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Mary C. Curtis joins me as a Guest Co-Host for The Sunday #NYTReadalong. (Sree is traveling.) We’ll offer a remembrance of Dolly Parton, particularly her philanthropic work and the candor with which she discussed her struggles with depression; discuss Meta’s $17.1 Billion dollar settlement and the potential impact on teenagers’ use of social media; and we’ll talk about the March on Washington, both the 1963 March for Jobs and Freedom and the 2026 March which focused on defending the right to vote.

This week, Sree and I have a special guest joining the show: Ingvill Bryn Rambøl, Head of Information for the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway. She will be talking about the Nobel Peace Conference and Festival, “Democracy on the Brink” (Thursday, September 3 at 7am ET / 2:30pm CEST in Oslo and online). Learn more about “Democracy on the Brink” by watching Ep. 407 of The Sunday #NYTReadalong on August 23, hosted by me and Sree Sreenivasan.

This week, Sree and I turn our attention to the latest from President Trump; Immigration, with a closer look at The New York Times’ “How a Nation of Immigrants Traces Its Roots” and some historical parallels; and the age-old “Young vs. Old” debate playing out in politics, with implications for other fields including medicine, journalism, academia and social media. Join us for Ep. 406 of The Sunday #NYTReadalong on August 16. We will be live at 8:30 a.m. ET, 12:30 p.m. GMT and 6:00 p.m. IST.

Professor Walter D. Greason joins me as a Guest Co-Host for The Sunday #NYTReadalong. We’ll discuss the ongoing attacks on the Voting Rights Act (it was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson August 6, 1965); the latest AI updates, including the new viruses that were created in a lab and the news from Minnesota. We’ll look at both the Minnesota Spokesman-Record and the Minnesota Star-Tribune. Join us for Ep. 405 of The Sunday #NYTReadalong on August 9.

This week, we turn our attention to Climate Change, with the latest example being the wildfires in Europe; the latest news coverage about AI; and a discussion about some of the critiques of Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey. Sree Sreenivasan and I are hosting Ep. 404 of The Sunday #NYTReadalong on August 2. We will be live at 8:30 a.m. ET, 12:30 p.m. GMT and 6:00 p.m. IST. If you miss the show, you can always watch the replay, right on this page.

We review India’s "Cockroach" Protests; solicit your thoughts on The Odyssey and review some of the coverage; and reflect on the World Cup, one week after that lopsided Spain vs. Argentina final. What’s up with Argentina, anyway? Sree Sreenivasan and I are hosting Ep. 403 of The Sunday #NYTReadalong on July 26. We will be live at 8:30 a.m. ET, 12:30 p.m. GMT and 6:00 p.m. IST. If you miss the show, you can always watch the replay, right on this page.

We are proud to partner with Stroke Onward and the Forum for Medical Ethics Society, which publishes the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, to bring you this very important virtual discussion on the challenges of recovery after a stroke. When a stroke takes away the abilities that define us — our work, our passions, the ways we connect with the people we love — the hardest part of recovery is often not physical. It is the struggle to answer the question: who am I now?

It’s Spain vs. Argentina in the World Cup Finals. Who are you rooting for? In addition to talking about the World Cup, we’ll share the latest news on Iran, the Wildfire Smoke and ICE / Immigration Enforcement efforts. Sree Sreenivasan and I are hosting Ep. 402 of The Sunday #NYTReadalong on July 19. Tune in to see us together IRL (in real life!). We will be live at 8:30 a.m. ET, 12:30 p.m. GMT and 6:00 p.m. IST. If you miss the show, you can always watch the replay, right on this page.

We are following up our 400th episode with a special Fourth of July Weekend Show, America250. We will review two special sections from The New York Times, “Six Sentences That Have Shaped American History” and “Visions of America: The American Revolution Through the Eyes of Seven Everyday Founders.” We will also share your comments on America250. *Scroll down for the special sections.

For the 400th episode of The Sunday #NYTReadalong, we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than by having three of our closest friends at The New York Times—Tom Jolly, Wayne Kamidoi and Mike Connors—join us as special guests. We are also welcoming back our long-time producer, Paula Kiger to join me and Sree as a special co-host. Ep. 400 (yes, 400!) of The Sunday #NYTReadalong will be livestreamed on June 28. We will be live at 8:30 a.m. ET, 12:30 p.m. GMT and 6:00 p.m. IST.