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Cowbell - Robert Morgan - April 2021 22.03.2021 1:00

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Stories of Slavery, From Those Who Survived It - Clint Smith - March 2021 16.02.2021 46:55

The Federal Writers’ Project narratives provide an all-too-rare link to our past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Democracy Is Only 55 Years Old—And Hanging by a Thread - Vann R. Newkirk II - March 2021 16.02.2021 44:22

Black civil-rights activists—and especially Black women—delivered on the promise of the Founding. Their victories are in peril. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Illuminating the Whole American Idea - Jeffrey Goldberg - March 2021 16.02.2021 5:42

Introducing “Inheritance” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Terrifying Warning Lurking in the Earth’s Ancient Rock Record - Peter Brannen - March 2021 16.02.2021 56:24

Our climate models could be missing something big. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ultra-fast Fashion Is Eating the World - Rachel Monroe - March 2021 16.02.2021 38:05

Even a pandemic can’t stop people from buying clothes they don’t need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Breathtaking Ingenuity of Incarcerated Artists - Leslie Jamison - March 2021 16.02.2021 28:08

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We Were the Last of the Nice Negro Girls - Anna Deavere Smith - March 2021 16.02.2021 25:31

In 1968, history found us at a small women’s college, forging our Black identity and empowering our defiance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Caroline Shaw Make Classical Cool? - Jonathan Gharraie - March 2021 16.02.2021 12:50

Her innovative work won her a Pulitzer Prize at age 30. She’s collaborated with Kanye and Nas. What does her success mean for the long-suffering genre? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bring Back the Nervous Breakdown - Jerry Useem - March 2021 16.02.2021 14:55

It used to be okay to admit that the world had simply become too much. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everybody Knew Teenie - Damon Young - March 2021 16.02.2021 2:58

Charles “Teenie” Harris captured at least 125,000 people during the 40 years he documented Black life for The Pittsburgh Courier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Countercultural Sound of the 2020s - Spencer Kornhaber - March 2021 16.02.2021 12:04

Could it be hyperpop—noisy, ugly, and addictive? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon Has Transformed the Geography of Wealth and Power - Vauhini Vara - March 2021 16.02.2021 16:31

Understanding America in the giant company’s shadow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Wicked Virtuosity of Patricia Lockwood - Jordan Kisner - March 2021 16.02.2021 17:55

What happens when the poet, essayist, memoirist, and Twitter star writes a novel about the internet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Stoppard’s Double Life - Gaby Wood - March 2021 16.02.2021 16:59

For Britain’s leading postwar playwright, virtuosity and uncertainty go hand in hand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Ode to Low Expectations - James Parker - March 2021 16.02.2021 3:14

You’ll be happier if you grade reality on a curve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deciduous - Linda Gregerson - March 2021 16.02.2021 2:15

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What the Chaos in Hospitals Is Doing to Doctors - Jordan Kisner - Jan/Feb 2021 22.12.2020 48:26

Politicians’ refusal to admit when hospitals are overwhelmed puts a terrible burden on health-care providers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Biden Should Investigate Trump - James Fallows - Jan/Feb 2021 22.12.2020 30:15

The misdeeds and destructive acts are legion. The new president should focus on these three. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Science Beat the Virus - Ed Yong - Jan/Feb 2021 22.12.2020 45:46

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The Most American Religion - McKay Coppins - Jan/Feb 2021 22.12.2020 1:03:49

Perpetual outsiders, Mormons spent 200 years assimilating to a certain national ideal—only to find their country in an identity crisis. What will the third century of the faith look like? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Political Obituary for Donald Trump - George Packer - Jan/Feb 2021 22.12.2020 14:44

The effects of his reign will linger. But democracy survived. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He Won a Super Bowl. Now for the Real Challenge. - Howard Bryant - Jan/Feb 2021 22.12.2020 13:52

Former New England Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett believes there aren’t enough Black characters in children’s literature—and he wants to change that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Is There Financing for Everything Now? - Amanda Mull - Jan/Feb 2021 22.12.2020 12:18

Are the new online services that allow you to buy jeans or shampoo in installments—interest-free—too good to be true? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Artifacts of Bygone Lives - Syreeta McFadden - Jan/Feb 2021 22.12.2020 2:50

Remembering the dead through beloved objects Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices