Beyond ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: Margaret Atwood on Memoir, Grudges, & Getting Older

Beyond ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: Margaret Atwood on Memoir, Grudges, & Getting Older

Margaret Atwood is one of the most famous and prolific authors of the modern era. Though best known for her 1985 hit “The Handmaid’s Tale,” her dozens of works span literary genres — poetry, novels, children's books, essays, short stories — and often defy neat categorization. Now, at 86, Atwood has written her first memoir. At roughly 600 pages, it’s an intimate look at the ways her personal life inspired and shaped her writing. Kara and Atwood talk about her lifelong passion for the outdoors, how she decided to become a poet when she was just a teenager, and her reputation for having an eerie prescience about major world events. They also talk about Atwood’s fears about the Trump administration’s use of power, and why she still considers herself to be a hopeful person despite her predilection for dark stories. Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Bluesky @onwithkaraswisher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Frank Luntz, Rick Wilson and Sarah Longwell on Donald Trump and the Midterms

Frank Luntz, Rick Wilson and Sarah Longwell on Donald Trump and the Midterms

Election Day is less than two weeks away, and Republicans are poised for some major midterm gains. So today, Kara talks to three Republican strategists about midterm predictions and the effect that Do...

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Twitter Spaces On: WTF is Happening in the UK and the World

Twitter Spaces On: WTF is Happening in the UK and the World

Today, we’re sharing a bonus episode of Kara’s Twitter Spaces conversation recorded on Monday night. In the first part of the conversation, Kara talks to Jonathan Freedland, a British journalist and c...

25 Loka 20221h 6min

The Economy Stinks, and Dr. Doom is Not Hopeful

The Economy Stinks, and Dr. Doom is Not Hopeful

Nouriel Roubini, a.ka. "Dr. Doom," became famous for predicting the 2008 global financial crisis. Now, he is back with another grim forecast, in his new book, "MegaThreats: Ten Dangerous Trends That I...

24 Loka 202251min

Airbnb’s CEO on Nomadic Life, Loneliness… and Cleaning Fees

Airbnb’s CEO on Nomadic Life, Loneliness… and Cleaning Fees

Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky took the company public, laid off 25% of its staff and navigated worker demands for flexibility – all during the pandemic. Oh, and his mom moved in (and made him...

20 Loka 20221h 2min

Twitter Spaces On: Elon, Elon, Elon … and Trump

Twitter Spaces On: Elon, Elon, Elon … and Trump

Today, we’re sharing a bonus episode of Kara’s Twitter Spaces conversation that was taped on Monday night. She’s joined by William Cohan, journalist and founding partner of Puck, and Scott Galloway, b...

19 Loka 202250min

The Billionaire Who Took America Online

The Billionaire Who Took America Online

Kara and Steve Case go back — way back, to the 1990s. She was a young Washington Post reporter covering a new thing called “the Internet” … and he was a co-founder of the company that became AOL. In t...

17 Loka 20221h 1min

Will Stacey Abrams (Finally) Win?

Will Stacey Abrams (Finally) Win?

It feels like deja vu. Stacey Abrams is running for governor of Georgia, again … against Brian Kemp, again. The two last faced off in a heated contest in 2018, with Kemp’s win hanging on 54,723 votes....

13 Loka 202252min

John Fetterman and Kara Talk Strokes, Recovery & Senate Race

John Fetterman and Kara Talk Strokes, Recovery & Senate Race

Pennsylvania Lt. Governor and Senate candidate John Fetterman and Kara share a few things in common. As she puts it: they were both born in Pennsylvania, both wear sloppy clothes and both have survive...

10 Loka 202250min

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