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Should We, and Can We, Put the Brakes on Artificial Intelligence?
Episode 715
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, which created ChatGPT, says that AI is a powerful tool that will streamline human work and quicken the pace of scientific …
2 years, 7 months ago
The Director Rob Marshall on Halle Bailey as “The Little Mermaid”
Episode 714
The live-action remake of Disney’s classic “The Little Mermaid” is out this weekend. The performance of Halle Bailey as Princess Ariel has been widel…
2 years, 7 months ago
E. Jean Carroll and Roberta Kaplan on Defamatory Trump, and Dexter Filkins on Ron DeSantis
Episode 713
Earlier this month, E Jean Carroll won an unprecedented legal victory: in a civil suit, Donald Trump was found liable for sexual abuse against her in…
2 years, 7 months ago
Jill Lepore on the Joy of Gardening
Episode 712
It’s the time of year when many people feel an overpowering urge to dig—to plant their back yard or vegetable garden, or even the flowerpots on the f…
2 years, 7 months ago
Behind the Scenes with Tom Hanks
Episode 711
Tom Hanks has been a constant presence on the American movie screen for forty years. He has played a mermaid’s boyfriend, an astronaut, a soldier on …
2 years, 7 months ago
How Climate Change Is Impacting Our Mental Health
Episode 710
In June, a first-of-its-kind lawsuit will go to trial in Montana. The case, Held v. Montana, centers on the climate crisis. Sixteen young plaintiffs …
2 years, 8 months ago
Michael Schulman on the Writers’ Strike, and Samantha Irby with Doreen St. Félix
Episode 709
The last time the Writers Guild of America hit the picket line was fifteen years ago, with a strike that lasted a hundred days and cost the city of L…
2 years, 8 months ago
Germany’s Traumatized Kriegskinder Speak Out
Episode 708
A troubling question looms over the Kriegskinder, Germans who were children during the Second World War: Was my father a mass murderer? These innocen…
2 years, 8 months ago
Have State Legislatures Gone Rogue? And Joshua Yaffa on Evan Gershkovich
Episode 707
Just a month ago, the story of two lawmakers expelled from the Tennessee legislature captured headlines across the country. Their offense wasn’t corr…
2 years, 8 months ago
King Charles III Takes the Throne
Episode 706
On May 6th, King Charles will become the oldest person to ascend the throne of the United Kingdom. He is a bit of an odd duck to be the king, Rebecca…
2 years, 8 months ago