Jenin Younes on Threats to Free Speech from the Left and the Right
Jenin Younes rose to prominence on the right by defending medical professionals like Jay Bhattacharya who claimed that they were being censored over opposition to vaccination and masking mandates. You...
10 Feb 25min
Ben Shapiro Is Waging Battle Inside the MAGA Movement
Ben Shapiro, the host of his eponymous podcast and the co-founder of the conservative website the Daily Wire, has lambasted the left and the Democratic Party for decades. Recently, though, Shapiro has...
6 Feb 49min
The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump
The staff writers Emily Witt and Ruby Cramer discuss the situation in Minneapolis, a city effectively under siege by militaristic federal agents. “This is a city where there’s a police force of about ...
30 Jan 49min
How Bari Weiss Is Changing CBS News
Last October, Bari Weiss—best-known as a contrarian opinion writer who launched the right-leaning Free Press—was appointed the new editor-in-chief of CBS News. Donald Trump has called her new regime “...
27 Jan 23min
How Tucker Carlson Became the Prophet of MAGA
Tucker Carlson has long been a standard-bearer for far-right views, such as the racist conspiracy theory known as the “great replacement.” He recently did a chatty interview with the white supremacist...
23 Jan 27min
How Betting Took Over Sports
Danny Funt has been reporting on the gambling boom for The New Yorker, which has generated startling recent headlines, including the arrest of a former N.B.A. coach and the indictment of two M.L.B. pi...
20 Jan 17min
With the Podcast “I’ve Had It,” Jennifer Welch Goes “Dark Woke” on Politics
Before becoming a podcaster, Jennifer Welch had a successful career as an interior designer and co-starred in a reality show on Bravo. But, since 2022, she and Angie Sullivan, her co-host on the podca...
16 Jan 32min
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?
Prenups have gone from a tool of the ultra-wealthy, carrying a whiff of scandal, to a more widespread request for aspirational young couples with few assets. Wilson spoke with celebrity divorce attorn...
13 Jan 18min
