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Merchant Ivory’s Gay Love Story, and a Visit with Noriega
Episode 94
James Ivory talks about E. M. Forster’s “Maurice,” a gay love story with a happy ending. Plus, Jon Lee Anderson talks about the rise and fall of Manu…
8 years, 7 months ago
Wedding Hair on Fire, and William Barber’s Religious Politics
Episode 93
Kristen Wiig plays a bride whose idea for her wedding hair is out of control. And the Reverend William Barber tells David Remnick that politics needs…
8 years, 7 months ago
Jerrod Carmichael, and the Truth About Impeachment
Episode 92
The comedian Jerrod Carmichael explains why he simply will not give back to the community. And a former lawyer for Bill Clinton explains what it real…
8 years, 7 months ago
Fear and the N.R.A., and Lena Dunham on the end of "Girls"
Episode 91
In this episode, a gun blogger critiques the N.R.A., and Lena Dunham bids goodbye to “Girls.”
8 years, 7 months ago
Podcast Extra: A Hundred Days of the Trump Presidency
Episode 90
Lydia Polgreen, Eli Lake, Joy Reid, and David Fahrenthold talk about the challenges the press faces in covering Trump.
8 years, 7 months ago
The Sequel to “A Doll’s House,” and a President Abroad
Episode 89
The official line on Trump’s foreign policy; Jeffrey Toobin on the firing of James Comey; and a brand-new sequel to a century-old play, Henrik Ibsen’…
8 years, 8 months ago
Roger Corman’s Monsters, and a Roomful of Spies
Episode 88
This week: Roger Corman, master of monsters; experts in espionage talk shop; and Toni Collette, who’s never played a boring character.
8 years, 8 months ago
CNN’s Jeff Zucker, the Man Who Made Trump
Episode 87
Donald Trump’s TV years; Steve Bannon’s Hollywood years; and Bruce Eric Kaplan on New York Street, a set in Los Angeles.
8 years, 8 months ago
Senator Elizabeth Warren, and How to Pick a Great Cartoon
Episode 86
Elizabeth Warren on the future of the Democratic Party, the pianist Chilly Gonzales, and the cartoon editor Bob Mankoff.
8 years, 8 months ago
Margaret Atwood, Evangelizing Against Climate Change, and Greek Tragedy
Episode 85
Margaret Atwood’s realism, an evangelical climate scientist, and the dangers of working from home.
8 years, 9 months ago