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    Republicans claim they have unearthed evidence of wrongdoing by the president and his family that could rise to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors.
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    The Daily

    The Republican Attempt to Impeach President Biden

    Explaining the timing and rationale of the third formal attempt by Congress to remove a president in the past four years.

     By Michael Barbaro, Carlos Prieto, Rob Szypko, Rikki Novetsky, Paige Cowett, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto, Diane Wong and

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      The Run-Up

      The Backup Plan for Lost Voters

      Millions of voters are dissatisfied with the prospect of another Trump-Biden matchup. Could there be an alternative?

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      The Ezra Klein Show

      Sabbath and the Art of Rest

      Judith Shulevitz shares the wisdom of the Sabbath and its offering to a modern world that struggles to unplug.

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The Daily

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    The Ozempic Era of Weight Loss

    The stories of two people who took the medication and had two very different experiences.

     By Michael Barbaro, Nina Feldman, Alex Stern, Luke Vander Ploeg, Shannon Lin, Lexie Diao, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto, Diane Wong, Elisheba Ittoop and

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    The Sunday Read: ‘The Inheritance Case That Could Unravel an Art Dynasty’

    How a widow’s legal fight against the Wildenstein family of France has threatened its storied collection — and revealed the underbelly of the global art market.

     By Rachel Corbett, Adrienne Hurst, Aaron Esposito, John Woo, Sophia Lanman and

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    An Armored Train and a Dangerous New Alliance

    The meeting between President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, could have malign consequences for the world.

     By Sabrina Tavernise, Rob Szypko, Shannon Lin, Summer Thomad, Mary Wilson, Jessica Cheung, M.J. Davis Lin, Michael Benoist, Will Reid, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and

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    A New Covid Shot for a New Covid Era

    During an uptick in infections, the U.S. government has recommended a new annual vaccination.

     By Michael Barbaro, Clare Toeniskoetter, Olivia Natt, Sydney Harper, Devon Taylor, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and

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    A Breaking Point for the U.S. Auto Industry

    The United Auto Workers union has said it is prepared for a strike across the Big Three automakers if a deal is not reached.

     By Michael Barbaro, Diana Nguyen, Carlos Prieto, Sydney Harper, Rachelle Bonja, John Ketchum, Lisa Chow, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto, Diane Wong and

The Run-Up

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    The Run-Up Goes to Iowa

    In our final episode of the season, we travel to the state that could scramble both parties’ assumption that Donald Trump is the inevitable nominee — and talk to the voters most likely to turn on him.

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    The Democrat Saying What Others Won’t

    We speak to Julian Castro, a former challenger and early skeptic of Joe Biden, about the concerns that so many voters have. But, the Democratic Party is unwilling to engage.

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    The Case for Democrats to Stop Playing Defense

    Two Democratic lawmakers share their different visions of resistance to today’s Republican Party: tactical planning vs. all-out resistance.

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    The New Terms of Abortion Politics

    A 15-week federal minimum. Court reform. Abortion activists on both sides are already preparing their 2024 playbooks in an uncertain post-Dobbs landscape.

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    The Fight to Define Extremism

    Conversations with two lawmakers reveal how the parties regard, and exploit, the other side when it comes to questions of extremism.

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Hard Fork

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    Casey v. Kevin on U.S. v. Google + Walter Isaacson on Two Years With Elon Musk

    It’s been a bumpy ride for the most important players in tech.

     By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and

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    Escape From Burning Man + Musk vs. the A.D.L. + Listener Questions

    “We’re better behind keyboards, not behind wrenches.”

     By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Davis Land, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop and

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    The Secretive Billionaires Building a Tech Utopia + Casey’s External Brain + HatGPT

    From building productivity apps to building new cities — tech tries to reinvent the world, again.

     By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and

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    N.Y.C. Says Airbn-bye + How Far Would You Go for a GPU? + The A.I. Songs of the Summer

    You gotta give it to the A.I. — some of these really are bangers.

     By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell and

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    Sam Bankman-Fried Goes to Jail, Back to School With A.I. and A Self-Driving Car Update

    Sam Bankman-Fried lands himself back in jail.

     By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Sophia Lanman, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and

First Person

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    Millions of People Watched Her Grow Up Online. What Did It Cost Her?

    Whitney Bjerken has been a YouTuber for as long as she can remember. At 18, she’s taking stock of her viral childhood.

