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The Black Vote in 2020
Episode 369
The last time a Democrat won the White House, he had enormous support from black voters; lower support from black voters was one of many reasons Hill…
6 years, 3 months ago
Louis C.K.’s Return to the Stage
Episode 370
Louis C.K. is touring comedy clubs for the first time since accusations of sexual misconduct seemed to end his career, in 2017. Several women charged…
6 years, 3 months ago
A Tumultuous Week in Impeachment, and Jill Lepore on Democracy in Peril
Episode 368
The Washington correspondent Susan Glasser has been covering the scene in the Capitol as Republicans rush to contain the damage of the John Bolton ma…
6 years, 3 months ago
N. K. Jemisin on H. P. Lovecraft
Episode 367
N. K. Jemisin is one of the most celebrated authors in science fiction’s history; the novels of her “Broken Earth” trilogy won the Hugo Award for thr…
6 years, 3 months ago
An Alternative Oscars Ceremony, and Ezra Klein on Why We’re Polarized
Episode 365
It’s time for the most anticipated of all awards shows: the Brodys, in which The New Yorker’s Richard Brody shares the best films of the year, accord…
6 years, 4 months ago
What Would a World Without Prisons Be Like?
Episode 366
Mass incarceration is now widely regarded as a prejudiced and deeply harmful set of policies. Bipartisan support exists for some degree of criminal-j…
6 years, 4 months ago
Mass Incarceration, Then and Now
Episode 364
The U.S. has the highest rate of incarceration in the world; although the country makes up about five per cent of the global population, it holds nea…
6 years, 4 months ago
The Democratic Candidates Respond to the Conflict with Iran
Episode 363
Next week’s debate, in Des Moines, was likely going to focus on health care and other domestic issues, but the agenda will probably be dominated by t…
6 years, 4 months ago
Terry Gross Talks with David Remnick
Episode 362
David Remnick has appeared as the guest of Terry Gross on “Fresh Air” a number of times over the years, talking about Russia, Muhammad Ali, and other…
6 years, 4 months ago
Dexter Filkins on the Air Strike that Killed Qassem Suleimani
Episode 361
Qassem Suleimani was Iran’s most powerful military and intelligence leader, and his killing, in a U.S. air strike in Baghdad on Thursday night, will …
6 years, 4 months ago