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David Attenborough’s Planet (We Just Live on It)
Episode 154
David Attenborough’s films for the BBC—impeccably researched, ambitiously filmed, and executed with style and imagination—have set a high bar for nat…
7 years, 11 months ago
Deportation in America
Episode 153
A tougher stance on immigration is the signature position of the Trump Administration, and the President’s first year in office has been marked by sh…
8 years ago
Tracee Ellis Ross on Being a “Black-ish” Woman and Jon Hamm Gets His Life Back from Don Draper
Episode 152
Tracee Ellis Ross, who plays Dr. Rainbow Johnson on ABC’s “Black-ish,” joins Doreen St. Félix for a conversation about television, race, and self-acc…
8 years ago
Jerry Seinfeld Gets Technical
Episode 151
Jerry Seinfeld talks with David Remnick about his Netflix special “Jerry Before Seinfeld,” which is part standup show, part memoir. They discuss his …
8 years ago
Trolling the Press Corps
Episode 150
Lucian Wintrich, a young blogger, was recently appointed as the White House correspondent for the conservative political site Gateway Pundit. He has …
8 years ago
Jon Stewart’s Children
Episode 149
In the years after September 11th, Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show” made political satire a central part of the media landscape. This hour, we hear from so…
8 years ago
Leonard Cohen: A Final Interview
Episode 148
Leonard Cohen was one of the world’s greatest songwriters, and a figure of almost cult-like devotion for generations of fans, including Bob Dylan. Da…
8 years ago
Bonus: Holiday Greetings from Ian Frazier
Episode 147
For decades, The New Yorker has published a poem on or around Christmas -- a look back at the events and people that have shaped the past year, gener…
8 years ago
Children’s Letters to Satan, and a Changing of the Guard at the New York Times
Episode 146
Every year, countless poor spellers accidentally address their Santa letters to Satan. Satan—played by Kathleen Turner—always replies Matt Passet’s …
8 years ago
Nicolás Maduro on the Brink of Dictatorship
Episode 145
Nicolás Maduro was an unlikely successor to Venezuela’s popular and charismatic Hugo Chavez. And, since his election, the country has been wracked wi…
8 years ago