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Rick Perlstein on Goldwater, Reagan, and Trump
Episode 429
“Reaganland” is the new volume in Rick Perlstein’s long chronicle of the American conservative movement; the four books, which he began publishing in…
6 years ago
Everyone Knew Who Shot Ahmaud Arbery. Why Did the Killers Walk Free?
Episode 428
It has been six months since Ahmaud Arbery, a young Black man, was shot by three white men while he was out for a Sunday jog near his childhood home.…
6 years ago
Will This Be Joe Biden’s F.D.R. Moment?
Episode 427
Joe Biden has been playing it safe during the coronavirus pandemic, but Evan Osnos got the chance to sit down with the nominee in person. It was too …
6 years ago
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on HBO’s “Watchmen”
Episode 426
HBO’s “Watchmen” was nominated for twenty-six Emmy Awards—more than any other show this year—including two for the music by Trent Reznor and Atticus…
6 years ago
Sarah Paulson, the Star of Netflix’s “Ratched”
Episode 425
The actor Sarah Paulson has appeared in “12 Years a Slave,” “The People v. O. J. Simpson,” and eight seasons of Ryan Murphy’s “American Horror Story.…
6 years ago
Samantha’s Journey into the Alt-Right, and Back
Episode 424
Since 2016, Andrew Marantz has been reporting on how the extremist right has harnessed the Internet and social media to gain a startling prominence i…
6 years ago
Isabel Wilkerson on America’s Caste System
Episode 423
In this moment of historical reckoning, many Americans are being introduced to concepts like intersectionality, white fragility, and anti-racism. But…
6 years ago
The Documentary ICE Doesn’t Want You to See
Episode 422
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has been given a broad mandate to round up undocumented immigrants. The agency is infamously unwelcoming to jour…
6 years ago
Isabel Wilkerson on America’s Caste System
Episode 421
In this moment of historical reckoning, many Americans are being introduced to concepts like intersectionality, white fragility, and anti-racism. Isa…
6 years ago
Jeffrey Toobin Explores Donald Trump’s “True Crimes and Misdemeanors”
Episode 420
The Mueller Report documented enough crimes and scandals in Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign and in his Administration to sink the career of any …
6 years ago