Best New York Institute For The Humanities Podcasts (2025)

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Lawfare Archive: Prosecuting the Gaza War Before the International Criminal Court with Chimène Keitner 53:06

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From May 23, 2024: For today’s episode, Lawfare Senior Editor Scott R. Anderson sat down with Chimène Keitner, a Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law and former Counselor on International Law at the U.S. Department of State, to discuss the recent applications for arrest warrants filed by the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (IC…

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Lawfare Daily: Josh Batson on Understanding How and Why AI Works 41:15

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Josh Batson, a research scientist at Anthropic, joins Kevin Frazier, AI Innovation and Law Fellow at the Texas Law and Senior Editor at Lawfare, to break down two research papers—“Mapping the Mind of a Large Language Model” and “Tracing the thoughts of a large language model”—that uncovered some important insights about how advanced generative AI m…

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Escalation, Episode Three: Us vs. Them 39:59

1d ago39:59

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Today, it’s Episode 3 of Escalation, our latest narrative series co-hosted by Lawfare Managing Editor Tyler McBrien and Ukraine Fellow Anastasiia Lapatina. Throughout the show, Nastya and Tyler trace the history of U.S.-Ukrainian relations from the time of Ukrainian independence through the present. You can listen to Escalation in its entirety, as …

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Lawfare Daily: Minna Ålander on Finland, NATO, and the Russian Threat 36:32

2d ago36:32

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Lawfare’s Ukraine Fellow Anastasiia Lapatina sits down with Minna Ålander, an Associate Fellow at the Chatham House Europe Programme, to discuss Russia's buildup of military infrastructure along its borders with NATO member countries, particularly along the Finnish border, and what European countries are doing to prepare for a potential clash with …

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Maria Teresa Kumar: We Market Democracy Every Single Day 30:14

2d ago30:14

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In this episode of Capital for Good we speak with Maria Teresa Kumar, the nationally celebrated social entrepreneur, civic and political operative, journalist, commentator and co-founder and CEO of Voto Latino, the nation’s largest Latino voter registration organization. We begin by discussing some of the formative experiences that shaped Kumar’s p…

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Rational Security: The “Hi, Robot!” Edition 1:23:33

3d ago1:23:33

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This week, Scott sat down with the AI-oriented Lawfare Senior Editors Alan Rozenshtein and Kevin Frazier to talk through the week’s top AI-focused news stories, including: “Oh Sure, Now He’s Into Free Trade.” President Trump has repealed the Biden administration’s rule setting strict limits on the diffusion of high-end AI technology, opening the do…

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Lawfare Daily: Jonah Bromwich on New York vs. Donald J. Trump 52:47

3d ago52:47

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It’s been nearly one year since Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts in Manhattan criminal court. Lawfare Senior Editor Anna Bower sits down with New York Times reporter Jonah Bromwich to talk about Jonah’s new book on the subject, “Dragon on Centre Street,” take a look back at the trial, consider its legacy, and discuss what comes next. …

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The Creativity Diary Entry 13: Learnings from a lollipop lady, a cheap watch and me, a burst ball and productivity conditioning 18:03

3d ago18:03

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Covered in this week's instalment of 'The Creativity Diary': Learnings from a lollipop lady A burst basketball and productivity guilt as a learned behaviour My beautiful cheap watch and proud identity An unexpected meeting with the local council As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Work with me through the 'PIT STOP' one-st…

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Escalation, Episode Two: No Guarantees 42:14

4d ago42:14

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In April, we ran Episode One of our narrative podcast series Escalation on this feed. On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for the next few weeks, we’ll be posting the rest of the series, starting today with Episode Two. Escalation is a multi-part narrative podcast co-hosted by Lawfare’s Managing Director Tyler McBrien and Ukraine Fellow Anastasiia L…

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Arthritis relief from low-dose radiation 15:43

4d ago15:43

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Interview with Anna Shapiro, MD.By Amber Smith

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Living Well at the End of a World: Sarah Shortall on “Soldiers of God in a Secular World”

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In her talk at Living Well at the End of a World, Sarah Shortall examines the experiences of French Jesuit priests during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a period marked by anti-clericalism and exile, and how these crises led to a revolution in Catholic theology known as the Nouvelle Théologie. Forced out of France, the Jesuits found themse…

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Lawfare Daily: The Public Integrity Section, Threats, and Criminal Contempt with John Keller 1:17:54

4d ago1:17:54

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John Keller, now a partner at Walden, Macht & Haran, channeled his experience as the former Chief of the Public Integrity Section at the Department of Justice to discuss three recent developments with James Pearce, Lawfare Legal Fellow. They discussed proposed changes to the Public Integrity Section that could hamper the Justice Department’s ab…

