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High-Fashion Hijabs, Jill Soloway, and Bluesman Blind Joe Death
Episode 81
In this episode, Jill Soloway, the creator of “Transparent,” goes after the patriarchy; a Muslim designer unveils high-fashion hijabs; and we look at…
8 years, 11 months ago
Podcast Extra: The Stuff of Fiction
Episode 80
Salman Rushdie, Tony Kushner, and Claudia Rankine talk about culture and politics in the age of Trump.
9 years ago
Refugees in Limbo, and a Conservative in Washington
Episode 79
At a safe house for refugees in Buffalo, New York, the difficult process of seeking asylum becomes even harder. And an establishment conservative ass…
9 years ago
Goonswarm Takes Over, Trump/Nixon, and Birding with Jonathan Franzen
Episode 78
A populist uprising in an online multiplayer video game, and Jonathan Franzen’s favorite place to spot birds.
9 years ago
Podcast Extra: The "Remarkable Parallels" Between Nixon and Trump
Episode 77
In 1987, Richard Nixon wrote to Donald Trump, expressing his optimism about Trump’s future political prospects. Was it a bad omen for Trump?
9 years ago
Lily Tomlin on Love, and News from Moscow
Episode 76
Lily Tomlin reflects on falling in love and breaking taboos, and reporters in Washington and Moscow look at Trump’s vexed relationship with Russia.
9 years ago
John Goodman, Jeremy Irons, and Keegan-Michael Key
Episode 75
Three actors in conversation at The New Yorker Festival.
9 years ago
Bun Cha With Obama, and Trump’s New World Disorder
Episode 74
Anthony Bourdain talks writing, travel, and President Obama’s eating habits, and Robin Wright looks at the dangers of foreign policy conducted by twe…
9 years, 1 month ago
Politics at the Oscars, and a Doctor’s-Eye View of Trump
Episode 73
Two doctors describe how Trump’s policies may affect patient care, and a brief history of entertainers making political statements on Oscar night.
9 years, 1 month ago
How to Cover Trump’s Presidency, and Football’s Concussion Crisis
Episode 72
An N.F.L. pro, whose son now plays football, struggles to balance safety against a certain necessary brutality, and BuzzFeed’s Ben Smith on why he br…
9 years, 1 month ago