How Extreme Heat Affects the Body
The Korey Stringer Institute, at the University of Connecticut, is named after an N.F.L. player who died of exertional heatstroke. The lab’s main research subjects have been athletes, members of the m...
26 Elo 202517min
How Big Tech Sets the Agenda in Trump’s America
Donald Trump is the most tech-friendly President in American history. He enlisted social media to win office; he became a promoter—and beneficiary—of cryptocurrency, breaking long-standing norms aroun...
22 Elo 202532min
A Palestinian Journalist Escapes Death in Gaza
Mohammed R. Mhawish was living in Gaza City during Israel’s invasion, in the immediate aftermath of the October 7th attack. He witnessed the invasion for months and reported on its devastating consequ...
18 Elo 202526min
Spike Lee and Denzel Washington on a Reunion Making “Highest 2 Lowest”
Spike Lee and Denzel Washington first worked together on “Mo’ Better Blues,” released in 1990. Washington starred as a trumpet player trying to make a living in jazz clubs; Lee, who directed the film,...
15 Elo 202523min
Richard Brody Picks Three Favorite Clint Eastwood Films
With seven decades in film and television, Clint Eastwood is undeniably a Hollywood institution. Emerging first as a star in Westerns, then as the embattled cop in the Dirty Harry films, the ninety-fi...
12 Elo 202516min
Your Questions Answered: Trump vs. the Rule of Law
From the attempt to end birthright citizenship to the gutting of congressionally authorized agencies, the Trump Administration has created an enormous number of legal controversies. The Radio Hour ask...
8 Elo 202534min
Jamaica Kincaid on “Putting Myself Together”
Jamaica Kincaid began writing for The New Yorker in 1974, reporting about life in the magazine’s home city. She was a young immigrant from Antigua, then a British colony; she had been sent to New York...
5 Elo 202525min
John Brennan, Former C.I.A. Director, on Being Targeted by Trump
In Donald Trump’s first term, he was furious that people were investigating his connections to Russia—“Russia, Russia, Russia,” he complained. Now, as Trump fulfills a campaign promise of retribution,...
1 Elo 202526min
