Podcasts on the intersection of culture, media, and politics Hosted by Laura Marsh and Alex Pareene
MondayMay 3, 2021
Mark Bittman’s Beef With Capitalism
On junk food, cash crops, Oatly, and how to fix what’s broken in our food system
Andrew Cuomo, the Creepy Tyrant of Albany
The Cousinhood That Still Rules Britain
Why do the Tories keep winning?
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The Mystery of Merrick Garland
Biden’s attorney general is neither an ideologue nor a partisan, but a consensus-builder. How will he wield his power in this historic, politically charged moment?
How Americans Lost Their Fervor for Freedom
Louis Menand’s new book traces the decline of a defining ideal.
How Amazon Exploited a Weakened America
The immense power of Jeff Bezos’s empire reveals a country that has been falling apart for quite some time.