The Two-State Solution, and a Standing Desk Problem
We take the temperature of the Middle East peace process. Plus, Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry, Run the Jewels’ oldster rap, and the lifesaving benefits of a standing desk. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWi...
20 Jan 201755min
Episode 65: High-Rise Lettuce Farms, and the First Woman President
Ian Frazier explores indoor farming; Dan Savage tells David Remnick a thing or two about sex; and Amy Davidson asks, Why Angela Merkel but not Hillary Clinton? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compa...
13 Jan 201755min
Episode 64: Self-Esteem for Owls, and Newt Gingrich on the Heroin Problem
Newt Gingrich talks about the opioid epidemic and Donald Trump’s Twitter habit; Patricia Marx tries to relax, and fails. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information a...
6 Jan 201755min
Episode 63: Late-Night Icon David Letterman and Songwriter Jason Isbell
David Letterman discusses life after late night and songwriter Jason Isbell talks about songwriting while sober. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our...
30 Dec 201656min
Episode 62: Laura Poitras, David Bowie’s Last Band, and the Poet Brenda Shaughnessy
Laura Poitras turns surveillance into art, David Bowie’s jazz band, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal d...
23 Dec 201655min
Episode 61: Jeanette Winterson’s Christmas and Obama’s Legacy
The New Yorker’s political reporters assess the successes and failures of Barack Obama’s Presidency; Jeanette Winterson celebrates Christmas; and a poet visits the food court. Hosted by Simplecast, an...
16 Dec 201655min
Episode 60: What Is Trumpism?
A populist candidate hires an economic team from Goldman Sachs, and an English professor delivers a Hegelian analysis of Trump the disrupter. Plus, Michael Chabon on TV’s best, most boring show. Hoste...
9 Dec 201655min
Episode 59: The Koch Brothers and Boxing Champion Heather Hardy
Jane Mayer gets pushback after she investigates the Koch brothers; Heather Hardy prepares for a big fight; and an astronomer makes his case for the existence of a new ninth planet. Hosted by Simplecas...
2 Dec 201655min
