Term
Episode 61
David Remnick’s conversation with Leonard Cohen in the last months of the musician’s life, and Amy Davidson and George Packer grapple with the Trump …
9 years, 9 months ago
Podcast Extra: Looking Back with Leonard Cohen
Episode 60
In Leonard Cohen’s last interview, he discusses his career, his spiritual influences, and what he is doing to prepare for death.
9 years, 9 months ago
Episode 55: Final Notes on the 2016 Election
Episode 59
The 2016 election gets the Hollywood treatment, and an evangelical minister contemplates the decline of the Christian G.O.P.
9 years, 9 months ago
Podcast Extra: The State of The Union Songbook Live
Episode 58
Michael Friedman performs his State of The Union Songbook live — songs that capture the confusion, hope, and despair of the strangest presidential el…
9 years, 9 months ago
Episode 54: Syria, the World’s Nightmare
Episode 57
This special hour examines the effects of Syria’s civil war, the worst humanitarian crisis of the twenty-first century, from both inside the White Ho…
9 years, 9 months ago