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In this episode, Colson Whitehead reimagines the Underground Railroad, Jill Lepore assesses the sorry state of political debate, and Sharon Horgan finds humor in “Divorce.” (episode)
“I’m sending myself a video of me showing you how I can send myself a video. How on Earth did we ever live without these things?”
Arguing about politics is something that we learn from hearing other people do it. Right now, we’re lacking great examples.
Sharon Horgan, the creator of the new HBO series “Divorce,” talks with David Remnick about our culture’s changing attitudes toward marriage.
The New Yorker’s music critic, Alex Ross, shares a few of his current favorites in culture, including a “Finnegans Wake” Twitter account.
The author of the new novel “The Underground Railroad” visits sites in New York City that played a role in helping slaves escape to freedom.