The Political Scene | The New Yorker
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Why Susan Collins Has Lasted So Long
October 1, 2026 · 47 minThe New Yorker staff writer Emma Green joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the Senate race in Maine, where the Republican Susan Collins, who has served in the Senate for nearly thirty years, is facing off against the former state senator Troy…
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Ari Emanuel on Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mixing Business with Politics
September 28, 2026 · 34 minAri Emanuel is the executive chairman of W.M.E., one of the biggest talent agencies in Hollywood. He has overseen the careers of Oprah Winfrey, Taylor Swift, Meghan Markle, Martin Scorsese, Dwayne (the Rock) Johnson, and Donald Trump. His…
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The Washington Roundtable Live: Can D.C. Get a Grip on A.I.?
September 25, 2026 · 56 minThe Washington Roundtable travels to Madison, Wisconsin, for a conversation about the politics of artificial intelligence before a live audience at the Cap Times Idea Fest. The group discusses the stakes of Xi Jinping’s visit to…
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How MAHA Tore One Family Apart
September 24, 2026 · 47 minThe New Yorker staff writer Ruby Cramer joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss how the Make America Healthy Again movement is influencing debates within families over vaccines and medical care. They talk about the rise of vaccine skepticism…
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Malcolm Gladwell on “The American Way of Killing”
September 21, 2026 · 27 minMalcolm Gladwell, a longtime staff writer at The New Yorker, often uses ideas from the social sciences and epidemiology and applies them to surprising topics. But his new book tackles an issue that’s in the headlines every day. The book is…
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Introducing: “The Journey,” from In the Dark
September 18, 2026 · 57 minThe Washington Roundtable will be back next week. In the meantime, we would like to introduce “The Journey,” an audio investigation hosted by our colleague Ava Kofman. Throughout five episodes, it unravels the mystery of how Guojun Xuan…
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How, Exactly, Could A.I. Destroy Humanity?
September 17, 2026 · 58 minThe New Yorker staff writer Joshua Rothman joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss recent calls from industry leaders to slow the development of A.I. technology for safety reasons. They talk about an industry-wide fear that A.I. could disrupt or…
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Colin Kaepernick, Ten Years After Taking a Knee
September 14, 2026 · 53 minColin Kaepernick had a stunning rise as an N.F.L. quarterback after becoming a full-time starter, in 2012. He was a legitimate dual threat—as effective running the ball as he was throwing it. And, to this day, Kaepernick still holds the…