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Episode
New memoirs by Evan Gershkovich and Mahmoud Khalil chronicle political imprisonment
2026-10-30
16 minAt normal playback speed
EpisodeKevin Roose on the quasi-religious pursuit of artificial general intelligence
2026-10-27
11 minAt normal playback speed
Episode'Lessons in Chemistry' author Bonnie Garmus on her new novel 'Peck & Peck'
2026-10-26
11 minAt normal playback speed
EpisodeTwo collections of horror stories modernize the genre
2026-10-23
18 minAt normal playback speed
EpisodeIn 'The Eleventh Hour,' Salman Rushdie writes about morality, revenge and ghosts
2026-10-19
12 minAt normal playback speed
Episode'Nickel and Dimed' and 'The Case for Quitting' reconsider our relationship to work
2026-10-16
20 minAt normal playback speed
EpisodeHernan Diaz on his new novel 'Ply' and understanding America through technology
2026-10-15
14 minAt normal playback speed
EpisodeJohn Green on 'Hollywood, Ending,' his first novel for adults
2026-10-12
12 minAt normal playback speed
EpisodeLois Lowry on 'Building 903,' 'The Giver' and relationships between the old and young
2026-10-09
24 minAt normal playback speed