Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
New York Times OpinionThe first draft of our future. Mapping the new world order through interviews and conversations. Every Thursday, from New York Times Opinion. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New Yor... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 216 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | NewsSociety & Culture | |||
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Apple Podcasts2Elizabeth Gdr
United States15 days ago - The show I look forward to the most each week
Only on Interesting Times would it be completely appropriate to debate the proper pronunciation of “Anduril” in the original elvish vs. how the company pronounces it.
The skill Ross possess to carry on a conversation with literally anyone, not to mention the ability he has to ask deep questions in the moment, is unparalleled.
Apple Podcasts5SecrestjcUnited Statesa month ago - Right?
If Douthat considers himself to be such an intellectual, he should stop saying “right?”at the end of and in the middle of every sentence! It is so irritating that I cannot even listen to the interview.
Apple Podcasts3Bountiful!109United Statesa month ago - All AI, All the Time
There are innumerable tech podcasts. Why has this (formerly interesting) podcast become one of them? One more episode devoted to AI and I am out. There was nothing interesting about this most recent episode (May 12, 2026). For the love of humanity, PLEASE cover something else.
Apple Podcasts1BellamammalUnited Statesa month ago - too much interruptions by host
in the episode with Ray Dalio, just let the guest finish his thoughts. So many times before he could get to his point, he got interrupted and redirected, kind of frustrating.
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