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Walter Isaacson on the Sentence That Created America
And the arguments that shaped the Declaration of Independence.
June 11, 2026
Shilo Brooks
51M
The WWII Novel That Explains America
Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Jon Meacham breaks down ‘The Winds of War.’
June 4, 2026
Shilo Brooks
54M
Agatha Christie and the Kidnapping That Inspired Her Greatest Mystery
Joe Nocera on the Lindbergh kidnapping, and why the world’s best-selling novelist grabs readers like nobody else.
May 28, 2026
Shilo Brooks
53M
The Veterans Who Become Novelists
What draws so many veterans to fiction after war? Elliot Ackerman and fellow novelist Karl Marlantes reflect on storytelling, remembrance, and the…
May 25, 2026
Elliot Ackerman
Inside the Supreme Court with Amy Coney Barrett
Shilo and Justice Barrett unpack the Constitution, divisive political battles, and the misconceptions surrounding one of America’s most powerful…
May 21, 2026
Shilo Brooks
50M
Stanford’s War on the Western Canon
A faculty member explains why he voted against Stanford’s new general education program, and what the curriculum reveals about the university’s retreat…
May 20, 2026
Iván Marinovic
Did AI Write This Prize-Winning Story?
Jamir Nazir’s short story was awarded the prestigious Commonwealth Prize. Days later, he was accused of using AI to write it.
May 19, 2026
Novi Zhukovsky
The Great Writers Who Were Terrible People
And why we should read their work despite their odious prejudices.
May 7, 2026
Shilo Brooks
48M
How Sports Became Our Civic Religion
And why poor, deindustrialized towns produce the most passionate fans.
April 30, 2026
Shilo Brooks
50M
The Ancient Jewish Wisdom Behind a $5 Billion Company
Daniel Lubetzky of ‘Shark Tank’ talks about ‘Pirkei Avot.’
April 16, 2026
Shilo Brooks
51M
Neal Stephenson on AI, Rome, and How Civilizations Decline
Why the prophetic sci-fi author looks to ancient Rome to understand the future.
April 9, 2026
Shilo Brooks
47M
The Two Types of People Who Never Find Happiness
Arthur Brooks explains how to stop wasting your life.
March 26, 2026
Shilo Brooks
51M
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