James Comey is the former FBI Director turned crime novelist who has spent a career fighting organised crime and hostile threats to American democracy. In 2016 as head of the FBI, he reopened a previously closed investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails from her time as Secretary of State, which is still a divisive moment that many say helped define the el ... Show More
Sep 3
How Trade Shapes Our World, With Ed Conway
Trade has shaped human civilisation for thousands of years. From the copper used in Mesopotamian ploughs to the silicon inside our smartphones, vast networks have evolved to move the materials and products on which modern life depends. Yet much of this system remains invisible, o ... Show More
53m 33s
Sep 1
NYT’s Novel of the Century? Marlon James on The Disappearers
In 1988, eight men in Kingston, Jamaica, begin rehearsals for a play. Though strangers to one another, they share an inescapable truth: All of them are gay. And they live in a world that refuses to accept them. One night they are beaten and one of them is killed. In this episode, ... Show More
49m 24s
Aug 30
The Secret History in Our DNA: Adam Rutherford Meets David Olusoga (Part Two)
Adam Rutherford is a science broadcaster, and author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived, which transformed the way we think about human history. By using genetics to uncover the story of our species, it offered a thrilling new perspective on who we are and where we cam ... Show More
38m 29s
Jan 2021
James Comey and Truth in Government
<p>James Comey’s “Saving Justice,” arrives three years after his first book, “A Higher Loyalty.” Joe Klein <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/books/review/james-comey-saving-justice.html" target="_blank">reviews it for us</a>, and visits the podcast this week to discuss, ... Show More
1h 3m
Apr 2018
From the Archives: Hillary Clinton - November 1, 2017
Hillary Clinton talks about the FBI investigation into President Trump's campaign ties to Russia, the influence money has on politics, empowering women and "What Happened."
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31m 36s
Sep 2025
The Indictment of James Comey
<p>A grand jury indicted James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, on Thursday night. It is a case that President Trump has personally demanded that federal prosecutors pursue despite their own doubts about whether Mr. Comey committed a crime.</p><p>Devlin Barrett, who covers the ... Show More
30m 1s