June 27, 2025

This week: Could Democrats get a leg up by imitating Zohran Mamdani? Then, discover Bruce Springsteen’s lost albums. And get inside the brain of Peter Thiel, a right-wing billionaire.

Plus, Nikole Hannah-Jones explores how President Trump’s assault on federal civil rights protections may bring about a new era of unchecked discrimination. It’s a powerful, shocking essay worth hearing.

Great Listens

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CONCRETE JUNGLE WHERE DREAMS ARE MADE OF

Mamdani’s Campaign: A Blueprint for Democrats?

The progressive state lawmaker could offer his party a road map for how to win back voters.

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‘BABY, WE WERE BORN TO RUN’

Inside Bruce Springsteen’s 7 Lost Albums

Our chief pop critic discusses the 74 tracks that the Boss recorded over decades, and finally released today.

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‘KEEP ON TRUCKIN’, MAN’

Andrew Schulz, ‘Podcast Bro,’ Might Be America’s Foremost Political Journalist

The comedian has a huge audience. But does his arena-filling status come with responsibilities?

Illustration by Vartika Sharma

'THE ARCHITECTURE OF DEMOCRACY’

How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months

A powerful essay by Nikole Hannah-Jones.

Boxes of food aid sit in a Rhode Island warehouse after cuts to USAID halted shipments. Ira Glass/This American Life

TAKE A STEP BACK

A Supposedly Good Thing We’ll Never Do Again

USAID was the world’s largest humanitarian donor. So what was all that money being spent on? “This American Life” investigates.

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A WILD LISTEN

Billionaire Peter Thiel and the Antichrist

The original tech right power player discusses A.I., Mars and immortality, on “Interesting Times with Ross Douthat.”

News and Ideas

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Unwind

Illustration by Brian Rea

MODERN LOVE

To Share or Not to Share? How Location Sharing Is Changing Our Relationships

“Mom, let’s talk about boundaries.”

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POPCAST

The Rapping Brothers Who Survived Kanye, Drake and the Music Business

Pusha T and Malice reunite as Clipse, with vengeance on their minds.

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WIRECUTTER

Can You Really Disappear Online?

Our expert shares how he tried to disappear from the internet — and why you might want to, too.

FOR NYT AUDIO SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Great magazines beyond The Times.

Generative AI: Courtesy of Prime. An AI-generated image from the Amazon series 'House of David.' New York Magazine Everyone Is Already Using AI (And Hiding It) “We can say, ‘Do it in anime, make it PG-13.’ Three hours later, I’ll have the movie.” 32 MIN LISTEN

llustration: Raymond Biesinger for Fast Company Fast Company How ‘Business for Good’ Went Bad—and What Comes Next It may seem like the second Trump administration single-handedly pulled the plug on stakeholder capitalism, but in reality, it was sputtering for years. Inside the rise and fall of an unprecedented era of business—and what happens now. 35 MIN LISTEN

Photo: AFP/Getty Images New York Magazine Israel’s Undeniable War Crimes in Gaza How Israel, with the help of the U.S., broke not only Gaza but the foundations of humanitarian law. 1 HR 15 MIN LISTEN

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