UFC Freedom 250 and the Limits of MAGA Spectacle
Trump’s turn from wrestling to mixed martial arts suggests he is done pretending the performance is for his supporters’ benefit. MAGA thought they were in on the con. Instead, Trump put them in their own signature hold and called for the bell.
The Afterlife of War’s Images
A veteran war correspondent reflects on the afterlife of photographs — and how they become fodder for conferences and fellowships while their subjects recede into oblivion.
How Europe’s Hinterlands Became Its Front Line
Journalist Hannah Lucinda Smith joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss the conflict already gripping Europe's margins and her new book, “Hinterlands: Journeys Through Europe’s Unfinished Frontiers.”
How Soccer Commentators Became the Sport’s Greatest Storytellers
From the BBC's numbered pitch grids to Issam Chaouali's poetic eruptions, commentators have shaped not just how soccer is watched but how it is remembered.
The Arabs of Hyderabad
From royal guards to entrepreneurs and wrestlers, Hyderabad’s Yemeni-origin community has navigated the collapse of princely rule, the violence of 1948 and life in independent India, preserving its identity and reinventing itself in a changing city.