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Episode 948
Israel has occupied the West Bank of the Jordan River since 1967, after the third Arab-Israeli war, and ever since Israelis have settled on more and …
1 year, 7 months ago
Israel’s Other Intractable Conflict (Part 1)
Episode 947
Israel has occupied the West Bank of the Jordan River since 1967, after the third Arab-Israeli war, and ever since Israelis have settled on more and …
1 year, 7 months ago
Kamala Harris, Race, and the Presidency; Plus, Louisa Thomas on the Paris Olympics
Episode 946
One of the big questions about Vice-President Harris’s candidacy is undoubtedly race. She would not be the first Black President. “I think that most …
1 year, 7 months ago
What Kamala Harris Needs to Win the Presidency, from a Veteran of Hillary Clinton’s Campaign
Episode 945
Kamala Harris will face barriers as a woman running for the Presidency. “Women constantly have to credential themselves,” Jennifer Palmieri, a vetera…
1 year, 7 months ago
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio on “Catalina,” the Tale of an Undocumented Student at Harvard
Episode 944
Catalina Ituralde is the protagonist of the novel that bears her name, “Catalina.” In the summer before her senior year of college, she’s working as …
1 year, 7 months ago
The Presidential Race Is in Uncharted Territory, but It’s Clear Who’s Winning
Episode 943
The movement to persuade President Biden—long after the primaries—to drop out of the Presidential race is unprecedented. So is the candidacy of a con…
1 year, 7 months ago
Jane Mayer, David Grann, and Patrick Radden Keefe on the Importance of a Good Villain.
Episode 942
During the 2023 New Yorker Festival, three legendary staff writers got together to discuss the craft of investigative journalism: digging for informa…
1 year, 8 months ago
Julián Castro on the Biden Problem, and What the Democratic Party Got Wrong
Episode 941
The panic that gripped Democrats during and after President Biden’s performance in the June debate against Donald Trump didn’t come out of nowhere. I…
1 year, 8 months ago
Florence Welch Talks About Life on the Road
Episode 940
Across five studio albums, Florence and the Machine has explored genres from pop to punk and soul. Florence Welch, the group’s singer and main songwr…
1 year, 8 months ago
Robert Caro on the Making of “The Power Broker”
Episode 939
Fifty years ago, in July, 1974, The New Yorker began publishing a lengthy excerpt of Robert Caro’s “The Power Broker.” When the book appeared, it ran…
1 year, 8 months ago