The Year in Podcast Moments: 2023

All the big stories of the year, told in brilliant podcast moments.

Hosted and curated ByAdrian Sherling

, Hark Editor

11 CLIPS51 MINS

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February: What Is Ukraine’s Definition of Victory?

A year into the war in Ukraine, author Stephen Kotkin discusses what victory for Ukraine would look like and what it would take to get there.

February: What Is Ukraine’s Definition of Victory?

The New Yorker Radio Hour

4 MINS

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October: Has Israel Fallen into Hamas’ Trap?

Yuval Noah Harari believes that Hamas doesn’t want peace and attacked Israel to goad them into war.

October: Has Israel Fallen into Hamas’ Trap?

The Rest Is Politics

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October: The Israeli Family Who Survived by Hiding from Hamas Terrorists

Israeli journalist Amir Tibon lives on the Gaza border and tells how he hid his family to avoid being killed by Hamas during Saturday’s attack.

October: The Israeli Family Who Survived by Hiding from Hamas Terrorists

Radio Atlantic

4 MINS

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August: Are the Indictments Actually Helping Donald Trump?

You’d expect facing a number of criminal charges would end your political ambitions. But Donald Trump’s indictments seem to have made him stronger.

August: Are the Indictments Actually Helping Donald Trump?

The News Agents

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May: Why Are Prices Rising So Quickly?

Inflation is high, but prices are rising even more quickly. How are companies getting away with it?

The Journal.

4 MINS

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June: Affirmative Action - “The Weight of History Was Evident in the Room”

David Chalian hears how the justices responded to the decision to end affirmative action.

June: Affirmative Action - “The Weight of History Was Evident in the Room”

CNN Political Briefing

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January: Who Was Tyre Nichols and Why Did This Happen?

On ‘Today Explained’, Wendi Thomas, who founded the nonprofit newsroom in Memphis, MLK50, introduces us to the 29-year-old “free spirit”.

January: Who Was Tyre Nichols and Why Did This Happen?

Today, Explained

5 MINS

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August: An Eyewitness Account of the Maui Wildfires

The death toll from Lahaina’s devastating wildfires keeps rising. Resident Bosco Bae gives us an eyewitness account of what has happened.

August: An Eyewitness Account of the Maui Wildfires

Start Here

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October: The Evidence That Convinced the Jury Sam Bankman-Fried Was Guilty

Hannah Miller and Zeke Faux reveal the testimony at the Sam Bankman-Fried trial that led to the FTX founder being found guilty of fraud.

October: The Evidence That Convinced the Jury Sam Bankman-Fried Was Guilty

Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried

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May: David Simon on the Writers' Strike

The writer of 'The Wire' David Simon explains why he thinks writers had no option but to go on strike.

Consider This from NPR

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August: Greta Gerwig Wrote the Craziest ‘Barbie’ Movie She Could

The director of 'Barbie' reveals how she got involved in the project, and how she straddled the adult-or-kids movie line.

August: Greta Gerwig Wrote the Craziest ‘Barbie’ Movie She Could

SmartLess

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, Hark Editor

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The Year in Podcast Moments: 2023

February: What Is Ukraine’s Definition of Victory?

The New Yorker Radio Hour

October: Has Israel Fallen into Hamas’ Trap?

The Rest Is Politics

October: The Israeli Family Who Survived by Hiding from Hamas Terrorists

Radio Atlantic

August: Are the Indictments Actually Helping Donald Trump?

The News Agents

May: Why Are Prices Rising So Quickly?

The Journal.

June: Affirmative Action - “The Weight of History Was Evident in the Room”

CNN Political Briefing

January: Who Was Tyre Nichols and Why Did This Happen?

Today, Explained

August: An Eyewitness Account of the Maui Wildfires

Start Here

October: The Evidence That Convinced the Jury Sam Bankman-Fried Was Guilty

Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried

May: David Simon on the Writers' Strike

Consider This from NPR

August: Greta Gerwig Wrote the Craziest ‘Barbie’ Movie She Could

SmartLess

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