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The New Abortion Underground
Episode 645
Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the contributor Stephania Taladrid has been following a network of women who are secretly distributing abortion pi…
3 years, 3 months ago
Major Decisions Ahead for the Supreme Court
Episode 644
In its last term, the Supreme Court dropped bombshell after bombshell—marking major conservative advances on gun rights, separation of church and sta…
3 years, 3 months ago
Joshua Yaffa on What’s Next for Ukraine
Episode 643
The contributor Joshua Yaffa, who was based in Moscow for years and has been reporting from Ukraine since the start of the war, speaks to David Remni…
3 years, 3 months ago
Billy Eichner on “Bros” and Joyce Carol Oates on “Blonde”
Episode 642
One of the first queer rom-coms released in cinemas by a major studio, “Bros” is making movie history. But the film’s co-writer and star, the comedia…
3 years, 3 months ago
Why Play Music: A Conversation with Questlove and Maggie Rogers
Episode 641
Earlier this month, two acclaimed musicians—Questlove and Maggie Rogers—joined The New Yorker’s Kelefa Sanneh live onstage for a conversation that pr…
3 years, 3 months ago
Roger Federer on Retirement and His Evolution in Tennis
Episode 640
Roger Federer is playing the last professional tennis match of his career this week. It’s the end of an incredible run. Over two decades, he has demo…
3 years, 3 months ago
Will Voter Suppression Become the Law?
Episode 639
Now seven weeks away, the midterms are often cast as a referendum on the President and his party. But, this year, some see democracy itself on the ba…
3 years, 3 months ago
Andy Borowitz, and the Hunt for Invasive Lionfish
Episode 638
Not only are we living in a time where people are proud of their ignorance, argues the writer and comedian Andy Borowitz, but some of our most educat…
3 years, 4 months ago
How Sheryl Lee Ralph Is Reshaping Hollywood
Episode 637
Sheryl Lee Ralph has been a staple of Black entertainment for decades. She played Deena Jones in the original Broadway production of “Dreamgirls,” an…
3 years, 4 months ago
Keeping Score: A Year Inside a Divided Brooklyn High School
Episode 636
Nearly seventy years after the Brown v. Board of Education decision, our public schools effectively remain segregated. And, by some measures, New Yor…
3 years, 4 months ago