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AI-Curious with Jeff WilserAI's Impact on History Writing and Journalism, w/ The New York Times Magazine's Editorial Director Bill WasikWhat happens when AI becomes a co-pilot for writers, researchers, and journalists — not in theory, but in practice?In this episode of AI-Curious, we speak with Bill Wasik, Editorial Director of The New York Times Magazine, who recently oversaw their special issue, “Learning to Live with AI.” We explore how AI is already transforming journalism, nonfiction writing, and historical research — and why the most interesting impacts may come not from content creation, but from how we discover, organize, and interpret information.We dig into the creative tension between AI and human storytelling, including how hist...2025-07-1148 min
Nationalism and the Culture Wars podcast‘Eric Kaufmann on Liberal Overreach,’ on Andrew Sullivan’s DishcastEric is a professor of politics at the University of Buckingham, where he runs the new Centre for Heterodox Social Science. He’s also an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute. His new book is The Third Awokening: A 12-Point Plan for Rolling Back Progressive Extremism (its title in the UK is Taboo: How Making Race Sacred Produced a Cultural Revolution). He also runs a 15-week online course on the origins of wokeness that anyone can sign up for.
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Now I've Heard EverythingSubstance vs. Sensationalism: Navigating News in the Era of ClickbaitIt's getting harder to distinguish real news from amateur punditry. in this 2009 interview Bill Wasik, editor of the New York Times Magazine, provides context and insight.Get your copy of And Then There’s This by Bill WasikAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Charles Osgoodsa and Andrew Breitbart For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on YouTube#news #viral #internet #gossip2025-04-0720 min
SentientismWhat Are Zoos For? - Heather Browning and Walter Veit - Sentientism 223Heather Browning is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Southampton. Her primary research interests are animal welfare, ethics, and consciousness.Walter Veit is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Reading and an external member of the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy at the Ludwig MaximilianUniversity of Munich. Much of Walter’s recent writing has been on animal minds, welfare and ethics, as well as evolution.As we've already covered our standard Sentientism "what's real?", "who matters?" and "how to make a better world?" questions in our previous conversations in episodes 48, 54 and 158, he...2025-03-111h 15
Citizen of HeavenTHINKIEST BOOKS OF 2024, second halfRegister your feedback here. Always good to hear from you!More than anything else, I read to make myself think. Maybe I’m thinking about a point of view I have not explored much, maybe I’m thinking about a struggle that I am facing or I’m helping someone else face, maybe I’m thinking about how lessons from the past can be helpful in the present, maybe I’m just thinking about one of my favorite topics and trying to get a deeper understanding. In any case, thinking is good. And maybe it will catch on if I ta...2024-12-2029 min
The Animal TurnBonus: Kindred Creatures with Monica Murphy and Bill WasikMonica Murphy and Bill Wasik join Claudia on the show to talk about their recent book Our Kindred Creatures. They discuss how the late 19th century was a time of immense change for Americans and their relationships with animals became increasingly contradictory. Date Recorded: 15 July 2024 Bill Wasik is the editorial director of The New York Times Magazine. Monica Murphy is a veterinarian and a writer. Their previous book, Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus, was a Los Angeles Times...2024-10-281h 17
Every Square CentimetreEpisode 36: Bill, Chilliwack, and Passion ProjectsIn episode 36, Bill Beeke invites us into the hallways of Timothy Christian School in Chilliwack, British Columbia. Join the ESC “Walk” as we learn:
- That nobody avoids aging
- How Adam Wasik’s bike repair story (see episode 34 of the ESC podcast) inspired Bill to create a mechanic’s shop at Timothy Christian school that serves the Chilliwack community in beautiful ways
- That teacher’s weren’t prophets when they used to say, “when you’re an adult you won’t always have a calculator in your pocket”
- How passion projects give different students the opportunity to showcase their uniqu...2024-10-1059 min
The Dishcast with Andrew SullivanWasik & Murphy On Animal WelfareThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comBill Wasik is the editorial director of The New York Times Magazine. Monica Murphy is a veterinarian and a writer. Their first book, Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus, was a bestseller, and they’re back with a new one: Our Kindred Creatures: How Americans Came to Feel the Way They Do About Animals.For two clips of our convo — on the beginnings of dog welfare, and the “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” for animal activism — p...2024-10-0451 min
Can't Wait to CelebrateSeptember 28-Rabies and RabbitsFox presses the importance of safe animal handling and getting vaccinated if bitten. Cat hops to celebrating rabbits both as pets and wild creatures of nature.Reading Materials:Rabid by Bill Wasik and Monica MurphyBiographies of Disease: Rabies by P. KumarBunnyLady Rabbit Care Guide By Bunny LadyRaising Rabbits Indoors: The Complete House Rabbit Care Guide By Anita HaleyFollow us @CWTCelebrateBlueskyInstagramTumblrTwitter/XArt by: Lovelyclouds...2024-09-281h 29
The Dishcast with Andrew SullivanDavid Frum On History And This ElectionThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comDavid is an old friend, a long-time writer at The Atlantic, and a contributor to MSNBC. He’s the author of 10 books, including Trumpocalypse and Trumpocracy.For two clips of our convo — on the way Biden has empowered Trump, and the outlook that won the Cold War — pop over to our YouTube page. Other topics: Frum writing a memoir on being a Cold War baby; raised in Toronto — a city “filled with exiles and refugees” from both sides of that conflict...2024-09-2745 min
