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New York Times Opinion

Thoughts, aloud. Hosted by Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat and Carlos Lozada. Every Friday, from New York Times Opinion.

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Matter of Opinion

While we are off this week, we wanted to share a great piece from our colleagues. 

President Biden has only a few weeks left in office. Here’s what he could do to optimize that remaining time — and improve his legacy. 

(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.) 

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What Biden Should Do in His Final Days in Office

Happy holidays! Our gift to you is full access to a recent subscribers-only bonus episode. 

After a “stranger than fiction” presidential race, the hosts take a deep dive into the messy movie and television plots that actually put this election to shame. Enjoy!

(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.) 

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Our Mount Rushmore of Fictional Presidents

In this special year-end conversation, Carlos and his columnist colleague Pamela Paul each share one book that can help us understand and define our current moment.

(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.) 

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Two Books That Explain This Political Moment

We’ll be back next week with a new episode, but in the meantime we’re kicking off 2025 with a great conversation from our friends at “The Opinions.” 

In this episode, the New York Times Opinion columnist David French, a lifelong evangelical, speaks to Jonathan Rauch, an atheist and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about the crisis of Christianity in the United States and how faith might be the only way to redeem democracy.

(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.) 

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An Atheist’s Case for More Christianity in Politics

Is Joe Biden more of a Jimmy Carter or a James Buchanan? It may be years before the outgoing president’s legacy is truly understood, but that didn’t stop the hosts from debating how Biden’s term in office will be remembered.

(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.) 

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The Pride and Tragedy of Joe Biden

The tech investor Marc Andreessen and his fellow Silicon Valley giant Elon Musk weren’t always the Donald Trump supporters they are today. In this episode, Ross asks Andreessen, a founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, about what led to Silicon Valley’s rightward shift and the new agenda of the tech-right faction.

(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.) 

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How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms

Thoughts, aloud. A new weekly podcast, every Thursday from New York Times Opinion.

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Introducing 'Matter of Opinion'

On the inaugural episode of “Matter of Opinion,” a new podcast from New York Times Opinion, our hosts discuss the recent revelations about Clarence Thomas, their impact on the Supreme Court and how, or whether, to fix this increasingly unpopular institution. Plus: hot and cold. (What is that? You’ll have to listen to find out.)

(A full transcript of the episode will be available midday on the Times website.)

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What If We Just Paid Clarence Thomas $1 Million?

It’s 77 weeks before Election Day and over half a dozen people have already thrown their hats into the G.O.P race. On our new podcast, “Matter of Opinion,” Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen take a tour of the 2024 Republican primary field to understand what it takes to survive in the present-day Republican ecosystem — and maybe even beat the Trump in the room.

(A full transcript of the episode will be available midday on the Times website.)

Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp.

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If DeSantis Can’t Beat Trump, Can Ramaswamy?

American men and boys are struggling — in education, employment, relationships and mental health. But just bringing up how to address the “crisis of masculinity” is politically polarized dynamite. In light of that, is there any hope for solutions? On this episode of “Matter of Opinion,” trad bros, sports cars and mobsters in therapy.

(A full transcript of the episode will be available midday on the Times website.)

 

Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp.

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What Does Healthy Masculinity Look Like?

The hosts react to Kamala Harris’s convention speech in this special late-night edition of “Matter of Opinion”. Lydia, Ross and Carlos unpack how Harris had a “deft threading of a number of tricky needles” as she accepted her party’s nomination, and look at what the entire week revealed about the Democratic Party.

(A full transcript of this episode will be available on the Times website.)

Thoughts about the show? Email us at matterofopinion@nytimes.com or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.

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What We Learned About Harris — and the Democrats — This Week

What We Learned About Harris — and the Democrats — This Week

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