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Singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun, Plus Bryan Washington
Episode 720
The singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun recently released her fourth album, called “Proof of Life.” Raised near Phoenix, Oladokun had aspirations of becom…
2 years, 11 months ago
Dexter Filkins on the Dilemma at the Border
Episode 719
Dexter Filkins has reported on conflict situations around the world, and recently spent months reporting on the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border. …
2 years, 11 months ago
From “On the Media”: Seditious Conspiracy
Episode 718
On January 6th, 2021, “On the Media” reporter Micah Loewinger recorded the secret communications of the Oath Keepers on a walkie-talkie app called Ze…
2 years, 11 months ago
The New York Times’ Publisher on the Future of Journalism, and the Poet Paul Tran
Episode 717
Over the past several years, as more democratic institutions and norms have come under attack, many journalists have raised the question of whether i…
2 years, 11 months ago
A Gay Russian, Exiled in Ireland
Episode 716
Evgeny Shtorn and Alexander Kondakov were living together in St. Petersburg when Vladimir Putin began his crackdown on the L.G.B.T.Q. movement in Rus…
2 years, 11 months ago
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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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…
3 years 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 …
3 years ago