Sentientism"This great unresolved tension of modern life" - Monica Murphy & Bill Wasik - Sentientism 214Bill Wasik is the editorial director of The New York Times
Magazine. Monica Murphy is a veterinarian and a writer. Their previous book, Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus, was a Los Angeles Times best seller and a finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. Their latest book, "Our Kindred Creatures" makes a case for seeing the fight against animal cruelty as a crucial thread in America's history. Readers are introduced to the activists, scientists, andmoguls who helped create our modern views on animals, with our intense compassion for certain sp...2024-09-251h 15
The Jeff and Sam ShowSN4 - RabiesIn this episode Jeff and Sam dive into the history of rabies, and rabies today. Including the story of the young woman who became the very first survivor or rabies.Visit us on Linktree for the collection of links, Instagram, or email us at downtherabbitholethepod@gmail.com.Sources Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus By Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy Is Rabies Really 100% Fatal? By Julia Paoli Clinical Overview of Rabies By CDC Rabies survivor promotes therapy horses By Spectrum News Staff Animals Need the Dark By Julie West2024-09-2324 min
The Dishcast with Andrew SullivanMichelle Goldberg On Harris And The LeftThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comMichelle is an opinion columnist at the New York Times, and before that she was a columnist for Slate. She has written three books: Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism, The Means of Reproduction, and The Goddess Pose. She’s also an on-air contributor at MSNBC.For two clips of our convo — debating who the real Kamala is, and how much BLM is responsible for lost black lives — pop over to our YouTube page. Other topics: growing up in Buff...2024-09-2042 min
The Dishcast with Andrew SullivanRod Dreher On Politics And Religious AweThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comRod is an old-school blogger and author living in Budapest. He’s a contributing editor at The American Conservative and has written several bestsellers, including The Benedict Option and Live Not by Lies. His forthcoming book is Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age, which you can pre-order on Amazon. And check out his raw and honest writing on Substack, “Rod Dreher’s Diary.”For two clips of our convo — on what red-pilled JD Vance, and embrac...2024-09-131h 00
The Dishcast with Andrew SullivanEric Kaufmann On Liberal OverreachThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comEric is a professor of politics at the University of Buckingham, where he runs the new Centre for Heterodox Social Science. He’s also an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute. His new book is The Third Awokening: A 12-Point Plan for Rolling Back Progressive Extremism (its title in the UK is Taboo: How Making Race Sacred Produced a Cultural Revolution). He also runs a 15-week online course on the origins of wokeness that anyone can sign up for.Fo...2024-09-0655 min
The Dishcast with Andrew SullivanJames Carville On Trump, Harris, ClintonThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comCarville needs no introduction, but he’s a legendary consultant, a former CNN contributor, and the author of a dozen books. He currently co-hosts the Politics War Room with Al Hunt, a podcast available on Substack, which you should definitely follow for the election season.For four clips of the highly quotable Carville — on Harris’ convention speech, Vance’s conversions, Bill Clinton’s “pussy business,” and woke condescension toward minorities — pop over to our YouTube page. Other topics: growing up in a poor town...2024-08-3039 min
The Dishcast with Andrew SullivanJeffrey Toobin On Lawfare And SCOTUSThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comJeffrey Toobin is a lawyer, author, and the chief legal analyst at CNN, after a long run at The New Yorker. He has written many bestselling books, including True Crimes and Misdemeanors, The Oath, The Nine, and Too Close to Call, and two others — The Run of His Life and A Vast Conspiracy — were adapted for television as seasons of “American Crime Story” on the FX channel.You can listen right away in the audio player above (or on the right si...2024-08-0242 min
Animal Writes - Animal Writers and Best-selling Authors - Pets & AnimalsAnimal Writes - Episode 214 Bill Wasik & Monica Murphy - Our Kindred CreaturesJoining me for this episode is author and editorial director of The New York Times Magazine, Bill Wasik and author and veterinarian Monica Murphy. We have a chat about their latest book, Our Kindred Creatures. The book provides readers with a fascinating and historical account of how Americans came to feel the way they do about animals – domestic, farm and wild animals. We also discuss how two authors can successfully team together to write such a detailed and historical book. Have a listen, learn and find out more about the history of how we view and treat animals in America. En...2024-08-0235 min
The Dishcast with Andrew SullivanAnne Applebaum On Autocrats And TrumpThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comAnne is a journalist and historian. She’s currently a staff writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University’s Agora Institute. She’s written many books, including Red Famine, Gulag: A History, and Twilight of Democracy, and her new one is Autocracy, Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World. Also check her substack, “Open Letters.”For two clips of our convo — on whether Trump is a kleptocrat, and whether Kamala can connect with the publ...2024-07-2641 min
