Show overview
Apple News In Conversation has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 252 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 120 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 25 min and 32 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 34 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Apple News.
From the publisher
Apple News In Conversation with Shumita Basu brings you interviews with some of the world’s best journalists and experts about the stories that impact our lives. Join us every week as we go behind the headlines.
Latest Episodes
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The uncomfortable reasons human waste keeps turning up in your lettuce
This tick can give you a life-threatening allergy. It’s spreading across the U.S.
How America’s gun obsession really started
Inside the revelations from Trump’s $2 billion financial disclosure
People are running their own experiments with GLP-1s — with stunning results
The surprising ways the Supreme Court curbed Trump’s power
Why the Constitution is making our politics worse (From the archives)
The little-known forces quietly killing the college degree
The U.S. is turning 250. These songs unexpectedly changed American history.
TV’s most beloved assistant coach says the World Cup is about to change America. Here’s how.
How the Texas floods forever changed one family
How to navigate summer air travel when everything costs more
Why America has more billionaires than ever (From the archives)
How one Supreme Court decision could shift political power for decades
Rebroadcast: They work full-time jobs. Why are they homeless?
The real reason American men are struggling
The unique power of an American pope
How to make nostalgia your psychological superpower
Why so many people are falling in love with AI chatbots
A medieval-monster slayer. A tiny alien named Roscoe. A talking plate of spaghetti. These are just a few of the customizable companions available through AI-chatbot apps like Kindroid, Tolan, and Character.AI. In her latest piece for the New Yorker, journalist Anna Wiener explores the rapidly expanding world of these products and the people who use them. She joins Apple News In Conversation guest host Sam Sanders to talk about the users she met who are in relationships with AI chatbots, the Silicon Valley creators building them, and the risks of forming emotional bonds with technology.