     By Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Olivia Natt, Jillian Weinberger, Anabel Bacon, Stephanie Joyce, Kaari Pitkin, Efim Shapiro, Isaac Jones, Pat McCusker and

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    Why Conservatives Can’t Stop Talking About Aristotle

    The 2,500-year-old roots of Ron DeSantis’s education plan.

     By Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Sophia Alvarez Boyd, Stephanie Joyce, Kaari Pitkin, Pat McCusker, Isaac Jones, Sonia Herrero and

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    They’re Severely Mentally Ill. Is It Ethical to Help Them Die?

    A psychiatrist’s dilemma when the most extreme option is legal.

     By Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Rhiannon Corby, Anabel Bacon, Kaari Pitkin, Carole Sabouraud, Isaac Jones and

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    Nuclear Secrets, a Compost Heap and the Lost Documents Daniel Ellsberg Never Leaked

    At the end of his life, the man behind the Pentagon Papers has a warning for us all.

     By Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Wyatt Orme, Kaari Pitkin, Stephanie Joyce, Anabel Bacon, Pat McCusker, Isaac Jones, Sonia Herrero and

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    He Started the First Police Academy at an H.B.C.U. It Was Complicated.

    Chief Gary Hill on how to get more Black officers on the force — and transform cop culture through training.

     By Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Derek Arthur, Olivia Natt, Anabel Bacon, Kaari Pitkin, Carole Sabouraud, Isaac Jones, Sonia Herrero and

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Ezra Klein

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    America’s Top Librarian on the Rise of Book Bans

    The American Library Association president Emily Drabinski takes stock of why libraries have become epicenters of the culture wars.

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    What Have We Learned From a Summer of Climate Reckoning?

    Kate Marvel discusses what the latest climate science reveals about this summer’s heat waves and extreme weather events.

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    It’s Time to Talk About ‘Pandemic Revisionism’

    The epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina takes stock of school closures, mask mandates and the pandemic response.

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    What Happens When Great Power Conflict and Climate Action Collide?

    Jason Bordoff and Meghan O’Sullivan map out how decarbonization will transform the world economy and geopolitics.

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    This Conservative Thinks America’s Institutions ‘Earned’ the G.O.P.’s Distrust

    Mary Katharine Ham makes a case for why American institutions have breached public trust.

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Reporter Reads

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    Why a Landfill as Tall as the Statue of Liberty May Rise Even Higher

    A plan for Seneca Meadows would fill a “valley” with enough trash to fill MetLife Stadium 10 times, at least.

     By Jesse McKinley and

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    Illegal Mopeds and Fake Names: Migrants Scrape By in Underground Economy

    The newest migrants in New York need money but are prohibited from working. A secondary market of fake app logins and weekly bike rentals has emerged.

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    Meet the Oil Man in Charge of Leading the World Away From Oil

    Sultan al-Jaber, the energy executive leading this year’s global climate summit, says fossil fuel companies are key to the world’s energy transition. Some disagree.

     By Max Bearak and

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    The Government Takes On a Fisherman Over 200,000 Pounds of Fluke

    Chris Winkler is on trial, accused of taking too many fish from the seas off gentrified Montauk. His former partners have pleaded guilty, and stand to make millions from the sale of their small seafood-themed empire.

     By Karen Zraick and

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    For Michele Lowe, a writing coach for rabbis, the weeks leading up to Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are crunch time.
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    The Rabbi Whisperer: A Playwright Helps Sermon Writers Find Their Voice

    Michele Lowe, a former advertising executive, coaches religious leaders on how to write sermons with a little “zetz.” This is her peak season.

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Modern Love

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    I Needed David Schwimmer’s Help

    When her aunt died by suicide, Samantha Joseph went on a yearslong quest to understand why it happened. That search eventually led her to a moving conversation with the “Friends” actor.

     By Anna Martin, Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Elyssa Dudley, Hans Buetow, Jen Poyant, Sara Sarasohn, Sophia Lanman, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and

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    How I Lost the Fiancé but Won the Honeymoon

    Alone on a honeymoon trip intended for her and her ex, Nell Stephens learns to leave behind the rules others set for her.

     By Anna Martin, Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Hans Buetow, Jen Poyant, Sara Sarasohn, Sophia Lanman, Dan Powell and

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    My Invisible Husband

    David Khalaf’s family hid his husband Constantino from his 96-year-old grandmother for years.

     By Anna Martin, Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Hans Buetow, Jen Poyant, Sara Sarasohn, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and

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    The Day My Family Changed Forever

    The youngest Modern Love essayist shares a story of divorce from the child’s perspective. And then we hear from listeners about the moment their parents’ divorce became real for them.

