Episodes: 259
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.2/5.0
Estimated listeners: 10,000 - 100,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
Publicly listed emails
anpodcasts@icloud.com
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Shumita Basu - Journalist and podcast host at Apple News.
Nilay Patel - Artificial Intelligence, AI Safety Concerns, Model Behavior, Technology Companies, And Government Regulation.
Jessica Winter - The Lindsay Clancy Trial, Postpartum Psychosis, Criminal Responsibility, Media Coverage, And Public Reaction To High-profile Criminal Cases.
Mariah Blake - PFAS Contamination, Environmental Health Risks, Corporate Responsibility, Activism, And Reducing Exposure To Forever Chemicals.
Brian Underwood - Sunscreen Misinformation, Social-media Health Claims, FDA Reporting, Skin-cancer Prevention, And Public Trust.
Michael Andor Brodeur - Testosterone Prescriptions, Hormone Culture, Men's Health, Military Screening, And Social Pressures Affecting Men.
The Cornell case exposes a dark reality about college culture
October 08, 2026
A lawsuit filed by a former Cornell student that alleges she was sexually assaulted by seven fraternity members in 2024 has sparked an outpouring of women sharing their own stories of campus assault. While the case reflects dynamics that researchers have tracked since the 1980s, it also reveals something distinctly modern: how fraternity culture and online misogyny now collide in unchecked digital spaces. Sophie Gilbert, a staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Apple News In Conversation host Sh...
Americans want more kids. Here’s what’s stopping them.
October 01, 2026
Fewer people around the world are having kids — the global birth rate has been falling steadily since the 1970s — but, for many, it’s not because they don’t want to become parents. A deep sense of uncertainty about money, relationships, and the future has made starting a family feel harder than ever. Anna Louie Sussman, author of the new book Inconceivable: The Impossibility of Family in an Age of Uncertainty, joins Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu to discu...
The hidden tax Americans pay constantly — and how we can avoid it
September 24, 2026
Americans spend billions of hours a year navigating government bureaucracy, whether filling out forms, waiting on hold, or standing in endless lines. Researchers call this hidden burden the “time tax.” In her new book, The Time Tax: How the Government Wastes Our Time — and How to Fix It, Atlantic staff writer Annie Lowrey argues all of this red tape is more than just annoying — it has real, lasting consequences for the country. Lowrey joins Apple News In Conversation h...
Next Question with Katie Couric · High booking difficulty · 100,000 - 1M listeners
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The publicly listed email for Apple News In Conversation: anpodcasts@icloud.com.
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Apple News In Conversation typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Established journalists, editors, authors, and subject-matter experts with direct reporting or professional expertise on major news and public-interest topics. Common among recent guests: Bylines or editorial leadership at prominent media organizations; Authorship of substantive books; Recognized expertise or original reporting on consequential public-interest issues. Recent guests include Nilay Patel, Jessica Winter, and Mariah Blake.
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