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Marilynne Robinson on Faith, Love, and Politics
Episode 439
Marilynne Robinson’s new novel, “Jack,” is the fourth to be set among the world and people of a fictional town called Gilead, Iowa. The novelist grew…
5 years, 10 months ago
The Election, as Seen from Swing States
Episode 438
Joe Biden leads the Presidential race in Pennsylvania by around ten per cent, according to most polls, but Eliza Griswold says you wouldn’t know it o…
5 years, 10 months ago
Keith Knight of “Woke,” and Jia Tolentino Picks Three
Episode 437
“Woke,” a new comedy on Hulu, is inspired by the life of its creator, Keith Knight. The show, which blends reality and animated fantasy, follows Keef…
5 years, 10 months ago
Can a Newcomer Unseat Lindsey Graham? Plus, Carlos Lozada on “What Were We Thinking”
Episode 436
Jaime Harrison may seem like a long shot to become a South Carolina senator: he is a Black Democrat who grew up on food stamps in public housing, and…
5 years, 11 months ago
Miranda July’s Uncomfortable Comedies, and a Toast to Roger Angell
Episode 435
Miranda July’s third feature film is “Kajillionaire,” a heist movie centered on a dysfunctional family, and her first with a Hollywood star like Evan…
5 years, 11 months ago
An Election in Peril
Episode 434
This Presidential race is a battle for the soul and the future of the country—on this much, both parties agree—and yet the pitfalls in the election p…
5 years, 11 months ago
The Composer Richard Wagner and the Birth of the Movies
Episode 433
The German composer Richard Wagner had an enormous influence not only on modern music but on artists of all stripes, and on political culture as well…
5 years, 11 months ago
What to Do with a Confederate Monument?
Episode 432
Across the South and well beyond, cities and states have been removing their Confederate monuments, recognizing their power as symbols of America’s f…
5 years, 11 months ago
N. K. Jemisin on H. P. Lovecraft, and Jill Lepore on the End of a Pandemic
Episode 431
N. K. Jemisin has faced down a racist backlash to her success in the science-fiction community. But white supremacy in the genre is nothing new, she …
5 years, 11 months ago
Bette Midler and the Screenwriter Paul Rudnick on “Coastal Elites”
Episode 430
This segment contains adult language.
In the new film “Coastal Elites,” Bette Midler plays a New Yorker of a certain type: a retired teacher who live…
5 years, 11 months ago