Annie Proulx joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss J. F. Powers’s “A Losing Game,” from a 1955 issue of the magazine.
The Political Scene Podcast
The Harris-Walz Reboot
“Walz has scrambled the circuits for Trump because he’s not easy to pigeonhole,” Evan Osnos says. “He’s not what Trump imagines, in his comic-book way, of what a progressive looks like.”
The Sporting Scene
U.S.A. Basketball Is Still an Awkward Fit at the Olympics
The team probably has too much talent to lose. Still, turning twelve superstars into a selfless whole may be an impossible task.
By Louisa Thomas
Fiction Podcast
David Sedaris Reads George Saunders
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Love Letter,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2020.
The Sporting Scene
Move Over, Brandon—a New Political Bro Slogan Has Arrived
Jocks from the majors to the beer-league circuit are raising a fist, cupping an ear, and yelling “Fight!” in homage to Donald Trump’s reaction to his near-assassination.
By Ben McGrath