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Kurt Vile Talks with Amanda Petrusich
Episode 472
Kurt Vile—that’s his real name—helped found the rock band the War on Drugs. But he left that band shortly after its début to make records of his own.…
5 years, 1 month ago
William Barber, and the Question of Faith and Politics
Episode 471
The North Carolina pastor William Barber, who spoke at the inaugural prayer service at the start of the Biden Administration, wants politics to be gu…
5 years, 1 month ago
Unearthing Entombed
Episode 470
Now that we are some sixty years into the digital era, the early days of modern computers are growing distant and mysterious to us. The field of game…
5 years, 1 month ago
Jane Mayer and Evan Osnos on the Balance of Power at the Start of the Biden Administration
Episode 469
With Donald Trump rated the least popular President in the span of modern polling, President Biden might feel confident in claiming a mandate to adva…
5 years, 1 month ago
How Far Has the F.B.I. Gone to Protect White Supremacy?
Episode 468
Today, Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s work on civil rights is celebrated as bringing about one of the turning points of the twentieth century in America.…
5 years, 2 months ago
Donald Trump’s American Carnage Comes to Washington
Episode 467
Luke Mogelson and Susan B. Glasser report on the convulsions of Donald Trump’s final days in office, an unprecedented second impeachment of a Preside…
5 years, 2 months ago
Questions about the Variant Virus, and Posthumous Albums by Pop Smoke and others
Episode 466
A new variant of SARS-CoV-2 is making its way around the world; in the U.S., it has been found in at least three states: California, Colorado, and Ne…
5 years, 2 months ago
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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months ago