Why Lena Dunham inspires so much hate, and love, as a millennial feminist
22/04/2026 | 52 min
Plus, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco recently seized 650,000 ballots from last year’s election. A new investigation sheds light on why. And LAUSD bans digital devices for kindergartners and first-graders.
Louise Erdrich’s remarkable encounters with the natural world
21/04/2026 | 51 min
Plus, Xavier Becerra is the biggest beneficiary of Eric Swalwell’s stunning political collapse, surging in the latest polls. And a new study divides Shark Tank competitors into good and bad narcissists.
‘Ramones’ turns 50: Punk producer Craig Leon’s stories from the studio
20/04/2026 | 52 min
Plus, will Star Wars’ return to the big screen save theaters? A Texas man sues a California doctor for mailing his girlfriend mifepristone, and AI so powerful its maker is keeping it from the public.
LACMA’s decades-in-the-making $724 million wing finally opens
16/04/2026 | 52 min
Plus, Yale confirms higher education is in crisis and says the blame lies mainly with…elite universities like Yale, our weekly film reviews, and Evan Kleiman on how tofu can be creamy.
AI is replacing coders, but some coders welcome the change
16/04/2026 | 51 min
Plus, how a culture on Capitol Hill may have enabled Eric Swalwell’s alleged crimes and sexual misconduct, a split in the U.S. Catholic Church between more progressive leaders and their flock, and Tax Day’s winners and losers.