From ICE to Foreign Quagmires: Escalation Everywhere
President Trump began 2026 by invading an autonomous nation and capturing its leader. The Opinion politics writer Michelle Cottle talks to the columnists David French and Carlos Lozada about the ICE s...
10 Jan 40min
From Kardashian Injectable Lips to Mar-a-Lago Face
In 2023, there were over 34.9 million cosmetic procedures performed globally, a 40 percent increase from four years ago. As these procedures have become more common, the taboos against talking about t...
8 Jan 27min
Is This MAGA Foreign Policy or Something Else Entirely?
President Trump’s operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, the ousted president of Venezuela, and his wife, seems to have been a military success. What is far less clear is what happens next. Stephen Stro...
5 Jan 42min
My Gay Son Changed My Understanding of Evangelical Christianity (Re-Air)
Changing your mind can be a difficult thing to do, especially when it also means reconsidering the foundation of your faith. That’s what happened for the evangelical pastor Bill White when his 15-year...
31 Dec 202519min
Is Trump’s Version of America’s History a Lie? (Re-Air)
President Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian Museum for being too “woke” in its exhibits are part of a broader effort to control America’s story. Bryan Stevenson, a lawyer and the founder of the Equal...
24 Dec 202526min
America's Next Story: Michelle Goldberg
Joe Biden’s immigration policies may have contributed to Donald Trump’s winning a second term, but a year later, Americans are increasingly unhappy with the president’s aggressive deportation tactics....
22 Dec 202535min
Was 2025 the End of ‘Teflon Trump’?
As a tumultuous year comes to an end, the New York Times Opinion politics writer Michelle Cottle talks to the columnists David French and Jamelle Bouie about the year that was — the damage done by the...
20 Dec 202533min
David Brooks, E.J. Dionne and Robert Siegel Take Stock of 2025
The Conversation convenes this week with the Opinion columnist David Brooks, the contributing Opinion writer E.J. Dionne Jr. and the former host of NPR’s “All Things Considered” Robert Siegel to unpac...
18 Dec 202529min
