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On Cancel Culture and the State of Free Speech
Episode 575
Every few weeks, it seems, another example of so-called cancel culture is dominating the headlines and trending on social-media platforms. The refrai…
3 years, 11 months ago
David Remnick Talks with Lee Child, the Creator of Jack Reacher
Episode 574
Lee Child didn’t start writing novels until he lost a prestigious job producing TV in England during a shakeup that he attributes to Rupert Murdoch. …
3 years, 11 months ago
Black Thought Takes the Stage
Episode 573
Tariq Trotter, best known in music as Black Thought, the emcee of the Roots, is regarded by many hip-hop fans as one of the best freestyle rappers ev…
3 years, 11 months ago
Guillermo del Toro and Bradley Cooper on the Enduring Appeal of Noir
Episode 572
Guillermo del Toro has been called the leading fantasy filmmaker of this century. His movies include “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Hellboy,” and “The Shape of …
3 years, 11 months ago
Russia’s Intentions in Ukraine—and America
Episode 571
“They push buttons,” says Timothy Snyder, a professor of history at Yale. “What button of ours are they pushing here? What are they trying to get us …
3 years, 11 months ago
The Trials of a Whistle-blower
Episode 570
As a nurse at the Irwin County Detention Center—a Georgia facility run by LaSalle Corrections, a private company operating an immigration-detention c…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Olympic Games Return to China, in a Changed World
Episode 569
Much has changed since China last hosted the Olympics, during the 2008 Summer Games. Those Games were widely seen as greatly improving China’s intern…
3 years, 11 months ago
Hilton Als and Emma Cline on the Late Joan Didion
Episode 568
Joan Didion tried and failed, she said, “to think”; that is, to write about abstractions and symbols, and make grand arguments in the manner of the N…
4 years ago
The Biden Presidency, Year One
Episode 567
President Biden took the oath of office in a moment of deep crisis—the pandemic in full swing and just weeks after an unprecedented attempt to overtu…
4 years ago
Nnedi Okorafor on Sci-Fi Through an African Lens
Episode 566
Nnedi Okorafor, a recipient of the prestigious Hugo Award, is a prolific writer of science-fiction and fantasy novels for adults and young adults. Sh…
4 years ago