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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…
7 years, 3 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…
7 years, 3 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…
7 years, 3 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…
7 years, 3 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…
7 years, 4 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…
7 years, 4 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…
7 years, 4 months ago
Masha Gessen and Keith Gessen Debate Russian and American Politics
Episode 281
Masha Gessen and Keith Gessen have, taken together, written more than a dozen books and a thousand articles. Keith Gessen is a founder of n+1, an inf…
7 years, 4 months ago
The Neurology of Bias, and a Visit with Thundercat
Episode 280
Most of us have biases and prejudices we don’t acknowledge—or aren’t even aware of. Admitting those biases is a baseline of political “wokeness.” But…
7 years, 4 months ago
The Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg on Coming Out: “I Realized I Couldn’t Go On Like That Forever”
Episode 279
During an exit interview with President Barack Obama in November, 2016, just weeks after the election, David Remnick asked who would be the leaders o…
7 years, 4 months ago