Special Preview: Trump’s Remorseful Ghostwriter
Tony Schwartz spent more than a year with Trump back in 1986, ghostwriting his memoir. He hasn’t ever talked publicly about the experience of working with Trump—until now.
18 Juli 201624min
Episode 39: The Gawker Sex-Tape Blowup, and George Saunders on Trump
The founder of Gawker on the “karmic justice” of the Hulk Hogan lawsuit; George Saunders on what makes Trump supporters tick; and Parker Posey on a camper from hell.
15 Juli 201656min
Episode 38: The Wisdom of John McPhee, and the Agony of an iPod Lockout
In this episode, John McPhee reflects on a lifetime of writing; we explore the future of Brexit; and a reporter nearly loses everything after forgetting his iPod passcode.
8 Juli 201655min
Special Preview: George Saunders on the Trump Campaign
Fiction writer George Saunders takes to the Trump campaign trail, and a new understanding of America emerges.
5 Juli 201616min
Episode 37: El Chapo v. Flores Brothers, and Jack Handey’s Santa Fe
In this episode, Patrick Radden Keefe on the drug dealers who may help bring El Chapo to justice, and David Remnick talks to Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza.
1 Juli 201655min
Episode 36: Fear and the NRA, and a Hymn for Orlando
In this episode, a gun blogger critiques the N.R.A., and a Presbyterian minister rewrites old hymns for new crises.
24 Juni 201655min
Special Preview: How the N.R.A. Uses Fear to Sell Guns
A prominent gun blogger and lifelong NRA member explains how the organization uses fear to get its way.
22 Juni 201621min
Episode 35: Samantha Bee’s Fury, and Staffing the Supreme Court
Could Citizens United be overturned? Jeffrey Toobin and Pamela Karlan, a Stanford law professor, discuss what a Supreme Court dominated by Democratic appointees might do. Samantha Bee talks about how ...
17 Juni 201655min
