New America Podcasts

Mohsin Hamid and Jay McInerney talk about Hamid’s forthcoming genre-bending novel How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia. Hamid discusses life in Pakistan in particular, and “rising Asia” in general; the blurry boundaries between fiction, nonfiction, and self-help; the yearnings of the spirit in an era of untempered capitalism and politicized religion; and the risks and payoffs of brevity, anonymity, and the second person.

Laura Bornfreund and Albert Wat discuss states that have enacted literacy laws that include a requirement to retain third graders who do not pass the state's reading test. Clare McCann highlights the Washington gubernatorial race. Maggie Severns hosts.

The election of the first black president in 2008 felt historic - and meaningful - for all Americans: Finally, the guy sitting in the oval office understood what it was like to be different. The marginalized and misunderstood felt they had an ally at the top. But how has race really impacted public policy and political participation?

Nate Cohn, Franklin Foer, Noreen Malone and Ben Smith dissect the election and recap the first of three Presidential debates. In Collaboration with The New Republic.