The Dishcast with Andrew SullivanLionel Shriver On Human LimitationsThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comLionel Shriver is an author and journalist. She’s written 17 novels, most notably We Need to Talk About Kevin, and in 2022 she published her first book of nonfiction, Abominations: Selected Essays from a Career of Courting Self-Destruction. She’s currently a columnist for The Spectator, and her new book is Mania, a satirical novel about a dystopian movement that claims that everyone is equally smart.We recorded this convo last month. For two clips — on the relief that comes with pe...2024-07-1947 min
The Dishcast with Andrew SullivanStephen Fry On Depression And Loving LifeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comStephen Fry is a legendary British actor, comedian, director, writer, and narrator. His TV shows include “A Bit of Fry & Laurie,” “Jeeves and Wooster,” and “Blackadder,” and his films include Wilde, Gosford Park, and Love & Friendship. His Broadway career includes “Me and My Girl” and “Twelfth Night.” He’s produced several documentary series, including “Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive,” and he’s the president of Mind, a mental health charity. He has written 17 books, including three autobiographies, and he narrated all seven of t...2024-07-1246 min
The Dishcast with Andrew SullivanErick Erickson On Politicized FaithThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comErick is a radio host and writer. He was an old-school blogger at RedState, serving as editor-in-chief, and he later became a political contributor for CNN and Fox News. Today he hosts the “Erick Erickson Show” on WSB Radio in Atlanta and runs a popular substack of the same name. He’s back on the Dishcast to discuss his new book, You Shall Be as Gods: Pagans, Progressives, and the Rise of the Woke Gnostic Left — though it also criticizes the “gnostic right”...2024-07-0545 min
The Dishcast with Andrew SullivanTim Shipman On The UK ElectionsThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comThe best political reporter in Britain returns to the Dishcast to discuss the election on July 4. Tim has been a chief political commentator at The Sunday Times since 2014, after serving eight years as political editor. His first two books, All Out War and Fall Out, are indispensable to understanding the politics of Brexit, and his new book is No Way Out: Brexit: From the Backstop to Boris.For two clips of our convo — on the fall of Rishi Sunak, and Nigel...2024-06-2839 min
Our Hen House: Vegan & Animal Rights Movement | Stories from the Frontlines of Animal LiberationOur Kindred Creatures w/ Bill Wasik & Monica MurphyWhat lessons are there to be learned by studying the history of the movement, and how can we apply those lessons to our activism today? This week, we are joined by Bill Wasik & Monica Murphy to discuss the research and writing of their book Our Kindred Creatures: How Americans Came to Feel the Way They Do About Animals.
ABOUT OUR GUESTS Bill Wasik is the editorial director of The New York Times Magazine. Monica Murphy is a veterinarian and a writer. Their previous book, Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Di...2024-06-221h 24
The Dishcast with Andrew SullivanElizabeth Corey On Oakeshott And LifeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comElizabeth Corey is an academic and writer. She’s an associate professor of political science in the Honors Program at Baylor University and the author of the 2006 book, Michael Oakeshott on Religion, Aesthetics, and Politics. She also writes for First Things and serves on the board of the Institute on Religion and Public Life. After many of you asked me to do a podcast on my intellectual mentor, we delve into the thinking and life of Michael Oakeshott — the philosopher I wrote...2024-06-2144 min
Farrel Buchinsky's Listen LaterNellie Bowles On Ditching Wokeness Podcast: The Dishcast with Andrew Sullivan (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Nellie Bowles On Ditching WokenessPub date: 2024-06-14Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comNellie is a writer and reporter. She has worked for many mainstream publications, most notably the NYT covering Silicon Valley. Now she is teamed up with her wife, Bari Weiss, to run The Free Press — a media company they launched on Su...2024-06-1458 min
The Dishcast with Andrew SullivanNellie Bowles On Ditching WokenessThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comNellie is a writer and reporter. She has worked for many mainstream publications, most notably the NYT covering Silicon Valley. Now she is teamed up with her wife, Bari Weiss, to run The Free Press — a media company they launched on Substack in 2021. Nellie’s weekly news roundup, TGIF, is smart and hilarious, and so is her new book, Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches From the Wrong Side of History.For two clips of our convo — on the scourge of Sla...2024-06-1458 min
The Dishcast with Andrew SullivanGeorge Will On ConservatismThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comGeorge writes a twice-weekly column on politics and foreign affairs for the Washington Post, a column he launched in 1974. He is also a regular contributor to MSNBC and NBC News. The author of 14 books, his latest is American Happiness and Discontents, but the one we primarily cover in this episode is The Conservative Sensibility — which I reviewed for the NYT.For two clips of our convo — on why the presidency has too much power, and the necessity of stopping Putin...2024-06-0741 min
The Dishcast with Andrew SullivanNoah Smith: A Second Cold War With ChinaThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comNoah is a journalist who covers economics and geopolitics. A former assistant professor of Behavioral Finance at Stony Brook University and an early blogger, he became an opinion columnist at Bloomberg in 2014. He left after seven years to focus on his own substack, Noahpinion, which you should definitely check out.For two clips of our convo — on why we should fear a military strike from China, and the good news about tech and the economy we don’t pay enou...2024-05-3146 min