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Episode 34: Cats vs. Dogs and the Late Zaha Hadid
Episode 34
When it comes to the war on terror, bomb-sniffing dogs are essential companions. When it comes to your sex life, no animal provides blissful privacy …
9 years, 7 months ago
Episode 33: Awkward Dog Banter, and the Marxist Who Brought Us “Hamilton”
Episode 33
In 2014, the New Yorker staff writer Jennifer Gonnerman wrote about Kalief Browder, a teen-ager from the Bronx who spent three years jailed at Rikers…
9 years, 7 months ago
Episode 32: Lena Dunham Turns Thirty, and Memorial Day Malaise
Episode 32
Lena Dunham talks about turning thirty and backing Hillary Clinton when her peers are feeling the Bern; and Amy Davidson gives us a history lesson on…
9 years, 7 months ago
Episode 31: Larry Wilmore on Presidential Comedians, and James O’Keefe’s Blunder
Episode 31
David Remnick speaks to the comedian Larry Wilmore about performing at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, where he now-infamously referr…
9 years, 7 months ago
Episode 30: The Politics of Genetics, Virtual Reality, and a Sound Castle in New Jersey
Episode 30
As scientists learn more about how genes affect everything from hair color to sexual orientation and mental health, we’re faced with moral and politi…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 29: The Missing Boater, and Robert Glasper
Episode 29
On shows as varied as “Jessica Jones,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” and “Game of Thrones,” characters are confronting sexual violence in ways never s…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 28: Annie Dillard, Anohni’s New Sound, and Torture in a Florida Prison
Episode 28
A former prison counsellor discusses the abuse and torture of mentally ill inmates she suspected inside a Florida correctional institution—and the em…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 27: Who Will Care for Our Parents, and the Election According to Teens
Episode 27
In this week’s episode, the activist Ai-jen Poo envisions a happier, more affordable alternative to nursing homes, and we meet a home health aide who…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 26: Syrian War Crimes, Country Music, and a Central Park Salad
Episode 26
On this week’s show, Ben Taub shares his reporting on a group that’s gathering top-secret documents tying Bashar al-Assad’s regime to mass torture an…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 25: The Ballad of a Trump Fan, and the Little Mermaid Gets Dumped
Episode 25
This week, we look into the lives and careers of two giants of soul—Aretha Franklin and the late James Brown. From the campaign trail, Michael Friedm…
9 years, 9 months ago