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Is the Tide Turning on Gun Reform?
Episode 264
This week, the House held hearings on gun violence, the first in eight years. In the 2018 elections, gun-reform groups outspent the N.R.A.—which appe…
6 years, 11 months ago
Marlon James Builds His Own Damn Universe
Episode 263
When the cast of the film “The Hobbit” was first announced, Marlon James was dismayed—though hardly surprised—by how white it was. A long-standing co…
6 years, 11 months ago
The Mueller Investigation: What We Know So Far
Episode 262
Washington is abuzz with rumors that the Mueller report is coming soon, and both sides are trying to strategize their next move. The reporter Adam Da…
6 years, 11 months ago
John Thompson vs. American Justice
Episode 261
When police showed up to question John Thompson, he was worried that it was because he had sold drugs to an undercover cop. When he realized they we…
6 years, 11 months ago
Jason Rezaian on Imprisonment in Iran
Episode 260
Jason Rezaian was born in California to an Iranian father and an American mother. After a failed effort to enter the Persian rug trade, he moved to T…
6 years, 11 months ago
The Fall of a Chinese Pop Star, and Calvin Trillin’s Happy Marriage
Episode 259
For some years, Denise Ho was one of the most popular singers in Asia. A Hong Kong native, she performed the style known as Cantopop in mainland Chin…
6 years, 11 months ago
The Producer dream hampton Talks with Jelani Cobb about “Surviving R. Kelly”
Episode 258
For decades, it’s been an open secret that R. Kelly has allegedly kept young women trapped in abusive relationships through psychological manipulatio…
6 years, 11 months ago
For a French Burglar, Stealing Masterpieces Is Easier Than Selling Them
Episode 257
Vjeran Tomic has been stealing since he was a small child, when he used a ladder to break into a library in his home town, in Bosnia. After moving to…
7 years ago
How “The Apprentice” Made Donald Trump, and a Boondoggle in Wisconsin
Episode 256
The staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe has reported on “The Apprentice” and its impact on Donald Trump—on how America saw Trump, and how Trump saw him…
7 years ago
The Director Boots Riley on “Sorry to Bother You”
Episode 255
Boots Riley’s directorial début, “Sorry to Bother You,” blends a dark strain of comedy with a sci-fi vision of capitalism run amok. The film’s hero, …
7 years ago