Reporters from The Times are joining athletes from around the world as they descend on Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics, where they are encountering the strictest and most wide-ranging health requirements ever attempted at an Olympic Games.
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has made it his goal to keep the coronavirus out of the country as much as possible, an ... Show More
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What Drives Political Violence in America
In the midst of a cascade of violent acts against political figures in the United States, a few questions keep coming up — how did we get here, and how much worse could it really get? Robert Pape, a professor at the University of Chicago and one of the country’s leading voices on ... Show More
38m 31s
Aug 2021
What the Olympics Taught Us About Us
If sports are a metaphor for life, what are they telling us about our society right now?
Dave Zirin, sports editor for The Nation, and author of ten books on the politics of sports, joins Kai to talk about the “Pandemic Games,” the peril of chasing perfection, and just how much h ... Show More
50m 58s
Feb 2022
Roll On: What Happened to the Olympics?
Marked by endless scandal and rampant corruption, the Olympics are in free fall. Today we explore how the world's most highly acclaimed brand has become corrosive, and what can be done to repair it. But fear not, we also celebrate a selection of inspiring athletic highlights from ... Show More
2h 10m
Dec 2020
Dans quel état 2020 laisse-t-il le monde?
<p>Pour ce dernier épisode de 2020, retour sur les personnages marquants de l'actualité internationale, ceux qui nous ont fait beaucoup parler, dans LMDS et ailleurs. Reverra-t-on Donald Trump après son départ de la Maison-Blanche? Quelle image pour la Chine, épicentre dans l'épi ... Show More
32m 45s