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Eye-opening features, heart-warming personal essays, side-splitting cultural commentary: Take a break from the week’s news with The Weekend Press.

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TGIF
The news isn’t necessarily good. But it’s always funny with Nellie Bowles.

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Breaking History
Eli Lake is a veteran journalist of foreign affairs and national security. He is the host of Breaking History.

Conversations with Coleman
Conversations with Coleman is where deep thinkers and curious minds meet for sharp, surprising, and unfiltered chats. Hosted by Coleman Hughes, writer, thinker, and guy who asks the questions other people dodge. This podcast isn’t about debating. It’s about discovery. Politics, philosophy, race, culture, science: It’s all fair game. If you’re done with hot takes and hungry for real talk, come join the conversation.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
The most interesting conversations in American life happen in private. This show brings them out of the closet. Stories no one else is telling and conversations with the most fascinating people in the country, every week from The Free Press, hosted by former New York Times and Wall Street Journal reporter Bari Weiss.

Old School with Shilo Brooks
Fewer of us than ever are reading books for pleasure. Shilo Brooks is on a mission to change that. Old School is a new podcast from The Free Press about great books and how reading them can make us stronger, better men. The show features intimate conversations with fascinating men—from fitness gurus to philosophers—about the books that shaped their lives. New episodes out every Thursday.
Read with us: https://bookshop.org/lists/old-school-with-shilo-brooks

School of War
In School of War, CBS News National Security Analyst and Free Press Columnist Aaron MacLean sits down with secretaries of state, top military historians, war planners, and key political decision makers to help understand the lessons of war.
Tune in as School of War takes you to the front lines.

Second Thought
A look at what’s happening across popular culture. Find out what’s worth your time in movies and television, books, music, dating, wellness, and more.

The Free Press Interviews
Free Press Interviews always offer something different. We speak to the people who see changes coming. We speak to the people whose stories help us understand society. We speak to the people who are shaping America and the world. These are conversations you wonߴt find anywhere else, delivered with a dose of common sense. Only at The Free Press.

The Free Press Investigates
The Free Press Investigates brings you gripping, deeply reported stories you can't find anywhere else—and the investigations others won’t dare to cover. Our new series, Spiral: Murder in Detroit drops soon. Until then, listen to Season 1: The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling.

The Free Press Live
Livestreams are where Free Press subscribers get to hear conversations about the most important stories out there—from tariffs to AI, the shifting political realities and the international order—with the most knowledgeable people on the subject. Tune in for raw, wide-ranging conversations on the economy, politics, and more, and ask questions in real time.

The Freedom Debates
Our 2025 live debate series, which will be recorded in cities across the country, speaks to FDR’s four freedoms and tackles the urgent, complex questions associated with them.

The Lindbergh Conspiracies
Veteran reporter Joe Nocera investigates a 94-year-old crime that deserves a second look: the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr.

Things That Matter
Sponsored by Bank of America, "Things That Matter" is a series of town halls and debates that will dive into the most important issues shaping Americans' lives today, from immigration to AI.
We’ll convene top political leaders, tech pioneers, and prominent intellectuals to discuss the forces impacting our health, happiness, and future.

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