Phoebe Bridgers’s tour dates were cancelled—she was booked at Madison Square Garden, among other venues—so she performs songs from her recent album, “Punisher,” from home. The critic Amanda Petrusich talks about the joys of Folkways records, and the novelist Donald Antrim talks about a year in which he suffered from crippling depression and rarely left his a ... Show More
Aug 18
Erin Brockovich Takes on Data Centers
Since a famous case against a California utility, the name Erin Brockovich has become synonymous with a fighter taking on big polluters. Earlier this year, Brockovich began receiving e-mails from people worried about the construction of A.I. data centers, which is happening at a ... Show More
23m 36s
Aug 14
Bernie Sanders Takes on Data Centers
The data centers that power artificial intelligence are being built at a rampant pace, and are spurring resistance all over the country. Apart from public concerns about A.I.’s impact on jobs, privacy, and other aspects of life, data centers consume vast amounts of electricity an ... Show More
26m 27s
Mar 2024
Phoebe Bridgers (Re-Release)
<p>(Re-released from December 2020) Musician Phoebe Bridgers talks with Andy Richter about facing careless criticism, what she likes about the way in which her writing has evolved, and doing press from home for her latest album "Punisher."</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an Ads ... Show More
1h 24m
Nov 2020
The Sunday Read: 'Hard Times'
<p>For the folk duo Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, pandemic isolation brought about a creative boon. In a year that has been defined by uncertainty, they have returned to what they know: songs about the slow, challenging, beautiful heat of living.</p><p><em>This story was writ ... Show More
44m 26s