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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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 6 months ago
Episode 56: Leonard Cohen’s Last Days and Donald Trump’s First Term
Episode 61
David Remnick’s conversation with Leonard Cohen in the last months of the musician’s life, and Amy Davidson and George Packer grapple with the Trump …
9 years, 6 months ago