New Yorker: Political Scene
A weekly discussion about the President and developments in Washington, hosted by The New Yorker's executive editor, Dorothy Wickenden, and featuring the magazine's Washington correspondent, Ryan Lizza, and other contributors.
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The Justices and the Joke
Jeffrey Toobin and Margaret Talbot join Amelia Lester to discuss ...
Jeffrey Toobin and Margaret Talbot join Amelia Lester to discuss the Supreme Court and the gay-marriage case that it is currently considering.
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The Libyan Migrant Disaster
Mattathias Schwartz and Jon Lee Anderson join Dorothy Wickenden to ...
Mattathias Schwartz and Jon Lee Anderson join Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the ongoing Mediterranean migrant crisis, its causes, and its effects.
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Wrongful Imprisonment
Ariel Levy and Jennifer Gonnerman talk with Dorothy Wickenden about ...
Ariel Levy and Jennifer Gonnerman talk with Dorothy Wickenden about wrongful imprisonment and prison abuse in the United States.
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Sexual Assault on Campuses
Margaret Talbot and George Packer join Dorothy Wickenden to discuss ...
Margaret Talbot and George Packer join Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the University of Virginia sexual-assault case, the discredited Rolling Stone article, and the ongoing outcry over sexual violence on college campuses.
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The Legacy of Reconstruction
Jelani Cobb and Eric Foner talk with Dorothy Wickenden about ...
Jelani Cobb and Eric Foner talk with Dorothy Wickenden about the ways in which Reconstruction still affects American life.
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Obama and Netanyahu
David Remnick and Nathan Thrall talk with Dorothy Wickenden about ...
David Remnick and Nathan Thrall talk with Dorothy Wickenden about the rocky relationship between Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu, and the possibility of a two-state solution.
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The Republicans and the Federal Budget
Jeffrey Toobin and John Cassidy join Dorothy Wickenden to discuss ...
Jeffrey Toobin and John Cassidy join Dorothy Wickenden to discuss what Democrats and Republicans have and haven’t learned about economics over the past thirty years.
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The Rhetoric Of Inequality
Jill Lepore and George Packer join Dorothy Wickenden to discuss ...
Jill Lepore and George Packer join Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the language that politicians are using to address economic inequality.
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The View from Iran
Laura Secor joins Steve Coll and Dorothy Wickenden to discuss ...
Laura Secor joins Steve Coll and Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the current international climate from the Iranian perspective.
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The Immigration Backlash
Jeffrey Toobin and Ryan Lizza talk with Dorothy Wickenden about ...
Jeffrey Toobin and Ryan Lizza talk with Dorothy Wickenden about President Obama's executive action on immigration and the backlash in Congress and the courts.
