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The Nerdwriter Conquers the Internet, Plus Kelefa Sanneh on Country Radio
Episode 621
Evan Puschak, known on YouTube as the Nerdwriter, posts videos dissecting topics from Shakespeare and Tarkovsky to Superman; from Martin Luther King,…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Writer Dmitry Bykov on Putin’s Russia, the Land of the “Most Free Slaves”
Episode 620
Until very recently, Dmitry Bykov was a huge presence on the Russian literary scene. He is a novelist, a poet, a biographer, and a critic. He was a f…
3 years, 8 months ago
The Comedian Hannah Gadsby Renounces Comedy, and Patricia Marx Tries to Relax
Episode 619
The comedian Hannah Gadsby has been touring this summer with a show called “Body of Work.” She came to wide attention in 2018, with the Netflix speci…
3 years, 8 months ago
What Precedents Would Clarence Thomas Overturn Next?
Episode 618
Justice Clarence Thomas once was an outlier for his legal views. But Thomas is now the heart of the Court’s conservative bloc, and his concurring opi…
3 years, 8 months ago
Astrid Holleeder’s Crime Family
Episode 617
All her life, Astrid Holleeder knew that her older brother Willem was involved in crime. But she was stunned when, in 1983, Willem and his best frien…
3 years, 8 months ago
Jia Tolentino and Stephania Taladrid on the End of Roe v. Wade
Episode 616
The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dobbs case was not a surprise; given the draft opinion that was leaked in May, its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade…
3 years, 8 months ago
Why Do Conservatives Love Hungary’s Viktor Orbán?
Episode 615
When the New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz first heard that the Conservative Political Action Conference, the flagship event of the American con…
3 years, 8 months ago
Alan Alda, Podcaster
Episode 614
Alan Alda spent his early years in the burlesque theatres where his father, the actor Robert Alda, would perform. Those early years opened his eyes i…
3 years, 8 months ago
Forget Dating Apps—the “Marriage Pact” Goes for the Long Haul
Episode 613
A survey that started as a student project at Stanford University has become a popular dating and relationship tool on campuses across the country. I…
3 years, 8 months ago
Dexter Filkins on the Rise of Ron DeSantis
Episode 612
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has shown himself uniquely skilled at attracting attention beyond the borders of his home state. Just this month, DeSa…
3 years, 9 months ago