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  • Episode 41: Hillary Makes History, and Archery Makes a Comeback July 29, 2016

    In this episode, Andy Borowitz explains how the D.N.C. is like a Phil Collins music video from the eighties, and Patricia Marx practices archery at home.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (episode)

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    • Not Down with T.P.P. July 29, 2016

      John Cassidy explains how political resistance to the Trans-Pacific Partnership is about more than just economics.

    • Jelani Cobb on the D.N.C., Then and Now July 29, 2016

      Jelani Cobb discusses the Obama Presidency&rsquo;s effect on the Democratic Party.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

    • Borowitz Reports on the D.N.C. July 29, 2016

      A writer of satire thinks that the D.N.C. represents the audacity of cheesiness.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

    • The Hunt for Nazi Gold July 29, 2016

      Jake Halpern investigates a legend about a Nazi train filled with treasure, hidden deep underground.&nbsp;

    • Patricia Marx Plays Apartment Archery July 29, 2016

      Patricia Marx missed the Olympic qualifying meets in archery, so she stayed home and practiced the sport in her living room.&nbsp;&nbsp;She wasn&rsquo;t expecting to draw blood.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

  • Episode 40: Donald Trump’s Ghostwriter and a Poet Fighting Cancer July 22, 2016

    In this episode, the ghostwriter behind &ldquo;The Art of the Deal&rdquo; tells all, and Andy Borowitz reviews highlights of the Republican National Convention. (episode)

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  • Special Preview: Trump’s Remorseful Ghostwriter July 18, 2016

    Tony Schwartz spent&nbsp;more than&nbsp;a year with Trump back in 1986, ghostwriting his memoir. He hasn&rsquo;t ever talked publicly about the&nbsp;experience of working with Trump&mdash;until now. (article)

  • Episode 39: The Gawker Sex-Tape Blowup, and George Saunders on Trump July 15, 2016

    The founder of Gawker on the &ldquo;karmic justice&rdquo; of the Hulk Hogan lawsuit; George Saunders on what makes Trump supporters tick; and Parker Posey on a camper from hell.


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    • Summer Camper from Hell July 15, 2016

      Elliot is really a sweet kid&mdash;it&rsquo;s just that he bites.&nbsp;Hard.&nbsp;Parker Posey reads a short story by Demetri Martin.

    • The Rise and Uncertain Future of Gawker.com July 15, 2016

      After years of outing C.E.O.s, publishing sex tapes, and shaking up American journalism, Gawker finds itself in Chapter 11 bankruptcy.




    • George Saunders on the Trump Campaign July 15, 2016

      &nbsp;One of the great fiction writers of our time investigates who supports Donald Trump and why.


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    • Presidential Campaigns Are Like Wildfires July 15, 2016

      &nbsp;The composer Michael Friedman is travelling the country, setting voters&rsquo; deepest thoughts about the election to music.


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    • Stargazing Into a Microscope July 15, 2016

      As a kid, Slava Epstein dreamed of studying space; instead, he found uncharted territory in the vast realm of bacteria.




  • Episode 38: The Wisdom of John McPhee, and the Agony of an iPod Lockout July 8, 2016

    In this episode, John McPhee reflects on a lifetime of writing; we explore the future of Brexit; and a reporter nearly loses everything after forgetting his iPod passcode. (episode)

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    • A Breakup Ceremony July 8, 2016

      Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today, in the park, to inadvertently&nbsp;witness the dramatic breakup of these&nbsp;two people we have&nbsp;never met.

    • Is the Brexit Vote Good for the E.U.? July 8, 2016

      The &ldquo;yes&rdquo; vote on Brexit seems to have shocked even its proponents, and the turmoil in Britain now actually strengthens the cause of E.U. integration.

    • John McPhee’s Legacy July 8, 2016

      John McPhee was eight years old when he decided to become a writer; seventy-seven years later, he looks back on his singular career with his former student David Remnick.

    • The Agony of a Locked iPod July 8, 2016

      A reporter stored crucial materials from an African reporting trip on an iPod Touch. Now he&rsquo;s forgotten the passcode&mdash;and has only two tries left before the material is wiped out.

    • Living Alone in Twenty-Two Rooms July 8, 2016

      A Manhattan bartender decided to reclaim his father&rsquo;s mansion in Belgrade. When he went to move in, things got complicated.

  • Special Preview: George Saunders on the Trump Campaign July 5, 2016

    Fiction writer George Saunders takes to the Trump campaign trail, and a new understanding of America emerges. (article)

  • Episode 37: El Chapo v. Flores Brothers, and Jack Handey’s Santa Fe July 1, 2016

    In this episode, Patrick Radden Keefe on the drug dealers&nbsp;who may help bring&nbsp;El Chapo to justice, and David Remnick talks to Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza.&nbsp; (episode)

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    • The Star Witnesses Against El Chapo July 1, 2016

      Before Sean Penn caught up with Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Flores twins helped lead authorities to the drug kingpin. Here's how that bust went down.&nbsp;

    • Alicia Garza Says No to Hillary July 1, 2016

      David Remnick talks to Alicia Garza, one of the founders of Black Lives Matter, about the&nbsp;aspirations of the organization and why she won't support Hillary Clinton.

    • Writer Nathan Englander on CrossFit July 1, 2016

      Acclaimed fiction writer Nathan Englander has always worked around the clock, but now he is trying the notoriously grueling CrossFit.

    • Nobody Writes a Caption Like Larry Wood July 1, 2016

      Larry Wood has won The New Yorker Cartoon Caption contest seven&nbsp;times. He shares his tricks with The New Yorker's Susan Morrison.

    • "Tales of Old Santa Fe," by Jack Handey July 1, 2016

      Santa Fe&rsquo;s cowboy past and its New Age present collide in these short sketches from Jack Handey.