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Neil Gorsuch and the Uses of History
Episode 116
We have yet to learn just how closely the views of the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch resemble those of the late Justice Antoni…
8 years, 11 months ago
A Visit with Harry Belafonte, and an Isolated Tribe Emerges
Episode 115
We take for granted that popular entertainers can and should advocate for causes they believe in. But until Harry Belafonte pioneered that kind of ac…
8 years, 11 months ago
Nick Lowe Gets Better with Age
Episode 114
Nick Lowe made it big as a pioneer of what the English called “pub rock” and Americans usually call power-pop. Lowe had his biggest successes in the …
8 years, 11 months ago
John Ridley on Charlottesville and the Legacy of Racism
Episode 113
John Ridley has been active in in film and television since the nineteen-nineties; he also has seven novels under his belt, as well as a play and sev…
8 years, 11 months ago
Why Men Should Read Romance Novels
Episode 112
The New Yorker’s Josh Rothman explains why men are missing out on romance novels, and Sherman Alexie reads a new story about a motel maid confronting…
8 years, 11 months ago
Russian Spies Never Go Out of Style
Episode 111
A former C.I.A. operative writes about the struggle between East and West, and Annie Dillard describes the awesome, frightening experience of a total…
9 years ago
Foraging for a Salad in Central Park
Episode 110
Patricia Marx goes foraging in Central Park, and Kathryn Schulz recommends a country music album, a poet, and a movie about magicians.
9 years ago
Building a War-Crimes Case Against Bashar al-Assad
Episode 109
Ben Taub shares his reporting on a group that’s building a war-crimes case against Bashar al-Assad, and a war-crimes expert explains how to run a fai…
9 years ago
Senator Al Franken Really Is Senatorial
Episode 108
Senator Franken and David Remnick discuss the health-care vote, the Russia investigation, and how his sense of humor has been a liability
9 years ago
The Scaramucci Call
Episode 107
David Remnick and Ryan Lizza listen back to the phone call from Anthony Scaramucci that ended his brief term as White House communications director. …
9 years ago