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The Book Review - The Books We’re Excited About in Early 2026

A new year means new books are on the way! So many new books. On this week’s episode, host Gilbert Cruz talks with fellow Book Review editors Joumana Khatib and MJ Franklin about the upcoming fiction and nonfiction titles they’re most anticipating between now and April.

Here are the books discussed in this week’s episode:

  • “Vigil,” by George Saunders
  • “Where the Serpent Lives,” by Daniyal Mueenuddin
  • “Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings and the Rebirth of White Rage,” by Heather Ann Thompson
  • “Five Bullets,” by Elliot Williams
  • “Lost Lambs,” by Madeline Cash
  • ”Half His Age,” by Jennette McCurdy
  • “A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness,” by Michael Pollan
  • “On Morrison,” by Namwali Serpell
  • “Language as Liberation: Reflections on the American Canon,” by Toni Morrison
  • “Clutch,” by Emily Nemens
  • “Murder Bimbo,” by Rebecca Novack
  • “Kin,” by Tayari Jones
  • “Cave Mountain: A Disappearance and a Reckoning in the Ozarks,” by Benjamin Hale
  • “Lake Effect,” by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
  • “Now I Surrender,” by Alvaro Enrigue
  • “The Keeper,” by Tana French

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In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Jan. 16, 2026

Chicago Bears gear up for a freezing playoff game against L.A. Rams, while state politicians warm up to an Arlington Heights stadium. Former DePaul basketball players are accused in a gambling scandal. Chicago joins Illinois in a lawsuit against White House over federal immigration enforcement. In the Loop breaks down those stories and more in the Weekly News Recap with Jacoby Cochran, host of City Cast Chicago, A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune Cook County and Chicago government reporter and Mariah Woelfel, WBEZ city government and politics reporter. For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.
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Federalist Radio Hour - Chris Bray On Chaos In Minneapolis And The Future Of The Culture War

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Chris Bray, a journalist, former soldier, and author of the "Tell Me How This Ends" Substack, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to explain what Minneapolis provocateurs' interactions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tell us about the state of the culture war. Bray and Kittle also discuss whether California can be politically redeemed. 

Read Bray's analysis here. 

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What Next - Bonus SchadenFriday: How a Lefty Journalist Stumbled Into an ICE Job

She just wanted to report on an ICE recruiting session. She didn’t expect to get a job offer.


Guest: Laura Jedeed, journalist who wrote “You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof” for Slate.


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Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther.



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Global News Podcast - China makes trade deal with Canada amid US tariffs

Against the backdrop of Donald Trump's tariffs, America's closest ally, Canada, has struck a trade agreement with its rival, China. Speaking in Beijing, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the relationship with China had been "more predictable" than the one with the US. Is President Trump pushing his allies into Beijing's orbit? Also: Taiwan's tech firms will invest $250 billion in the US in exchange for lower tariffs. The government of Myanmar has begun its defence at the International Court of Justice against charges that it committed a genocide of the Rohingya people. South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol is sentenced to prison for his 2024 attempt to impose martial law. And we take a look at the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, as host nation Morocco prepares to face Senegal in the final.

The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Is Your Intuition A Form Of Time Travel?

We've all experienced it: a moment of sudden, unexplained certitude: go left, not right, says a voice in your head; stay home from work today, or pause a second longer at this traffic light. For most of us, these small, inexplicable moments come and go. But why do they exist? In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel explore why some radical physicists believe what we call 'intuition' may just be a message from the future.

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WSJ Minute Briefing - China and Canada Establish A New Trade Partnership

Plus: U.K. regulators approve a higher dose of Wegovy. And FedEx secures financing ahead of the spin-off of its trucking division. Anthony Bansie hosts.

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Marketplace All-in-One - Paying more at national parks

International visitors to 11 U.S. national parks, including Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, and Sequoia, now have to pay more to get in — as in, up to a $100 a head more. The fees will help national parks address maintenance backlogs running to more than $22 billion, but some worry that it'll dent visitor numbers and hurt “gateway communities” near the parks. Also: plans to cap credit card rates and energy prices.

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Chapo Trap House - BONUS – I Want My M(amdani)TV

Over the holiday, Will and Chris caught up with Donald Borenstein, Andrew Epstein and Debbie Saslaw of the Mamdani media team to discuss how their video and online strategy helped win the campaign’s stunning victory. We look at their team’s success as the result of years of NYC organizing, how the candidate’s principles and policy informed the media strategy, the right and wrong lessons on political communication from their campaign, and the bizarre outsider art of Adams & Cuomo’s video output. PLUS: production, editing, color grading & gear talk for all you A/V heads.