Alone and on Foot in Antarctica

Alone and on Foot in Antarctica

Henry Worsley was a husband, father, and an officer of an élite British commando unit; also a tapestry weaver, amateur boxer, photographer, and collector of rare books, maps, and fossils. But his true obsession was exploration. Worsley revered the Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton and he had led a 2009 expedition to the South Pole. But Worsley planned an even greater challenge. At fifty-five, he set out to trek alone to ski from one side of the Antarctic continent to the other, hauling more than three hundred pounds of gear and posting an audio diary by satellite phone. The New Yorker staff writer David Grann wrote about Worsley’s quest, and spoke with his widow, Joanna Worsley, about the painful choice she made to support her husband in a mortally dangerous endeavor.

This segment originally aired March 2, 2018.

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Bun Cha With Obama, and Trump’s New World Disorder

Bun Cha With Obama, and Trump’s New World Disorder

Anthony Bourdain talks writing, travel, and President Obama’s eating habits, and Robin Wright looks at the dangers of foreign policy conducted by tweet.

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Politics at the Oscars, and a Doctor’s-Eye View of Trump

Politics at the Oscars, and a Doctor’s-Eye View of Trump

Two doctors describe how Trump’s policies may affect patient care, and a brief history of entertainers making political statements on Oscar night.

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How to Cover Trump’s Presidency, and Football’s Concussion Crisis

How to Cover Trump’s Presidency, and Football’s Concussion Crisis

An N.F.L. pro, whose son now plays football, struggles to balance safety against a certain necessary brutality, and BuzzFeed’s Ben Smith on why he broke the norm to cover Trump.

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The Two­-State Solution, and a Standing Desk Problem

The Two­-State Solution, and a Standing Desk Problem

We take the temperature of the Middle East peace process. Plus, Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry, Run the Jewels’ oldster rap, and the life­saving benefits of a standing desk.

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Episode 65: High-Rise Lettuce Farms, and the First Woman President

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Ian Frazier explores indoor farming; Dan Savage tells David Remnick a thing or two about sex; and Amy Davidson asks, Why Angela Merkel but not Hillary Clinton?

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Episode 63: Late-Night Icon David Letterman and Songwriter Jason Isbell

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David Letterman discusses life after late night and songwriter Jason Isbell talks about songwriting while sober.

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Episode 62: Laura Poitras, David Bowie’s Last Band, and the Poet Brenda Shaughnessy

Episode 62: Laura Poitras, David Bowie’s Last Band, and the Poet Brenda Shaughnessy

Laura Poitras turns surveillance into art, David Bowie’s jazz band, and more.

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