Lili Anolik looks at a question that’s always intrigued the literati—what exactly was the nature of the relationship between Joan Didion and her husband, John Gregory Dunne? Then our man in Paris, John von Sothen, reports on one poll that has been quite reliable at predicting the winner of the U.S. presidential election: it’s conducted at Harry’s Bar among e ... Show More
Nov 2025
Episode 268: Melania Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and the $1 Billion Lawsuit
This week, Stuart Heritage gives us his perspective on the Epstein-related lawsuit facing Melania and Donald Trump. Then Alexandra Marshall reports from France on what life is like in prison for former president Nicolas Sarkozy. And finally, Todd James Pierce reveals how Julie An ... Show More
30m 58s
Oct 2025
Episode 267: The Nuns, the Masterpiece, and a Remote Canadian Island
This week, Alessandra Stanley discusses how the Trump administration is turning away Russians seeking asylum. Then John von Sothen reveals how he learned that one of the great masterpieces of Western art has been sequestered inside a convent in remote Canada for 200 years. See Pr ... Show More
23m 45s
Oct 2025
Episode 266: From Jagger to Lennon and More—the Shop That Dressed Swinging Londoners
This week, Mark Rozzo remembers Granny Takes a Trip, the clothing store that put the swing in London’s Swinging 60s and outfitted everyone from John Lennon and Lou Reed to Mick Jagger and more. And then, as the White House continues to pressure American universities and colleges ... Show More
26m 26s
Oct 2025
Another World Was Possible
Featuring Alexandra Wandel, Gonzalo Berrón, and Paul Adlerstein on the 1999 mass protest against the World Trade Organization in Seattle and on the giant global justice movement that mobilized unions, farmers, environmentalists, public interest advocates, and various radical left ... Show More
1h 31m
May 2022
Starbucks Gaslight Special, Hope From History 05.23.22
<p>In episode 1253, Jack and Miles are joined by author, activist, musician, and host of <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-cool-people-who-did-cool-96003360/">Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/magpiekilljoy?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp ... Show More
1h 5m
Aug 2023
Emergent Terrain w/ Akbar, Winant, & Riofrancos
Featuring Amna Akbar, Gabriel Winant, and Thea Riofrancos on the emerging terrain of struggle. Is American liberalism exhausted or revitalized? What are the successes and limits of the new US left electoral strategy? Is there a new anti-electoral mood amongst socialists? Why don’ ... Show More
2h 14m