David Brooks on Staying Humane in Inhumane Times
These are cruel and challenging times. How did previous generations hold on to their sanity — and humanity — in the face of violence and instability?In this episode, the columnist David Brooks seeks a...
2 Dec 20246min
Can Learning to Love Beans Help Save the Planet?
In a nation filled with meat lovers, how can we persuade Americans to stop eating animals and help save the planet? The food writer Bee Wilson believes the answer lies with food preferences — specific...
28 Nov 20247min
Thomas Friedman: Trump’s Path to a Nobel Peace Prize?
The Israel-Gaza war poses multiple challenges for President-elect Donald Trump’s new administration. But the former president has proposed a plan for peace in the region before. The question is: can h...
27 Nov 20248min
Nicholas Kristof: Consider Skipping Meat This Thanksgiving
It’s Thanksgiving week, and the columnist Nicholas Kristof wants you to consider skipping the turkey. “I don’t want to wag my fingers at people and tell them, ‘Look, this is how you should eat,’ but I...
26 Nov 20246min
I’m a Food Editor. I Hate Thanksgiving Dinner.
Margaux Laskey, an associate editor at New York Times Cooking, has a surprising confession: She doesn’t like Thanksgiving dinner. After days of effort, she finds the final product bland and boring. “I...
25 Nov 20245min
Bret Stephens: The Logic Behind Trump’s Cabinet Picks
From Matt Gaetz to Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s outlandish cabinet selections reflect the power of social and political deviance, the Opinion columnist Bret Stephens argues in this ep...
21 Nov 20248min
Trump Should Bring the Ukraine War to Its ‘Inevitable Ending’
President-elect Donald Trump has said that as president, he will negotiate an end to the carnage in Ukraine in a single day. A peace deal could have ugly effects for Ukraine, but according to the cont...
20 Nov 202410min
Trump’s Win Terrifies Me. Why Don’t Boys My Age Care?
Exit polls from the presidential election reveal a divided country: Women tended to vote for Kamala Harris; men, for Donald Trump. And that divide may extend to citizens who aren’t yet of voting age. ...
19 Nov 20247min
