Clare Malone on the new guard at a storied institution; and the staff writer Jason Zengerle on his new biography of Carlson, “Hated by All the Right People.”

A left-wing atheist reality TV host from Oklahoma is one of the most popular liberal podcasters, channeling outrage with MAGA and complacent Democrats alike.

The historian Daniel Immerwahr says Trump’s embrace of imperialist adventuring is not just about business interests—it’s an appeal to masculinity which “seems to sell.” 

The singer on his journey from a record-company mailroom to the top of the salsa charts. And Moore discusses some of her demanding roles from decades of filmmaking.

Stephen Witt on the rise of the tech colossus Nvidia, and the geopolitical challenges it faces. And the religion scholar Pagels explains her enduring interest in “the invisible world.”

The veteran and Senate candidate from Maine talks about the affordability crisis, his campaign’s controversies, and why he isn’t ashamed about his past offensive comments.

The former C.I.A. director and Secretary of Defense explains the problem with using the military for law enforcement. Plus, Gabrielle Calvocoressi on their new poetry collection.

Schiff is being investigated by the Justice Department and notes that Trump can’t stop thinking about him: “I live rent-free in that guy’s head.” Plus, director Chloé Zhao on “Hamnet.”

The novelist on his new book, set a century in the future. Plus, the director talks with the New Yorker editor Susan Morrison about his new film.