
Apple News In Conversation with Shumita Basu brings you interviews with some of the world’s best journalists and experts about the stories that impact our lives. Join us every week as we go behind the headlines.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 248 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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President Trump earned more than $2 billion in his first year back in office. According to a mandatory financial disclosure released in June, most of that fortune came from cryptocurrency ventures. David Kirkpatrick, a staff writer at the New Yorker ... more
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are being taken by millions of Americans. These medications have been approved for treating diabetes, obesity, and a small number of other chronic conditions. But even as experts are still learning how the drugs wo... more
The Supreme Court just wrapped one of its most consequential terms in recent memory — issuing major rulings on presidential power, birthright citizenship, and the rights of transgender athletes. But the story playing out in most headlines, legal anal... more
This episode originally aired on Sept 18, 2025.
The Constitution has been amended 27 times, but the last meaningful change was over half a century ago. In historian Jill Lepore’s book We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution, she argues th... more
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I usually love this show, and I def miss our girl. But like it’s still a team and I am questioning having Isgur on this latest one. It’s so obvious she is here selling her book and that is it. This whole “of here’s some specifically conservative stuff because people say this is too left leaning”. Classic Democrat nonsense. Have some journalistic integrity.
Love the work
The recent episode on higher ed framed around should you or shouldn’t you go and examining the recently popularized social media influenced view that the value is changing needs some context. In fact look at the data. For all the hand wringing about AI, demographic cliff, which are undoubtedly real problems, students should be informed that selecting options like don’t go to college are costly. Yes, you can enter high relative hazard trades and do the AI data center build before that bubble coll... more
Ummm…what is going on? Where is Shumitha?!!
I’m a kid
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This show features in-depth interviews with journalists, authors, and researchers exploring stories that shape public discourse, from voting rights and housing policy to media dynamics and tech culture. Episodes frequently center on power, policy, and societal change, with guests offering historical context, frontline reporting, and critical analysis. Notable strengths include rigorous, long-form conversations that connect current events to broader trends, and a focus on under-discussed angles in politics, technology, and culture. Fans typically value thoughtful questioning, well-sourced context, and a clear view of how complex issues unfold over time. A standout trait is the breadth of guests—from scholars and investigative reporters to au... more
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