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Democrats Take the Senate, and a Mob Storms the Capitol
Episode 465
On January 6th, pro-Trump fanatics stormed the Capitol, galvanized by the President’s claims that the 2020 election had been stolen. That day, Raphae…
5 years ago
Bruce Springsteen Talks with David Remnick
Episode 464
Bruce Springsteen, an American music legend for more than four decades, published his autobiography, “Born to Run,” in 2016. David Remnick called it…
5 years ago
Atul Gawande and Andrew Bird Discuss the Art and Science of Cancer
Episode 463
Atul Gawande is a New Yorker staff writer, a practicing surgeon, and an indie-music fan, and he loves the work of the songwriter, multi-instrumentali…
5 years ago
Lawrence Wright on How the Pandemic Response Went So Wrong
Episode 462
The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine mark what we hope will be the beginning of the end of the global pandemic. The speed of vaccine development h…
5 years ago
Looking Back at an Unimaginable Year
Episode 461
It’s a cliché now, but by no means an overstatement, that the past twelve months have been unimaginable. This week, we’ll hear four short reflections…
5 years ago
Bryant Terry “Blackifies” Fennel, and Ian Frazier Says Goodbye to 2020, in Verse
Episode 460
Bryant Terry is a chef, educator, food-justice activist, and cookbook author. He joined Helen Rosner virtually to cook a dish from his recent book, “…
5 years ago
The Republican Rift in Georgia, and the Protests Sweeping Nigeria
Episode 459
In the past month, a fracture has opened up in the G.O.P. between those who grudgingly accept Joe Biden’s win and those who falsely claim that the el…
5 years ago
The “Times Square Two” Fight to Clear Their Names
Episode 458
As teens, in the nineteen-eighties, Eric Smokes and David Warren were arrested for the robbery and murder of a tourist near Times Square on New Years…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ayanna Pressley and Abigail Spanberger on the Rift in the Democratic Party
Episode 457
In November, when the Democratic Party lost seats in the House and a hoped-for victory in the Senate fizzled, centrist Democrats were quick to blame …
5 years, 1 month ago
Steve McQueen Comes Home
Episode 456
Steve McQueen is the director of four feature films, including the Oscar-winning “12 Years a Slave.” His new series, “Small Axe,” which is streaming …
5 years, 1 month ago