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Episode Date: February 3, 2026My motivation for this episode is personal. One of my resolutions this year is to spend more time hosting and to make those gatherings more meaningful...
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119 episodes transcribedMy motivation for this episode is personal. One of my resolutions this year is to spend more time hosting and to make those gatherings more meaningful...
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I like to start the year with a few episodes on things I’m personally working on. Not resolutions, exactly. More like intentions. Or, even better, pra...
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On Monday night, in front of a live audience, I talked to Fareed Zakaria about the different political age he believes we’ve entered. Zakaria is the h...
Patti Smith, “the Godmother of Punk,” has lived a wild life and accumulated so much wisdom in the process. In the 1960s and ’70s, Smith was a fixture...
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Democrats’ case for the government shutdown was just starting to break through to voters. Why fold now?Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakl...