Introducing ‘The Trojan Horse Affair’
A mysterious letter detailing a supposed plot by Islamic extremists to take over schools shocked Britain in 2014. But who wrote it? From Serial Productions and The New York Times, “The Trojan Horse Af...
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The Saga of Joe Rogan
Joe Rogan, a comedian and host of the hit podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” has come under scrutiny in recent weeks for promoting Covid-19 misinformation. Spotify, which owns exclusive rights to Mr...
11 Helmi 202244min
Why Democratic Governors Are Turning Against Mask Mandates
One by one, blue states across the United States have been rolling back their Covid-19 restrictions, going against C.D.C. guidelines that are still backed by the White House.Why are governors in state...
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A Movement to Fight Misinformation... With Misinformation
Birds Aren’t Real, a conspiracy theory with an apparently absurd premise, has become surprisingly popular in the past few years.But its followers were in on the joke: The movement’s aim was to poke fu...
9 Helmi 202228min
Is Russia Bluffing?
If Russia invades Ukraine, it would be the largest and potentially deadliest military action in Europe since World War II.So why is there so much division between the U.S. and its European allies over...
8 Helmi 202226min
Who Else Is Culpable in George Floyd’s Death?
This episode contains depictions of violenceAlmost two years ago, a shocking nine-minute video was released showing a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, fatally kneeling on the neck of George ...
7 Helmi 202236min
The Sunday Read: ‘How A.I. Conquered Poker’
If you didn’t think poker and artificial intelligence could be bedfellows, think again. Keith Romer delves into the history of man’s pursuit of the perfect game of poker, and explains how the use of A...
6 Helmi 202230min
A ‘Zero Covid’ Olympics
Reporters from The Times are joining athletes from around the world as they descend on Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics, where they are encountering the strictest and most wide-ranging health requ...
4 Helmi 202226min