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"Standardized Patient" program seeks applicants to help train medical professionals 18:47

4d ago18:47

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The Standardized Patient program, part of Upstate Medical University’s Simulation Center, is seeking applicants for the part-time job of helping to educate a variety of students at Upstate. The Standardized Patient program, part of Upstate Medical University’s Simulation Center, is seeking applicants for the part-time job of helping to educate a va…

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Lawfare Archive: Domestic Deployment of the National Guard 1:21:41

5d ago1:21:41

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From May 3, 2024: Over the past several years, governors around the country from both political parties have used their respective National Guards for an increasingly unconventional array of domestic missions, ranging from teaching in public schools to regulating immigration at the southern border. To discuss how this trend may impact the National …

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Lawfare Archive: Matthew Tokson on Government Purchases of Private Data 34:28

6d ago34:28

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From December 4, 2023: Is the Fourth Amendment doing any work anymore? In a forthcoming article entitled “Government Purchases of Private Data,” Matthew Tokson, a professor at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, details how, in recent years, federal and state agencies have begun to purchase location information and other consumer da…

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Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, May 22 1:36:20

7d ago1:36:20

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In a live conversation on May 22, Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes sat down with Lawfare Senior Editors Quinta Jurecic and Roger Parloff and Lawfare Legal Fellow James Pearce to discuss legal challenges against President Trump’s executive actions, including the a court hearing over the attempted deportation of immigrants to South Sudan, the …

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Lawfare Daily: Phil Reitinger and Komal Bazaz Smith on Civil Society and Strengthening Internet Security 42:33

8d ago42:33

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Global Cyber Alliance’s President and CEO Phil Reitinger and Chief Business Officer Komal Bazaz Smith discuss with Justin Sherman critical cybersecurity issues facing core internet infrastructure, including the role of small, often under-appreciated, and frequently underfunded nonprofits in keeping the internet secure and functioning. They talk abo…

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Rational Security: The “Bridle and Groomed” Edition 1:13:35

9d ago1:13:35

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This week, Scott sat down with a particularly baritone cast of Lawfare colleagues—co-host emeritus Benjamin Wittes, Foreign Policy Editor Dana Stuster, and Senior Editor (aka Legal Correspondent) Roger Parloff—to discuss the week’s biggest national security news stories, including: “Let’s Sheikh On It.” President Trump completed a surprisingly hist…

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Research strives to understand how muscles atrophy across the lifespan 13:43

9d ago13:43

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Interview with MD/PhD fellow, Nicholas BrennanBy Amber Smith

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Bipolar disorder may emerge after age 50 13:34

9d ago13:34

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Interview with Luba Leontieva, MD, PhDBy Amber Smith

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Lawfare Daily: Page Hedley and Gad Weiss on OpenAI’s Latest Corporate Governance Pivot 47:02

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Page Hedley, Senior Advisor at Forecasting Research Institute and co-author of the Not for Private Gain letter urging state attorneys general to stop OpenAI’s planned restructuring, and Gad Weiss, the Wagner Fellow in Law & Business at NYU Law, join Kevin Frazier, AI Innovation and Law Fellow at Texas Law and Senior Editor at Lawfare, and Alan Roze…

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Can sight return after retinal injury? 13:55

10d ago13:55

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Interview with researcher Levi Todd, PhD.By Amber Smith

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How fluoride safely protects teeth 23:37

10d ago23:37

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Interview with Patrick Smith, DDSBy Amber Smith

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Lawfare Daily: Ukraine War Update with Francis Farrell 54:35

10d ago54:35

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Despite the frenzy of U.S.-led diplomacy around reaching a ceasefire in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the front line has been far from quiet. In fact, the war is now deadlier than ever before. To unpack the recent front line developments, Lawfare’s Ukraine Fellow Anastasiia Lapatina talks with Francis Farrell, a reporter at the Kyiv Independent who…

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Ep 264: Jessica Hische and Timothy Goodman on the PERSONAL in work live at Paradiso 37:53

10d ago37:53

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Personal. Work. Personal work. What does any of it mean, and is there a rule about how personal work needs to be, or whether work and personal are best separate? Of course not! In creativity, there are no rules. I had the delight of chairing a conversation about all this between lettering artist and author Jessica Hische, and artist Timothy Goodman…

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Lawfare Daily: Nayib Bukele's Crackdown on Dissent in El Salvador 51:24

11d ago51:24

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El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has made a lot of headlines recently in the United States for his partnership with the Trump administration. Bukele has helped enable President Trump’s scheme to remove supposed Venezuelan gang members from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act, housing these detainees in the notorious CECOT prison. In court, the…

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Brew Brain Dump 5: What Timothy Goodman said to me about the emotion in his art 10:59

