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Summer is the season for road trips, and also for road trip stories. Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” may be the most famous example in American literature — but there are lots of other great road trip books, so this week the Book Review’s staff critics Dwight Garner, Alexandra Jacob ... Show More

In this month’s installment of the Book Review Book Club, we’re discussing “The Catch,” the debut novel by the poet and memoirist Yrsa Daley-Ward. The book is a psychological thriller that follows semi-estranged twin sisters, Clara and Dempsey, who were babies when their mother w ... Show More

We’re halfway through 2025, and we at the Book Review have already written about hundreds of books. Some of those titles are good. Some are very good. And then there are the ones that just won’t let us go. On this week’s episode of the podcast, Gilbert Cruz and Joumana Khatib tal ... Show More

The podcast “Talk Art [is] about is encouraging people to switch lanes, to take up space, and to embrace your interests,” says cofounder Russell Tovey. Since 2018, Tovey and Robert Diament have cohosted Talk Art, producing over 175 episodes with guests across all fields of art, f ... Show More

A conversation about the band’s return, its evolving message and the nature of comeback tours. Guests: Rolling Stone's Andy Greene and the writer and "Summer of Soul" producer Joseph Patel.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop c ... Show More

Peter Singer is one of the world’s most influential living philosophers, whose ideas have motivated millions of people to change how they eat, how they give, and how they interact with each other and the natural world. Peter joined Tyler to discuss whether utilitarianism is only ... Show More

This week Kevin sits down with Alex Goldman from Reply All. Alex has a voice and career marked by curiosity. Together him and Kevin talk about what it means to work well with a partner, why doing a labor intensive show is still rewarding, and reveal the special secret method for ... Show More

In this episode of the Art Grind host Sofia Kayafas and Marshall Jones speak with Australian artist Peter Bonner and how his birth country has influenced his abstract expressionist art. Peter clarifies what makes a painting abstract and dives into the history of that art movement ... Show More

Jordan Peterson recently released a video titled "Doctors & Psychotherapists: Butchers & Liars." In this episode, Pye and Dr. Glen share their thoughts and reactions to Dr. Peterson's video. 

Episode #5: Talking Architecture and Design talks to Ross Styles from Architectus by Architecture & Design 

Today’s Between the Covers conversation is with the poet Ross Gay about Be Holding, his book-length poem that emerges from a sustained meditation on a mere few seconds of the basketball career of Julius Erving (aka Dr. J). Be Holding is a finalist for this year’s PEN/Jean Stein B ... Show More

Ross Asdourian was the closing keynote speaker at this year’s OnBrand Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. Recorded from the event on July 13, right next to where the taco bar was now being taken down, Ross and I discuss the importance of craft services, and what amazing churros they h ... Show More