The Sunday Read: ‘The “E-Pimps” of OnlyFans’
Ezra Marcus takes a deep dive into the world of OnlyFans and self-described e-pimps, and untangles the vast web of models, agencies and “chatters” (the people who often act as the OnlyFans models in p...
12 Juni 202233min
The Real Meaning of Chesa Boudin’s Recall
This episode contains strong language.This week, voters in San Francisco ousted Chesa Boudin, their progressive district attorney. The move was seen as a rejection of a class of prosecutors who are de...
10 Juni 202227min
The Proud Boys’ Path to Jan. 6
This episode contains strong language.After a nearly yearlong investigation, the congressional committee examining the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will begin holding televised hearings on Thursday.On...
9 Juni 202238min
‘Most Violence Is Not Caused by Mental Illness’
After a series of deadly mass shootings in the United States, the National Rifle Association and some Republican leaders and conservatives are pointing to mental illness.This approach raises a questio...
8 Juni 202221min
Why Polling on Gun Control Gets It Wrong
In calling for Republicans to pass gun safety measures like expanded background checks, Democrats point to polls that show most Americans support the idea. They aren’t wrong about the polling. In fact...
7 Juni 202228min
What Depp v. Heard Means for #MeToo
This episode contains strong language and details of a sexual assault accusation.Since a jury ruled in favor of Johnny Depp in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard, there has been impas...
6 Juni 202233min
The Sunday Read: ‘I’ve Always Struggled With My Weight. Losing It Didn’t Mean Winning.’
We cannot escape our bodies. So how do we reconcile them with who we really are?Sam Anderson, a staff writer, considers this particular conundrum of the human condition by recounting his lifelong stru...
5 Juni 202233min
The Cost of Haiti’s Freedom
In 1791, enslaved Haitians did the seemingly impossible. They ousted their French masters and created the first free Black nation in the Americas.But France made Haitians pay for that freedom.A team o...
3 Juni 202229min
