Reading the Globe #009: A fortune on infrastructure, Durst faces the music, O. Henry joins the canon
Press play to hear this AudioHopper Original podcast or listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. The Senate, by a vote of 50 to…
Reading the Globe #008: Ben & Jerry’s Mintifada, Cuomo as Lazarus, Newsom says ‘damn’ a lot
Press play to hear this AudioHopper Original podcast or listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Ben & Jerry’s is back in the news…
Sharing a New York City moment with a cycling horn player
Press play to hear this AudioHopper Original production. In this AudioHopper production, fitness enthusiast and hyper-educated writer Dan Friedman narrates…
Is Belgium’s Vlaams Belang the Future or the Past?
Flemish nationalist party positions itself as an alternative to pro-E.U. rivals, but problems with its image persist As Vlaams Belang,…
Reading the Globe #007: Indonesia ties, Cancelling Pelayo, Theranos on trial, Skyrocketing South Korean real estate
The United States and Indonesia are building a formidable alliance, driven largely by the two nations’ shared antipathy toward the…
Reading the Globe #006: Morocco Hearts Israel, Australia Lockdowns, Surfside Whistleblower, Port Chicago Revisited
Press play to hear this AudioHopper Original podcast or listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. One of the more encouraging…
An Appreciation: John McTiernan’s Die Hard
Press play to hear this AudioHopper Original production. Everyone knows about Die Hard. Director John McTiernan’s 1988 smash made a bona…
Reading the Globe #005: Voter suppression California style, Weinstein undone, Hawley takes on Alien
Press play to hear this AudioHopper Original podcast or listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. When people hear the term…
Reading the Globe #004: Goldman Sachs’ low starting pay, Homeless New Yorkers in hotels, a Mayan ambassador
Press play to hear this AudioHopper Original podcast or listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. People generally do not embark…
Reading the Globe #003: Lebanon implodes, Dutch journalist Peter de Vries assassinated, Portugal’s uneven Covid protocols
Press play to hear this AudioHopper Original podcast or listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It’s the third episode of…