# interesting time (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover interesting time. Page: Feed: --- ## [Bryan Johnson’s Blueprint for a 150-Year Life: Is It Worth It?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/opinion/interesting-times-bryan-johnson.html) _2026-08-13 · interestingtimes@nytimes.com (New York Times Opinion) · Interesting Times with Ross Douthat_ For my final episode as host of “Interesting Times,” I wanted a fitting finale — a conversation that encapsulates the ambition of this show: examining how seemingly radical ideas are steadily entering the mainstream of American politics, technology and culture. Few ideas are as radical as the hope of significant life extension and the quest to live forever. My guest today thinks he can outrun… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c/episodes/73d1e718-3706-45c0-bf9a-a209d6290cea/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c&awEpisodeId=73d1e718-3706-45c0-bf9a-a209d6290cea&feed=2xzUiHxw) ## [Scott Galloway: America Abandoned Its ‘Unremarkable’ Young Men](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/opinion/ross-douthat-scott-galloway-masculinity.html) _2026-08-06 · interestingtimes@nytimes.com (New York Times Opinion) · Interesting Times with Ross Douthat_ What does a liberal solution to the masculinity crisis look like? As men fall behind in the American educational system and the economy, they’re looking for meaning — and often find it in the wrong places. My guest today is Scott Galloway, a professor at N.Y.U.’s Stern School of Business. Galloway is an unlikely masculinity guru — he’s a liberal academic, a business founder and a married father.… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c/episodes/ac877653-064b-495d-8be6-716eb824d69b/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c&awEpisodeId=ac877653-064b-495d-8be6-716eb824d69b&feed=2xzUiHxw) ## [How Older Americans Hoard the Future](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/opinion/american-gerontocracy-samuel-moyn.html) _2026-07-30 · interestingtimes@nytimes.com (New York Times Opinion) · Interesting Times with Ross Douthat_ American leaders are staying in office past their prime. Boomers are reluctant to relinquish control — from political offices to corner offices — to the detriment of their juniors. In a society where the elderly hold so much power, should younger generations revolt? My guest today is Samuel Moyn, a professor at Yale Law School, and he argues that American democracy is distorted by the power of the… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c/episodes/90826f61-382f-4916-82cc-810c5cd8cff3/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c&awEpisodeId=90826f61-382f-4916-82cc-810c5cd8cff3&feed=2xzUiHxw) ## [Iran, China, Canada? A Defense of Trump’s Grand Strategy](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/opinion/iran-china-canada-a-defense-of-trumps-grand-strategy.html) _2026-07-23 · interestingtimes@nytimes.com (New York Times Opinion) · Interesting Times with Ross Douthat_ Is President Trump’s grand strategy unraveling? The United States is at war with Iran, China is ascendant, Russia and Ukraine are stalemated and American allies are openly questioning our commitment to them. Elbridge Colby, the under secretary of defense for policy, joins me to discuss the state of America’s foreign policy and he makes the case that Trump’s approach to our allies and adversaries… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c/episodes/4f460598-3d7b-4f6e-bfcd-51432b01109a/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c&awEpisodeId=4f460598-3d7b-4f6e-bfcd-51432b01109a&feed=2xzUiHxw) ## [A Vision of a ‘Society Without Capitalism’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/opinion/a-vision-of-a-society-without-capitalism.html) _2026-07-16 · interestingtimes@nytimes.com (New York Times Opinion) · Interesting Times with Ross Douthat_ Democratic socialists are having a moment. But can they actually remake the Democratic Party — and the American economy — in their image? My guest today, Bhaskar Sunkara, is longtime democratic socialist, and he makes the case that socialism has a universal appeal that transcends our current politics and will ultimately triumph against capitalism. 