fiction/non/fiction

293 Episodes

1. S8, Ep. 35: Paul Elie on Art, Faith, and Sex in 1980s America–and the New Pope

   Published: 5/29/2025
2. S8 Ep. 34: Julia Elliott on Small-Town Voters and Trump’s Tariff Trap

   Published: 5/22/2025
3. S8, Ep. 33 Mirza Waheed on India, Pakistan, and the Literature of Partition

   Published: 5/15/2025
4. S8 Ep. 32: Hamilton Nolan on DIY Opinion Writing

   Published: 5/8/2025
5. S8 Ep. 31: Rešoketšwe Manenzhe on Trump’s South African Connection

   Published: 5/1/2025
6. S8 Ep. 30: Jodie Hare on the Politics of Neurodiversity

   Published: 4/24/2025
7. S8 Ep. 29: Vauhini Vara on AI, Art, and Memory

   Published: 4/17/2025
8. S8 Ep. 28: Sheila Sundar on International Scholars

   Published: 4/10/2025
9. S8 Ep. 27: Meghan O’Rourke on The End of the University

   Published: 4/3/2025
10. S8 Ep. 26: Alex Higley on True Failure and Shark Tank

    Published: 3/27/2025
11. S8 Ep. 25: Edmund White on The Loves of My Life

    Published: 3/20/2025
12. S8 Ep. 24: Curtis Sittenfeld on Show Don’t Tell

    Published: 3/13/2025
13. S8 Ep. 23: Karen Weingarten/Abortion Stories Before Roe v. Wade

    Published: 3/6/2025
14. S8 Ep. 22: Novelists Suzette Mayr and Kai Thomas on Canada Versus Trump

    Published: 2/27/2025
15. S8 Ep. 21: Nicholas Fandos on New York Politics, Eric Adams, and Trump

    Published: 2/20/2025
16. S8 Ep. 20: Journalists Michael Scherer and Ashley Parker on Trump and his Tech Oligarchs.

    Published: 2/13/2025
17. S8 Ep. 19: Thomas Dai on Mapping, Naming, Borders, and Immigration

    Published: 2/6/2025
18. S8 Ep. 18: Lan Samantha Chang on the Risks and Rewards of Literary Personas

    Published: 1/30/2025
19. S8 Ep. 17: Sarah S. Grossman on the Los Angeles Wildfires

    Published: 1/23/2025
20. S8 Ep. 16: Charles Baxter on the Dangers of Knowing the Future

    Published: 1/16/2025