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Episode 39: The Gawker Sex-Tape Blowup, and George Saunders on Trump
Episode 41
The founder of Gawker on the “karmic justice” of the Hulk Hogan lawsuit; George Saunders on what makes Trump supporters tick; and Parker Posey on a c…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 38: The Wisdom of John McPhee, and the Agony of an iPod Lockout
Episode 40
In this episode, John McPhee reflects on a lifetime of writing; we explore the future of Brexit; and a reporter nearly loses everything after forgett…
9 years, 8 months ago
Special Preview: George Saunders on the Trump Campaign
Episode 39
Fiction writer George Saunders takes to the Trump campaign trail, and a new understanding of America emerges.
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 37: El Chapo v. Flores Brothers, and Jack Handey’s Santa Fe
Episode 38
In this episode, Patrick Radden Keefe on the drug dealers who may help bring El Chapo to justice, and David Remnick talks to Black Lives Matter co-fo…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 36: Fear and the NRA, and a Hymn for Orlando
Episode 37
In this episode, a gun blogger critiques the N.R.A., and a Presbyterian minister rewrites old hymns for new crises.
9 years, 8 months ago
Special Preview: How the N.R.A. Uses Fear to Sell Guns
Episode 36
A prominent gun blogger and lifelong NRA member explains how the organization uses fear to get its way.
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 35: Samantha Bee’s Fury, and Staffing the Supreme Court
Episode 35
Could Citizens United be overturned? Jeffrey Toobin and Pamela Karlan, a Stanford law professor, discuss what a Supreme Court dominated by Democratic…
9 years, 8 months ago
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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 months ago