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Ai Weiwei, and Doing Business with China
Episode 96
Ai Weiwei reflects on censorship and the refugee crisis, a congressman asks us to reconsider trade with China, and Chinese students explain the count…
9 years, 1 month ago
Virtual Reality, and the Politics of Genetics
Episode 95
In this episode, Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses the intimate and global implications of genetic science, and we look for the Orson Wells of VR.
9 years, 2 months ago
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…
9 years, 2 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…
9 years, 2 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…
9 years, 2 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.”
9 years, 3 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.
9 years, 3 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’…
9 years, 3 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.
9 years, 3 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.
9 years, 3 months ago