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Remembering a City at the Peak of Crisis
Episode 485
April 15, 2020, was near the apex of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, which was then its epicenter. On that day, a crew of New Yorker writers …
4 years, 9 months ago
“2034,” and Torrey Peters on the Taboo of Detransitioning
Episode 484
The retired admiral James Stavridis teamed up with Elliot Ackerman, a journalist and former Marine, to imagine how, in the shadow of an increasingly …
4 years, 10 months ago
Can the Royal Family Withstand Oprah’s Scrutiny?
Episode 483
Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Meghan and Harry, the Duchess and Duke of Sussex, was riveting celebrity television, but it may also be a significant …
4 years, 10 months ago
Bonus Episode from La Brega: Basketball Warriors
Episode 482
Despite being a U.S. colony, Puerto Rico competes in sports as its own country on the world stage. Since the 70s, Puerto Rico’s national basketball t…
4 years, 10 months ago
Living in the Shadow of Guantánamo
Episode 481
When Mohamedou Salahi arrived at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, in August of 2002, he was hopeful. He knew why he had been detained: he had cross…
4 years, 10 months ago
Clubhouse Opens a Window for Free Expression in China
Episode 480
Clubhouse is an audio-only social-media platform offering chat rooms on any subject, allowing thousands of people to gather and listen to each other.…
4 years, 10 months ago
Anthony Hopkins on “The Father,” and Patricia Lockwood’s First Novel
Episode 479
At an age when many actors are slowing down or long retired, Anthony Hopkins has kept up a feverish pace, with recent roles including Pope Benedict X…
4 years, 10 months ago
Atul Gawande on the COVID Vaccine, and Daniel Kaluuya on “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Episode 478
Atul Gawande, the staff writer and public-health expert, talks with David Remnick about the progress of the vaccine rollout, the new strains of the c…
4 years, 10 months ago
Congressman Jamie Raskin on Impeaching Donald Trump—Again
Episode 477
Tommy Raskin, a twenty-five-year-old law student, took his own life on New Year’s Eve, after a long battle against depression. His family laid him to…
4 years, 10 months ago
The People Who Will Decide Donald Trump's Fate on Facebook
Episode 476
Facebook created the Oversight Board to adjudicate high-level claims about what can and can’t be posted, independent of the company’s leadership. Thi…
4 years, 11 months ago