Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIsrael, Gaza, and the Turmoil at One American University
Episode 908
From Cambridge to Los Angeles and at dozens of schools in between, campuses are roiled by protest against American financial and military support for…
1 year, 8 months ago
Georgia’s Brad Raffensperger, Who Refused to “Find” Votes for Donald Trump, Prepares for Another Election
Episode 902
Brad Raffensperger, who holds the usually low-profile office of secretary of state in Georgia, became famous after he recorded a phone call with Dona…
1 year, 8 months ago
Jerry Seinfeld on Making a Life in Comedy (and Also, Pop-Tarts)
Episode 901
Jerry Seinfeld used to have a comedy bit about the invention of the Pop-Tart, but when his friend Spike Feresten—who wrote the famous “Soup Nazi” epi…
1 year, 8 months ago
Judi Dench on Bond and Shakespeare
Episode 897
Probably far more people have now seen Judi Dench as M—the intelligence chief who’s the boss of James Bond—than anything she’s done in Shakespeare. …
1 year, 8 months ago
Jonathan Haidt on the Plague of Anxiety Affecting Young People
Episode 896
Both anecdotally and in research, anxiety and depression among young people—often associated with self-harm—have risen sharply over the last decade. …
1 year, 8 months ago
Maya Hawke on the Fear of “Missing Out,” and Jen Silverman on “There’s Going to Be Trouble”
Episode 892
At a band rehearsal in Brooklyn, Rachel Syme talks to Maya Hawke about switching gears between acting and music. In “Stranger Things,” Hawke plays Ro…
1 year, 9 months ago
How a Republican and a Democrat Carved out Exemptions to Texas’s Abortion Ban
Episode 891
Texas has multiple abortion laws, with both criminal and civil penalties for providers. They contain language that may allow for exceptions to save t…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Film Critic Justin Chang on What to See in 2024
Episode 886
The New Yorker’s newest staff member, Justin Chang, shares three films that he’s excited to see released in 2024: “Janet Planet,” the début feature f…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Attack on Black History, with Nikole Hannah-Jones and Jelani Cobb
Episode 885
Across much of the country, Republican officials are reaching into K-12 classrooms and universities alike to exert control over what can be taught. I…
1 year, 9 months ago
Rhiannon Giddens, Americana’s Queen, on Cultivating the Black Roots of Country Music
Episode 881
By the standards of any musician, Rhiannon Giddens has taken a twisting and complex path. She was trained as an operatic soprano at the prestigious O…
1 year, 9 months ago