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The Child Tax Credit: One Small Step Toward Universal Basic Income?
Episode 529
David Remnick talks with Senator Michael Bennet, of Colorado, who campaigned for the Presidency in 2020 advocating for the child tax credit, which is…
4 years, 11 months ago
Riz Ahmed on “Mogul Mowgli”
Episode 528
As a rapper, Riz Ahmed has released critically acclaimed albums, and he was featured on the chart-topping “Hamilton Mixtape.” At the same time, he wa…
4 years, 11 months ago
The Joy of Beach Reads
Episode 526
Our guest host, Vinson Cunningham, looks at the joys of the beach read, hitting Brighton Beach on a hot, muggy day to peer over readers’ shoulders. H…
5 years ago
Kim Stanley Robinson on “Utopian” Science Fiction
Episode 527
One of the premier writers of thinky sci-fi, Kim Stanley Robinson opened his book “The Ministry for the Future” with an all too plausible scenario: a…
5 years ago
Home Cooking with Jacques Pepin and Klancy Miller
Episode 525
For generations of cooks, Jacques Pépin has been the master. Early in his career he cooked for eminences like Charles DeGaulle, and was offered a job…
5 years ago
Dexter Filkins on the Fall of Afghanistan
Episode 524
Dexter Filkins covered the American invasion of Afghanistan when he was a reporter for the New York Times, and has continued to report on conflicts i…
5 years ago
Liesl Tommy, Director of “Respect”
Episode 523
Aretha Franklin was the Queen of Soul, the greatest voice of her generation, an eighteen-time Grammy Award winner whose career spanned five decades. …
5 years ago
Amanda Petrusich Talks with the Weather Station’s Tamara Lindeman
Episode 522
Amanda Petrusich describes herself as a “die-hard fan” of folk music, but not when it feels precious or sentimental. That’s why she loves the Weather…
5 years ago
Atul Gawande on the COVID-19 Resurgence
Episode 521
For a few brief moments this summer, in places where the vaccination rate was high, we could imagine life after COVID-19: restaurants and theatres we…
5 years ago
Jack Antonoff on Growing up Jersey
Episode 520
Jack Antonoff has had a busy pandemic. Sought out by Taylor Swift as a producer, he ultimately made two records for her—one of which, “Folklore,” won…
5 years ago