Podcasts
Stories you won’t hear anywhere else, conversations with the most fascinating people in the country, and deeper looks into the most talked-about stories of the day. At The Free Press, nothing is off-limits. Listen to our flagship podcast Honestly with Bari Weiss, straight talk about raising kids with Professor Emily Oster, and our series with J.K. Rowling, where we cover everything from book bans to debates on gender.
Honestly with Bari Weiss
The most interesting conversations in American life happen in private. This show brings them out of the closet. Stories no one else is telling and conversations with the most fascinating people in the country, every week from The Free Press, hosted by former New York Times and Wall Street Journal reporter Bari Weiss.
Old School with Shilo Brooks
Fewer of us than ever are reading books for pleasure. Shilo Brooks is on a mission to change that. Old School is a new podcast from The Free Press about great books and how reading them can make us stronger, better men. The show features intimate conversations with fascinating men—from fitness gurus to philosophers—about the books that shaped their lives. New episodes out every Thursday.
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The Free Press Investigates
The Free Press Investigates brings you gripping, deeply reported stories you can't find anywhere else—and the investigations others won’t dare to cover. Our new series, Spiral: Murder in Detroit drops soon. Until then, listen to Season 1: The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling.
Conversations with Coleman
Conversations with Coleman is where deep thinkers and curious minds meet for sharp, surprising, and unfiltered chats. Hosted by Coleman Hughes, writer, thinker, and guy who asks the questions other people dodge. This podcast isn’t about debating. It’s about discovery. Politics, philosophy, race, culture, science: It’s all fair game. If you’re done with hot takes and hungry for real talk, come join the conversation.
Breaking History
Sometimes the news moves so fast, you have to look closely to know if you’ve seen it before. And that’s what this show is about. Breaking History breaks down the news, by breaking down history. Host Eli Lake covers everything from LBJ and the Roman Republic to Donald Trump and the chaos at Columbia University. This twice-monthly show from The Free Press delivers the best historians, authors, and reporters by mining the archives of human experience to figure out the present. George Santayana wrote, “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Tune in to Breaking History to resist the repetition.
The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling
An audio documentary that examines some of the most contentious conflicts of our time through the life and career of the world’s most successful author.
Raising Parents with Emily Oster
Emily Oster tackles parenting questions with data, not trends. Questions like: Are we too soft on kids these days? Why are so many teen girls unhappy and anxious, and how can we make them happy again? Why are boys being left behind? Should you even have kids at all? And above all, How do we raise good people in this strange, new world?