The Sunday New York Times Readalong (#NYTReadalong)

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh marked Fourth of July weekend with an America250 edition of The Sunday #NYTReadalong. They reviewed two special sections from The New York Times: “Six Sentences That Have Shaped the American Story” and “Visions of America: The American Revolution Through the Eyes of Seven Everyday Founders.” They also shared viewer comments on what America250 means, including refle...

For the 400th episode of The Sunday #NYTReadalong, Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh celebrated a major milestone with three special guests and longtime friends from The New York Times: Tom Jolly, NYT Print Editor; Wayne Kamidoi, NYT Art Director; and Mike Connors, NYT Production Department Managing Director. Longtime producer Paula Kiger also returned as a special co-host. They looked back on the...

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh spoke with Andrew Sondern, Deputy Director of News Design for The New York Times, about designing the print edition of “The 10-Minute Challenge,” how the project moved from digital to print, the artwork selected for the special section and what goes into designing the Sunday paper. During the second half of the show, they reviewed the Sunday paper, including storie...

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh discussed The New York Times’ World Cup Preview, the politics of immigration and the World Cup, the White House “aliens” website, AI slop on social media and several stories from the Sunday paper. Visit the website for the episode page and a pdf of the World Cup Preview . There was also a spirited discussion about World War II, the Korean War, the Knicks, Chai Pani...

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh discussed President Trump's recent judicial setbacks (Kennedy Center, IRS, "Weaponization" Fund), the ongoing war on immigration and The 100 Best Restaurants in NYC. Check out the website for a pdf of the 100 Best Restaurants and gift links to several articles. There was also a spirited discussion about Ethiopian Food.

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh discussed President Trump's trip to China, RFK Jr.’s war on mental health care and "My Family's American Secret," NYT Cooking’s “24 Reasons to Cook This Summer” and all the latest news. We have .pdfs of "My Family's American Secret" and NYT Cooking's Summer Special on our website . Peter Herford, a long-time Professor of Journali...

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh discussed the Supreme Court's recent Voting Rights decision; World Press Freedom Day and a Forum sponsored by ClassACT HR 73; The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters and Philip Galanes' Social Qs Column. Gift links and more on the Digimentors website. Details .

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh discussed the shooting at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, the latest developments regarding Iran, President Trump’s Department of Justice and offer a remembrance of former two-time #NYTReadalong guest Prof. Andrew Hacker. Details

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh reflected on watching Artemis II safely return to Earth (with strong memories of Challenger and Columbia), the NYT's assessment of Zohran Mamdani's first 100 Days, the failure of US-Iran peace talks and two episodes of Shining Light on Shadows: A Candid Conversation About Mental Health focusing on Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Details .

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh covered the No Kings Rallies, showed Sree's video clips from the NYC protests, talked about the verdict against Meta and YouTube and covered the latest in the Cesar Chavez allegations. Details .

Neil Parekh hosted this week's episode with a cameo from Sree Sreenivasan at the top. Topics included Iran; Robert Mueller; Dolores Huerta; NYT Cooking Special and the Baseball Preview. Exclusive pdfs are available online .

Sejal Desai (Chair, India Giving Day Steering Committee and Executive Director, Akanksha Education Fund) joins Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh to talk about India Giving Day (March 13), an annual celebration supporting nonprofits across India and review The New York Times ( Details ).

We covered the U.S. attack on Iran; Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI (ChatGPT) and the Department of “War”; Trump's State of the Union; and Ten Years of NYT front page coverage of the State of the Union. Details and .pdfs .

Prof. Walter Greason joined Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh at 09:00 for a tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson. We also covered the Supreme Court and explained why we do the show. Our website has exclusive .pdfs of NYT Olympics Coverage.

Former Washington Post staffers Pradnya Joshi and Richard Prince joined us for a #WaPoTribute, sharing their thoughts on the mass layoffs that shook anyone who cares about democracy and journalism. ( Details )

We focused on the massive layoffs at The Washington Post, Trump’s calls to “Nationalize” U.S. elections, the continued fallout from the Epstein Files, Bad Bunny / Super Bowl LX and more. ( Details )

Watch our review of the Sunday New York Times, including a discussion of ASAP Rocky vs. A$AP Rocky and a special animation from Graphic History Company. Details .

We didn't hold back on this episode. We focused on a NYT Special Report, "Trump's War on Immigration" and Trump's recent comments on Civil Rights. Download a .pdf of the ⁠ special report ⁠ or get a gift link to the article about civil rights. ⁠ Details ⁠ .

Download a .pdf of the special report "The Separation: America's Partnership with Ukraine Unravels" and watch our review of the Sunday New York Times. Details .

Download a .pdf of the ⁠ Year in Pictures . We also covered several Trump updates and the latest news. Our next episode will be January 12, 2026. ⁠ Details ⁠ .

Download a .pdf of the special report on how the CIA left plutonium in the Himalayas back in 1965. We also covered the NYT Editorial Board's special feature on the state of the American Military and offered our own comments on the shootings at Brown University and at Bondi Beach in Australia. Details .

Download a .pdf of the NYT Holiday Cookies Pano-8 from our website . The news discussion focused on the Airstrikes (possible War Crimes) in the Caribbean, Immigration and more. ⁠ Details⁠ .

Neil Parekh is the Guest Host. Download .pdfs of Puzzle Mania! and the NYT Holiday Gift Guide from our website. The news discussion focused on Ukraine, AI, and President Trump and the 3Ms: Mamdani, MBS and MTG. We also reviewed a piece about mental health and dancers, an opinion essay by Sarah Wildman on ICE / Immigration, and a front page story about typewriters. Details .

Neil Parekh is the guest host for this episode, reviewing the print edition of the Sunday New York Times. The first 15 minutes focused on audience interaction and an explanation of how the show is produced. The news discussion focused on Charlotte, President Trump, the Book Review and The New York Times Magazine. Details

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh review the print edition of the Sunday New York Times, focusing on the results of last week's elections, a major story about Venezuelan men deported to prisons in El Salvador, AI Chatbots, the military purge and more.