12d ago10:59

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A moment with The Creative Condition founder Ben Tallon as he shares creativity-led thoughts, insights, lessons, feelings, and observations for the duration of one brew (hot beverage). Today, join me as I reflect on something Timothy Goodman said to me in Mexico about emotion in our art and the trappings of disciplines. As ever supported by Illustr…

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Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, May 16 1:33:23

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In a live conversation on May 16, Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes sat down with Lawfare Senior Editors Anna Bower, Quinta Jurecic, and Roger Parloff and Lawfare Legal Fellow James Pearce to discuss legal challenges against President Trump’s executive actions, including the Friday hearing in the Abrego Garcia litigation, the Supreme Court’s …

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Lawfare Archive: Human Rights Abuses in Saudi Arabia with Joey Shea 28:06

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From September 26, 2023: On August 21, the Human Rights Watch released a report detailing systematic abuses of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers at the Saudi Arabia-Yemen border. Researchers interviewed dozens of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers and found that Saudi border guards had used explosive weapons on them and shot migrants at clos…

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Lawfare Archive: Christina Koningisor on Secrecy Creep 39:09

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From January 4, 2022: Government secrecy is pervasive when it comes to national security and foreign affairs, and it’s becoming more and more common for state and even local governments to invoke government secrecy rationales that in the past, only the president of the United States and the national intelligence community were able to claim. While …

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Lawfare Daily: What Trump’s Middle East Trip Means for Gaza and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, with Joel Braunold 1:10:07

15d ago1:10:07

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For today’s episode, Lawfare General Counsel and Senior Editor Scott R. Anderson sat down with Contributing Editor Joel Braunold, the Managing Director of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace, for the latest in their series of podcast conversations delving into the latest developments relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and r…

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Building Bridges, Breaking Cycles: Personal Stories of Healing, Social Justice & Activism 12:59

15d ago12:59

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How do our personal relationships affect political movements and activism? What can we learn from Native American tradition to restore ecological balance? How can transforming capitalism help address global inequality and the environmental crisis? DEAN SPADE (Author of Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell T…

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Rational Security: The “Doodle Ordinance” Edition 1:17:14

16d ago1:17:14

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This week, Scott sat down with his Lawfare colleagues Natalie Orpett, Tyler McBrien, and Daniel Byman to talk through the week’s big national security news, including: “Borderline Behavior.” A major flare-up over the disputed region of Kashmir took place this past week, leading to a major exchange of hostilities between the nuclear powers of India …

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Lawfare Daily: How China Might Coerce Taiwan 36:12

16d ago36:12

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For today's episode, Lawfare Foreign Policy Editor Daniel Byman talked with Evan Braden Montgomery and Toshi Yoshihara, both Senior Fellows at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, to discuss their recent Lawfare article, "Beijing's Changing Invasion Calculus: How China Might Put Taiwan in its Crosshairs." Together they discuss how Ch…

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Looking to the Horizon With Goldman Sachs Alternatives’ Greg Shell 29:40

16d ago29:40

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In this episode of Capital for Good we speak with Greg Shell, a seasoned investor, civic leader, and partner at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, where he leads the firm’s inclusive growth strategy. Over the course of the conversation, we discuss how Shell’s three decades and expertise in investing, and his commitments to creating opportunity and greater…

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Lawfare Daily: Cullen O’Keefe on the Impending Wave of AI Agents 37:52

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Cullen O’Keefe, Research Director at the Institute for Law and AI, joins Kevin Frazier, AI Innovation and Law Fellow at Texas Law and a Contributing Editor at Lawfare, and Renée DiResta, Associate Research Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown and a Contributing Editor at Lawfare, to discuss a novel AI governance framework.…

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The Creativity Diary Entry 12: Existential night panics, reverting to beginner's fear, the joy of straight shooters 13:30

17d ago13:30

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Covered in this week's instalment of 'The Creativity Diary': Existential night panics Reverting to beginner's fear The joy of straight shooters Reappraising my relationship with social media and people As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Work with me through the 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational coaching session …

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Lawfare Daily: Ukraine Peace Negotiations with Mykola Bielieskov 55:43

18d ago55:43

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Donald Trump was confident he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine in a matter of days or weeks. It’s now been more than three months since Trump’s reelection, and even a short-term ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia remains elusive. Why did Trump fail? And what can really force Russia to stop the war? To answer these and many other questions, Lawfa…

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Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, May 9 1:38:47

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In a live conversation on May 9, Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes sat down with Lawfare Senior Editors Anna Bower, Quinta Jurecic, and Roger Parloff, Lawfare Legal Fellow James Pearce, and Lawfare contributor Preston Marquis to discuss the status of the civil litigation against President Trump’s executive actions, including the order for the…

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