Episode 14: The Koch Brothers, the Ninth Planet, and an Undefeated Female Boxer
In this episode, three epic battles: Jane Mayer recounts her experience investigating—and being investigated by—Koch Industries; Junot Díaz discusses his fraught relationship with his native Dominican...
22 Jan 201655min
Episode 13: El Chapo v. Flores Brothers, and Jack Handey’s Santa Fe
If Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the drug kingpin known as El Chapo, is extradited to the United States, he might face two formidable witnesses: identical twin brothers, former drug traffickers on a major sca...
15 Jan 201655min
Episode 12: Sarah Koenig on "Serial," and a Resilient Poet
Sarah Koenig, the host of “Serial,” talks with David Remnick about why her podcast’s success caught her by surprise. Robin Coste Lewis, who recently won a National Book Award, explains how a devastat...
8 Jan 201655min
Episode 11: Life as a Reporter Covering ISIS, and Puppet Sex
What's the funniest way to spook a horse? Cartoonists Matt Diffee and Emily Flake give us a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how jokes get made. Then, comedian Aziz Ansari critiques Hollywood’s casting ha...
1 Jan 201655min
Episode 10: Lenny Shiller's Famous Cars, and the Search for a Lost Father
Lenny Shiller owns some of the most recognizable cars around; his vintage vehicles have been appearing in movies for years (often with Lenny at the wheel). We’ll visit the garage in Brooklyn they call...
25 Dec 201555min
Episode 9: Christmas Skies Full of Drones, and Donald Trump's Ultimate Luxury
Mark Singer had the temerity to write about Donald Trump, and Trump wanted revenge -- but just who came out on top? Sofia Coppola talks about working with Bill Murray on a Christmas special. And we of...
18 Dec 201555min
Episode 8: The Missing Boater, and Robert Glasper
On shows as different as “Jessica Jones,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” and “Game of Thrones,” characters confront sexual violence in ways never shown before on television. Emily Nussbaum, The New York...
11 Dec 201555min
Episode 7: The Mayor and the Mormon Church, and Roger Angell
High school students in Queens mount a fraught election simulation, Salt Lake City’s openly gay mayor-elect talks about the Mormon Church, and Roger Angell speaks to David Remnick about writing in his...
4 Dec 201555min