     By Anna Martin, Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Elyssa Dudley, Hans Buetow, Jen Poyant, Sara Sarasohn, Sophia Lanman, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Sonia Herrero, Pat McCusker and

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    The Gift of Holiday Men

    The hole left by generations of absentee fathers is filled by a powerful matriarchy.

     By Anna Martin, Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Hans Buetow, Jen Poyant, Sara Sarasohn, Sophia Lanman, Dan Powell and

Popcast

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    Popcast (Deluxe): Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Guts,’ Part 2

    A deep dive into whom the singer’s new songs might be about — and if it matters. Plus: Zach Bryan’s breakthrough and recent arrest.

     

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    Olivia Rodrigo’s Songs About Growing Pains

    The 20-year-old singer-songwriter returns with “Guts,” an album informed by the opportunities and costs of her rapid rise.

     

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    Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Speed Round, Part 2

    A conversation about Swift’s relationship to celebrity, the tour date as destination event and how fans dressed up for the show.

     

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    Popcast (Deluxe) Mailbag: Selena Gomez, BTS and Doja Cat!

    Listener and viewer questions on some recent releases, also including Renee Rapp, Earl Sweatshirt and Zach Bryan.

     

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Book Review

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    Elon Musk and Naomi Klein Are Complicated

    Our critic Jennifer Szalai discusses Walter Isaacson’s biography of the billionaire entrepreneur along with her recent profile of Klein, the Canadian writer and activist.

     

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    Stephen King Explains Why He’s a Mystery Writer Not So Big on Mystery

    The author discusses his new novel, “Holly,” his views on writing and life, and his own influence on younger generations. And we look at September books.

     

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    Amor Towles Sees Dead People

    The novelist discusses his career and his recent essay about cadavers in crime fiction, and the actor Richard E. Grant talks about his memoir and his love of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”

     

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    Swallowed by a Whale, and Other August Books

    Sarah Lyall discusses the thriller “Whalefall,” by Daniel Kraus, and Joumana Khatib rounds up the month’s other big books.

     

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    Ann Patchett on Summer Love and Her New Novel

    The author discusses “Tom Lake,” bookstore secrets and the play “Our Town.”

     

Still Processing

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    America Has a Problem

    The hosts of “Still Processing” on the undoing of Kanye West.

     By Wesley Morris, Jenna Wortham, Elyssa Dudley, Hans Buetow, Christina Djossa, Sasha Weiss and

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    Plastic Off the Sofa

    “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” doesn’t shy away from big subjects like grief and colonization. The hosts of “Still Processing” are ready for it.

     By Wesley Morris, Jenna Wortham, Elyssa Dudley, Hans Buetow, Christina Djossa, Sasha Weiss and

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    I’m That Girl

    Beyoncé’s latest album, “Renaissance,” showcases a pop star letting go of all expectations.

     By Wesley Morris, Jenna Wortham, Elyssa Dudley, Hans Buetow, Christina Djossa, Sasha Weiss and

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    New Foundation

    Being back in the workplace only really matters “if the amount of care and caring that became the No. 1 conversation in March of 2020 carries through,” J Wortham, a co-host of “Still Processing,” says.

     By Wesley Morris, Jenna Wortham, Elyssa Dudley, Hans Buetow, Christina Djossa, Sasha Weiss and

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    Summer Renaissance

    Disco is back. And so is Donna Summer. But the singer’s transcendence doesn’t stop at disco.

     By Wesley Morris, Jenna Wortham, Elyssa Dudley, Hans Buetow, Christina Djossa, Sasha Weiss and

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The Sunday Read

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    The Inheritance Case That Could Unravel an Art Dynasty

    How a widow’s legal fight against the Wildenstein family of France has threatened their storied collection — and revealed the underbelly of the global art market.

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    Wikipedia’s Moment of Truth

    Can the online encyclopedia help teach A.I. chatbots to get their facts right — without destroying itself in the process?

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    The Fight for the Right to Trespass

    A group of English activists want to legally enshrine the “right to roam” — and spread the idea that nature is a common good.

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    The Ongoing Mystery of Covid’s Origin

    We still don’t know how the pandemic started. Here's what we do know — and why it matters.

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  9. U.S. v. Google

    The government has set its sights on the internet behemoth in the first monopoly trial of the modern internet era.

    By Sabrina Tavernise, Olivia Natt, Mooj Zadie, Diana Nguyen, Shannon Lin, Marc Georges, Paige Cowett, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Alyssa Moxley

     
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