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Matthieu Aikins is a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine who has reported on Afghanis

Brian Reed and Hamza Syed are co-hosts of the new podcast The Trojan Horse Affair.“I had lost all fa

Chuck Klosterman is a journalist and the author of eleven books, including his latest, The Nineties.

Episode 473: Khabat Abbas

2022/1/26

Khabat Abbas is an independent journalist and video producer from northeastern Syria, and the winner

Episode 472: Michael Schulman

2022/1/19

Michael Schulman is a staff writer for The New Yorker. He recently profiled Jeremy Strong of Success

Sarah Marshall is a writer and hosts the podcast You're Wrong About.”I love it when people tell me t

Episode 470: Abe Streep

2022/1/5

Abe Streep is a journalist and contributing editor for Outside. His new book is Brothers on Three: A

Connie Walker is an investigative reporter and podcast host. Her latest show is Stolen: The Search f

Parul Sehgal, a former a book critic for The New York Times, is now a staff writer at The New Yorker

George Saunders is the author of eleven books. His latest is A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which

Episode 468: Emily Oster

2021/12/8

Emily Oster is an economist, professor, and author. Her new book is The Family Firm.”[COVID] has bee

Kelefa Sanneh is a staff writer at The New Yorker. His book is Major Labels: A History of Popular Mu

Episode 466: Anita Hill

2021/11/24

Anita Hill is a professor and author. Her new book is Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gend

Ben Austen is a journalist and the author of High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Pub

Episode 464: Casey Johnston

2021/11/10

Casey Johnston is a journalist and editor who writes the column "Ask A Swole Woman," which now appea

Mitchell S. Jackson is a journalist and author. His profile of Ahmaud Arbery, ”Twelve Minutes and a

Episode 462: Ben Smith

2021/10/27

Ben Smith is the media columnist for The New York Times. He was the founding editor-in-chief of Buzz

Jay Caspian Kang is a contributor at New York Times Magazine. His new book is The Loneliest American

Episode 460: Mary Roach

2021/10/13

Mary Roach is the author of seven nonfiction books, including her latest, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks t

Episode 459: E. Alex Jung

2021/10/6

E. Alex Jung is a senior writer for Vulture and New York. ”When I'm in that space, I try to be a spo