S8 Ep. 8: Ruben Reyes Jr. on Trump's Plans for Mass Deportation
Writer Ruben Reyes Jr. joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportation. Reyes explains how deportation could affect families or ...
21 Nov 202440min
S8 Ep. 7: Maggie Tokuda-Hall on Project 2025’s Plans For Book Bans
In the wake of the election, writer Maggie Tokuda-Hall joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss what Project 2025 has in store for authors and book bans. Tokuda-Hall explains ...
14 Nov 202437min
S8 Ep. 6: Jennifer Maritza McCauley on Puerto Ricans, Trump, and the Election
Writer Jennifer Maritza McCauley joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to analyze the fallout from Tony Hinchcliffe’s “floating island of garbage” comment at Trump’s Madison Square Ga...
7 Nov 202434min
S8 Ep. 5: Jess Walter on the Election
In the lead-up to the presidential election, novelist Jess Walter returns to the show to revisit his previous comments about former president Donald Trump. Walter joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan an...
31 Okt 202449min
S8 Ep. 4: Stephen Markley on The Deluge to Come
In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, novelist Stephen Markley joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss his novel The Deluge, which predicts and depicts the impact of c...
24 Okt 202440min
S8 Ep. 3: Anne Curzan on Our Changing Language
Linguist, writer, and professor Anne Curzan joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss how language is constantly changing—and how that’s okay. Curzan talks about how, in her wo...
17 Okt 202450min
S8 Ep. 2: Jeff Sharlet on ‘Sanewashing’ and Fascism
Nonfiction writer Jeff Sharlet joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss how mainstream media outlets sanitize Donald Trump’s rhetoric in their reporting rather than straightfo...
10 Okt 202448min
S8 Ep. 1: Lola Milholland on the Housing Crisis and Communal Living
As the housing crisis worsens and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris makes lowering housing prices a key part of her agenda, nonfiction writer Lola Milholland joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshan...
3 Okt 202442min
