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The Two-State Solution, and a Standing Desk Problem
Episode 71
We take the temperature of the Middle East peace process. Plus, Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry, Run the Jewels’ oldster rap, and the lifesaving benefits …
9 years, 1 month ago
Episode 65: High-Rise Lettuce Farms, and the First Woman President
Episode 70
Ian Frazier explores indoor farming; Dan Savage tells David Remnick a thing or two about sex; and Amy Davidson asks, Why Angela Merkel but not Hillar…
9 years, 2 months ago
Episode 64: Self-Esteem for Owls, and Newt Gingrich on the Heroin Problem
Episode 69
Newt Gingrich talks about the opioid epidemic and Donald Trump’s Twitter habit; Patricia Marx tries to relax, and fails.
9 years, 2 months ago
Episode 63: Late-Night Icon David Letterman and Songwriter Jason Isbell
Episode 68
David Letterman discusses life after late night and songwriter Jason Isbell talks about songwriting while sober.
9 years, 2 months ago
Episode 62: Laura Poitras, David Bowie’s Last Band, and the Poet Brenda Shaughnessy
Episode 67
Laura Poitras turns surveillance into art, David Bowie’s jazz band, and more.
9 years, 2 months ago
Episode 61: Jeanette Winterson’s Christmas and Obama’s Legacy
Episode 66
The New Yorker’s political reporters assess the successes and failures of Barack Obama’s Presidency; Jeanette Winterson celebrates Christmas; and a p…
9 years, 3 months ago
Episode 60: What Is Trumpism?
Episode 65
A populist candidate hires an economic team from Goldman Sachs, and an English professor delivers a Hegelian analysis of Trump the disrupter. Plus, M…
9 years, 3 months ago
Episode 59: The Koch Brothers and Boxing Champion Heather Hardy
Episode 64
Jane Mayer gets pushback after she investigates the Koch brothers; Heather Hardy prepares for a big fight; and an astronomer makes his case for the e…
9 years, 3 months ago
Episode 58: Bruce Springsteen Talks with David Remnick
Episode 63
Bruce Springsteen tells David Remnick why he waited decades to put out a memoir.
9 years, 3 months ago
Episode 57: Zadie Smith and Conservatives Strike Back
Episode 62
A conservative keeps the faith in the age of Trump; Zadie Smith discusses the death of the novel; and a Thanksgiving side dish speaks out.
9 years, 3 months ago