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James Taylor Will Teach you Guitar
Episode 291
James Taylor’s songs are so familiar that they seem to have always existed. Onstage at the New Yorker Festival, in 2010, Taylor peeled back some of h…
6 years, 9 months ago
What the Constitution Means to the Playwright Heidi Schreck
Episode 290
Few Americans dispute the centrality of the Constitution as a statement of our country’s goals; it is as though holy. But what the Constitution actua…
6 years, 10 months ago
Bill McKibben and Elizabeth Kolbert: Is It Too Late to Save the World?
Episode 289
After years of languishing far down the list of voters’ priorities, climate change has moved to the top of many voters’ concerns, according to a new …
6 years, 10 months ago
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Comedian Pete Holmes
Episode 288
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand been fierce on the issue of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the military and government; as a champion of the…
6 years, 10 months ago
Rhiannon Giddens, Americana’s Queen, Goes Global
Episode 287
By the standards of any musician, Rhiannon Giddens has a twisting and complex path. Trained as an operatic soprano at the prestigious Oberlin Conserv…
6 years, 10 months ago
A New Approach to Dementia Care
Episode 286
In the field of memory care, there is a fierce debate around the question of honesty. Lying can, under certain circumstances, alleviate or avert dist…
6 years, 10 months ago
Julián Castro Is Not Afraid
Episode 285
In a crowded Democratic field, the candidate Julián Castro is eager to stand out. One way he’s tried to do that is by taking on the issue of immigrat…
6 years, 10 months ago
The Green New Deal, and an Unusual Night at the Orchestra
Episode 284
The Green New Deal is coming to the table during the one of the most divisive periods Washington has ever seen. Two advocates of the environmental pl…
6 years, 10 months ago
The N.R.A.’s Financial Mess
Episode 283
Last March, Wayne LaPierre sent a fund-raising letter to his members—an urgent plea for money. LaPierre described an attack on the Second Amendment t…
6 years, 10 months ago
The actor Christine Baranski on “The Good Fight,” and Kurt Vile on Songwriting
Episode 282
Christine Baranski was a successful theatre actor who would never stoop to do television in the old days. But when she got the pilot script for “Cybi…
6 years, 11 months ago