0:00 Intro 1:24 The rise of democratic socialism… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c/episodes/d3a64497-b2f8-447f-9fce-f1e187f5fc5d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c&awEpisodeId=d3a64497-b2f8-447f-9fce-f1e187f5fc5d&feed=2xzUiHxw) ## [‘ I'm Worried About Weimar America’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/opinion/preparing-for-weimar-america.html) _2026-07-09 · interestingtimes@nytimes.com (New York Times Opinion) · Interesting Times with Ross Douthat_ The work of Rod Dreher has a consistent theme: doom. He believes the collapse of Christianity has ushered civilizational decline in Europe, that we’ve traded our humanity for comfort, and he worries that totalitarianism is around the corner for the United States. “I’m worried about Weimar America,” he tells me. “It may not be Hitler 2.0, it may not be Stalin 2.0. It might be something all… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c/episodes/0a2aed1f-6235-4ad8-8396-bf385c0336a7/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c&awEpisodeId=0a2aed1f-6235-4ad8-8396-bf385c0336a7&feed=2xzUiHxw) ## [The Unifying Speech We Won’t Get This Independence Day](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/opinion/250-america-independence-day.html) _2026-07-02 · interestingtimes@nytimes.com (New York Times Opinion) · Interesting Times with Ross Douthat_ My fellow Americans: On this 250th anniversary of our great republic, I think we’re unlikely to have a unifying address from any politician. So, I thought I’d get a little dressed up and offer one myself. Watch this video on YouTube Channel: Interesting Times with Ross Douthat . (A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.) Thoughts? Email us at… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c/episodes/1e501acc-f401-4181-9e62-302325a9694b/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c&awEpisodeId=1e501acc-f401-4181-9e62-302325a9694b&feed=2xzUiHxw) ## [Is it Time for a New Sexual Revolution?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/opinion/is-it-time-for-a-new-sexual-revolution.html) _2026-06-25 · interestingtimes@nytimes.com (New York Times Opinion) · Interesting Times with Ross Douthat_ The growing alienation between men and women is, to my mind, one of the biggest stories of our time. It’s warping our politics and culture through the rise of misogynistic influencers on the right and a growing sense of feminist despair on the left. My guest this week believes that our problems today can be traced back to the sexual revolution. She argues that it reset relations between the sexes… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c/episodes/1c2a559b-e1b5-4962-9c70-dcaaf1c686e7/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c&awEpisodeId=1c2a559b-e1b5-4962-9c70-dcaaf1c686e7&feed=2xzUiHxw) ## [JD Vance on the Morality of the Trump Administration](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/opinion/jd-vance-iran-trump-communion.html) _2026-06-18 · interestingtimes@nytimes.com (New York Times Opinion) · Interesting Times with Ross Douthat_ “If you think this is a bad deal, what is your alternative?” Critics of JD Vance think that his key role in the Iran negotiations may end up being an albatross around his neck. (“If it doesn’t work out, I’m blaming JD,” President Trump said in France this week.) But in our conversation, the vice president seemed buoyant and eager to play the salesman, insisting that the deal is better than the… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c/episodes/2e61537f-7121-4fc4-8859-288b36f12304/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c&awEpisodeId=2e61537f-7121-4fc4-8859-288b36f12304&feed=2xzUiHxw) ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/F7AnlgrspqRR) _2026-06-18 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [Better Sex, Better Hair, Better Sleep: ‘Humanmaxxing’ Is Here](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/opinion/better-sex-better-hair-better-sleep-humanmaxxing-is-here.html) _2026-06-11 · interestingtimes@nytimes.com (New York Times Opinion) · Interesting Times with Ross Douthat_ We can enhance athletic performance, lose weight with a pill and even take psychedelics to alter consciousness. At what point does all this self-optimization become self-obsession? When does it get in the way of our humanity itself? My guest this week is the German biotech entrepreneur Christian Angermayer, who believes scientific breakthroughs to extend our lives — and even put us in touch with… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c/episodes/cbe1c5ad-0f2c-4ea6-960e-b67d7a111c7c/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c&awEpisodeId=cbe1c5ad-0f2c-4ea6-960e-b67d7a111c7c&feed=2xzUiHxw)