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Episode 14: The Koch Brothers, the Ninth Planet, and an Undefeated Female Boxer
Episode 14
In this episode, three epic battles: Jane Mayer recounts her experience investigating—and being investigated by—Koch Industries; Junot Díaz discusses…
9 years, 11 months ago
Episode 13: El Chapo v. Flores Brothers, and Jack Handey’s Santa Fe
Episode 13
If Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the drug kingpin known as El Chapo, is extradited to the United States, he might face two formidable witnesses: identical tw…
9 years, 11 months ago
Episode 12: Sarah Koenig on "Serial," and a Resilient Poet
Episode 12
Sarah Koenig, the host of “Serial,” talks with David Remnick about why her podcast’s success caught her by surprise. Robin Coste Lewis, who recently…
10 years ago
Episode 11: Life as a Reporter Covering ISIS, and Puppet Sex
Episode 11
What's the funniest way to spook a horse? Cartoonists Matt Diffee and Emily Flake give us a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how jokes get made. Then, co…
10 years ago
Episode 10: Lenny Shiller's Famous Cars, and the Search for a Lost Father
Episode 10
Lenny Shiller owns some of the most recognizable cars around; his vintage vehicles have been appearing in movies for years (often with Lenny at the w…
10 years ago
Episode 9: Christmas Skies Full of Drones, and Donald Trump's Ultimate Luxury
Episode 9
Mark Singer had the temerity to write about Donald Trump, and Trump wanted revenge -- but just who came out on top? Sofia Coppola talks about working…
10 years ago
Episode 8: The Missing Boater, and Robert Glasper
Episode 8
On shows as different as “Jessica Jones,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” and “Game of Thrones,” characters confront sexual violence in ways never shown…
10 years, 1 month ago
Episode 7: The Mayor and the Mormon Church, and Roger Angell
Episode 7
High school students in Queens mount a fraught election simulation, Salt Lake City’s openly gay mayor-elect talks about the Mormon Church, and Roger …
10 years, 1 month ago
Episode 6: Two Writers and a Rock Star Onstage
Episode 6
Two interviews recorded live at the 2015 New Yorker Festival: Patti Smith talks with David Remnick about how her writing and music are intertwined, w…
10 years, 1 month ago
Episode 5: City Slickers and Soul Food
Episode 5
George Booth started drawing cartoons when he was three-and-a-half years old. (His first was a race car stuck in the mud.) Now nearly ninety, he’s be…
10 years, 1 month ago