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Kamala Harris’s Campaign Ends in a Fizzle
Episode 348
Senator Kamala Harris had a lot going for her campaign for the Democratic Presidential nomination: national name recognition, strong fund-raising, an…
6 years, 8 months ago
Robin Wright on the Eruption of Violence in Iran
Episode 347
In November, Iran announced new fuel rationing and price hikes, just at a time when U.S. sanctions are crippling the economy and especially the middl…
6 years, 8 months ago
Rana Ayyub on India’s Crackdown on Muslims
Episode 346
In August, India suspended the autonomy of the state of Kashmir, putting soldiers in its streets and banning foreign journalists from entering. Dexte…
6 years, 8 months ago
Bon Iver Live at The New Yorker Festival
Episode 344
In the winter of 2007, a songwriter by the name of Justin Vernon returned to the Wisconsin woods, not far from where he grew up. Just a few months la…
6 years, 8 months ago
Billy Porter Wears Many Hats
Episode 345
Billy Porter’s résumé is as impressive as it is difficult to categorize. His performance in the musical “Kinky Boots” won him a Tony Award and a Gram…
6 years, 8 months ago
Samantha’s Journey into the Alt-Right, and Back
Episode 342
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, 9 months ago
Jenny Slate Gets Dressed
Episode 343
Jenny Slate is on tour for her new book “Little Weirds.” It comprises short, strange essays, many of which involve clothing and how we present oursel…
6 years, 9 months ago
Thomas Mallon on Impeachment, and Philip Pullman on “His Dark Materials”
Episode 341
As he opened public impeachment proceedings last week, Representative Adam Schiff invoked Watergate—which, after all, ended well for Democrats. To un…
6 years, 9 months ago
A Progressive Evangelical, and Charlamagne Tha God
Episode 340
Eliza Griswold spoke recently with Doug Pagitt, a pastor from Minneapolis who is a politically progressive evangelical Christian. Pagitt left his chu…
6 years, 9 months ago
The Supreme Court Weighs the End of DACA
Episode 339
Jeff Sessions, then the Attorney General, announced in 2017 the cancellation of the Obama-era policy known as DACA—Deferred Action for Childhood Arri…
6 years, 9 months ago