Ken Burns on History, Truth, and Storytelling

"Obsession" and "Backrooms" are breaking box office records. Audie and Ari dissect both films' YouTube origins, the secrets of their success, and why the whole horror genre is killing it right now. Then, friend of the show Elise Hu helps break down how the "Republic of Wasia" bec ...  Show more

What are the pieces of pop culture — movies, music, TV, books, speeches — that you return to over and over again? Sam Sanders calls them “Modern Scriptures,” and on the latest episode of his podcast, he joins his longtime friends and fellow NPR colleagues Ari Shapiro and Audie Co ...  Show more

Rachel Maddow joined Chris Hayes for the final stop in his “Why Is This Happening?” podcast tour. They took to the stage at The Town Hall in New York to talk about the 2024 election, the future of American democracy, and Rachel’s new book “Prequel: An American Fight Against Fa ...

A special episode in which David answers some of the audience's questions about the second series of History of Ideas. From how he chooses which writers and works to talk about, to whether Boris Johnson is the ultimate Benthamite and whether the idea of a pleasure machine isn't - ...  Show more

Doug speaks with Mona Fawaz<span> on the dire economic and political crises in Lebanon. Plus: </span>Mark Dery<s ...

We are supposed to have more information at our disposal now than at any time in history. So why, in a world of rising sea levels, populist leaders and a global pandemic, do so many people believe bizarre and untrue things? In this week's episode Marcus Gilroy-Ware speaks to Ri ...  Show more