All Episodes

RIP Longform, Carlson vs. Cruz, Bob Saget Obits, and Postgame Question of the Week

Mina Kimes on How We Cover Aaron Rodgers

Ben Smith, January 6 Anniversary, Ken Rosenthal, and More

John Madden’s Legacy With Jason Gay

J.R. Moehringer on Writing ‘The Tender Bar,’ the Art of Memoir, and His Career Writing for Newspapers

The Athletic and The New York Times. Plus: The Year in Media.

How to Create a Longform Podcast With Joel Anderson

Pat McAfee, Chris Wallace, a Texas Sportswriting Legend, and More

Farewell, Chris Cuomo. Plus: Can Recipes Be Plagiarized?

How to Cover COVID With Dan Diamond

Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Exit, the Omicron Variant, and More

How to Write a Children's Book With Jeff Kinney, Author of ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’

The Tom Brady Doc, Fox Resignations, and Who’s “on Steroids”

Jeffrey Wright on ‘The French Dispatch,’ Tweeting the News, and Playing Colin Powell

Have We Lost the Meaning of “On Background”?

Media Movies: ‘Salvador’ With Oliver Stone

Aaron Rodgers and the Sportswriters

How to Be a Newspaper Sports Columnist With the L.A. Times’ Bill Plaschke

Listener Mail on Announcer Trades, the Rewriting of January 6, and Who Should Write the Ben Simmons Profile

Sportswriter Ivan Maisel on His Son Max, Fatherhood, and Loss

Katie Couric and the Cult of Sports Longform

Media Movies: ‘The French Dispatch’ With Sean Fennessey

Twenty Years of ‘PTI’ and Nick Kristof Is Running for Governor?

How to be a Music Critic With The New Yorker’s Kelefa Sanneh

The Bad Art Friend and Covering Urban Meyer

How to Be a Sports Radio Host With Ryen Russillo

The Fall of Ozy and the Return of Jon Stewart

Eric Schlosser on the 20th Anniversary of 'Fast Food Nation'

The Cult of Jen Psaki and the Era of Mass Fame

Gabby Petito Coverage, ESPN and Gambling, and a Terrible Emmys Question

How Does Bob Woodward Do It? Plus: Politico and “Off the Record.”

Listener Mail on the Rules of Journalism, Elizabeth Holmes’s Trial, and an In-Season ‘Hard Knocks’

Peyton and Eli Manning Do 'Monday Night Football'

NFL Media Overreactions? Plus, Listener Mail on Newscaster Pronunciations and Overused Headlines.

Listener Mail on Hatchet Jobs, Trump’s Sports Commentary, and the NFL Network Adding Rachel Bonnetta and Gambling

James B. Stewart and Tom Junod on Writing About 9/11

Covering Hurricane Ida

Listener Mail on Rachel Nichols, Stephen A. Smith, and the Future of Sports Coverage

When Will Sports TV Start Sounding More Like a Podcast?

Claire McNear on Her ‘Jeopardy!’ Reporting. Plus, Listener Mail.

The Fall of Afghanistan With ‘Reign of Terror’ Author Spencer Ackerman

Andrew Cuomo Resigns With New York Mag Contributor David Freedlander

Unpacking the Cuomo Scandal

Chris Cuomo, Reinventing the NBA Draft, and the Olympics Viewing Nightmare

The New Gawker and Leon Neyfakh on the 'Fiasco' Podcast

Simone Biles, NFL Training Camps, and Bob Costas on His New HBO Show

Watching the Olympics and Slate’s Josh Levin

'Monday Night Football,' Peyton Manning, Space Porn, and Brian Raftery on 'Siskel & Ebert'

Mirin Fader on 'Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP'

Bill Walton on David Halberstam’s “The Breaks of the Game”

Listener Mail on ESPN, the White House Press Corps, and Watching the Olympics

Rachel Nichols, Maria Taylor, and the Week at ESPN

Listener Mail on Rumsfeld Obits, Oral Histories, and Pro Wrestling Analogies

Media Notes on the 2021 NBA Playoffs

Listener Mail and the Geniuses Behind the New York Times’ Eel Headline

NBC’s Chuck Todd and The Athletic's Tim Cato

Listener Mail on Janet Malcolm, the Mavericks Story, and Biden and Reporters

How to Write a Campaign Book With The Atlantic’s Edward-Isaac Dovere

Listener Mail. Plus, Peter Kiefer on his Yashar Ali Profile.

Brian Stelter on Fox News, CNN, and Feuding With Rob Schneider

Listener Mail on LeBron Takes, Biden Books, and Media Tours

Naomi Osaka Doesn’t Need to Talk

Listener Mail. Plus, Gideon Lewis-Kraus on Covering UFOs.

Why the AP Fired Emily Wilder, Plus John Gonzalez on the Future of NBA Studio Shows

Listener Mail. Plus, Author Jeff Guinn on His Book ‘War on the Border.’

Masks Off. Now What? Plus, Sebastian Junger on His New Book.

Listener Mail on Liz Cheney and the NFL Schedule Release, Plus NASCAR Announcer Jeff Gordon

Do I Have to Go Back to the Newsroom? Plus, Bloomberg’s Justin Sink on the Jobs Report.

How to Write About Mask-Wearing. Plus, Listener Mail!

Listener Mail and the NFL Draft Devil’s Dictionary With Danny Heifetz

Oscar Takes. Plus, Noreen Malone on 'Slow Burn.'

The Chauvin Verdict, European Super League, and Author Brendan Koerner on a Kidnapping Gone Wrong

Are Journalists Doing It Wrong? Plus, Jessica Bruder on ‘Nomadland.’

Listener Mail and Michael Riedel on Covering Broadway

The Joe Biden Three-Month Check-in and Rob Stone on the Greatest Bowling Call Ever

Listener Mailbag on 'Gutfeld!,' Mike Pence’s Book Deal, Paul Pierce, and More

Matt Gaetz Investigations and Covering the Men’s and Women’s Final Four

Al Michaels Talks About His Career as a Baseball Announcer

Remembering Larry McMurtry and Chatting With Author Alexander Wolff

Mailbag Episode: The Best Biden Books, Overlong Docs, and an “Embattled” Update

Covering March Madness and Novelist Harlan Coben

NFL's Mega Rights Deal With Kevin Clark, Listener Mailbag, and Lis Power

The End of Andrew Cuomo? Plus, The Athletic's Lindsey Adler

Listener Mail and The Texas Tribune’s Evan Smith

Post-Twitter Trump With Charlie Warzel and Meghan and Harry With Ed Malyon

Dr. Seuss Uncanceled. Plus, Listener Mail.

Trump at CPAC and Coronavirus Celebrity Books

How Tiger Woods’s Accident Was Covered. Plus: Listener Mail.

Andrew Cuomo in Trouble, Ted Cruz in Cancun

Rush Limbaugh's Legacy

How to Cover a Snowstorm and the Case of TJ Ducklo

Mitch McConnell and Impeachment With Matt Jones. Plus, Listener Mail.

The NFL Is Having an NBA Offseason. Plus, Lou Dobbs is Canceled.

The Super Bowl LV Reaction Pod

How to Cover the Senate With Leigh Ann Caldwell and Angus King

GameStop Takes With Katie Baker. Plus: Super Bowl Hype!

Losing Your Job Because of Tweets and Listener Mail

Biden’s First Week and RIP Larry King, With Charlotte Alter and Jason Gay

The Joe Biden Inauguration Edition

The Last Days of Donald Trump's Presidency. Plus, Author Rich Cohen.