How Did Our Democracy Get so Fragile?
We’re in the midst of another election season, and yet again American democracy hangs in the balance, with a leading Presidential candidate who has threatened to suspend parts of the Constitution. How...
5 Des 202326min
Dolly Parton “Busted a Gut” Reaching for the High Notes on “Rockstar”
After six decades as an icon in country music, it’s hard to imagine Dolly Parton had anything to prove. But when she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, in 2022, she admitted to feeling u...
1 Des 202324min
“Maestro” is the “Scariest Thing I’ve Ever Done”
As a child, Bradley Cooper would mime conducting an orchestra, and he asked for a baton from Santa. Decades later, as a filmmaker, he fulfilled his childhood dreams in the acclaimed new film “Maestro....
24 Nov 202349min
Geoffrey Hinton: “It’s Far Too Late” to Stop Artificial Intelligence
The American public’s increasing fascination with artificial intelligence—its rapid advancement and ability to reshape the future—has put the computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton in an awkward position....
21 Nov 202332min
A Rise in Antisemitism, at Home and Abroad
Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt is a noted historian of antisemitism, and serves the State Department as Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. Violence and threats against Jews have been surgi...
17 Nov 202317min
Emerald Fennell’s Anatomy of Desire
For the follow-up to her acclaimed and controversial début feature film, “Promising Young Woman,” the writer and director Emerald Fennell (also well known as an actor on “The Crown”) has made a dark s...
14 Nov 202329min
Will the Government Put the Reins on Amazon?
In a relatively short period of time, Amazon has exerted an enormous amount of influence over a broad spectrum of American life. From the groceries we buy to the movies and television shows we watch, ...
10 Nov 202321min
From “On the Media”: David Remnick Talks with Brooke Gladstone About Reporting in Israel
As Israel marks one month since the deadliest terrorist attack in its history, David Remnick sits down with Brooke Gladstone, the host of the podcast “On the Media,” to talk about reporting on the con...
8 Nov 202321min
