You can now watch the video version of our episode with Sven Beckert where he and #FnFpod hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social discuss the global history of capitalism.

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Trump says he'll raise tariffs to 15 percent after Supreme Court ruling President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was raising the global tariff he wants to impose to 15%, up from 10% he had announced a day earlier.

Trump continues to battle with the Supreme Court over tariffs - listen to @literaryhub.bsky.social #FnFpod hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social talk with Julia Elliott about Trump's tariff trap here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Trump slams ‘absolutely terrible’ Bad Bunny halftime show Trump’s rant comes as Turning Point USA’s ‘All-American’ Super Bowl halftime show garnered roughly four million viewers

Trump calls Bad Bunny's #HalftimeShow "an affront to the Greatness of America". Listen to Whitney Terrell, @sugi.bsky.social and @maritza4770.bsky.social discuss Trump's ire toward Puerto Rico on #FnFpod @literaryhub.bsky.social here: lithub.com/jennifer-mar...

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Team USA speaks out amid ICE protests at the Winter Olympics. Listen about athletes in activism with @literaryhub.bsky.social #FnFpod hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social with Steve Almond, Mark Leibovich, and Etan Thomas. Listen here: www.fnfpodcast.net/post/athlete...

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Joe Jackson on the Spanish-American War and Trump’s Imperial Ambitions Award-winning nonfiction writer and former investigative journalist Joe Jackson joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about President Trump’s “Don-roe Doctrine” and his imp…

“If a nation is formed by a kind of shared experience, a shared soul, who are we now?” Award-winning author Joe Jackson discusses w/co-hosts Whitney Terrell & @sugi.bsky.social on this week’s episode of #FnFpod @literaryhub.bsky.social Listen now! @fsgbooks.bsky.social
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Maurice Carlos Ruffin on the History of Powerful Black Women Challenging the Establishment Fiction writer Maurice Carlos Ruffin joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about the literary and historical antecedents to Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who has file…

Black women have a long history of challenging the establishments of power. Revisit this conversation of our hosts @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell with author @mauricenow.bsky.social about his book, The American Daughters. Links in bio. lithub.com/maurice-carl... #fnfpod #lithubpod #writers

No back pay for federal workers? Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell discuss Trump's strategy to thwart Congressional spending with ProPublica reporter @mtredden.bsky.social en.bsky.social. Links in bio. lithub.com/molly-redden... #FNFpod #writingcommunity #lithub #writers #lithubpod

Censoring the American Canon: Farah Jasmine Griffin on Book Bans Targeting Black Writers Acclaimed writer and professor Farah Jasmine Griffin joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about why book bans so often target the power of Black literature. Griffin discus…

It’s Banned Book Week! A great opportunity to revisit a conversation between hosts Whitney Terrell and
@sugi.bsky.social
with Farah Jasmine Griffin about censoring the American canon and targeting Black writers. lithub.com/censoring-th... #writingcommunity #writers #FNFpod #lithub #lithubpod

Amid the Rubble of the Palisades Fire, Taco Trucks Feed the Recovery

As LA deals with massive wildfire cleanup, creative entrepreneurs aid the effort. Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell talk about the climate of wildfires with writer Sarah S. Grossman.

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Extreme Heat Is Exacerbating Air Pollution, a ‘Double Whammy’ for Health

Many Americans are caught in a heat wave, but some are suffering more than others. Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell talk about the inequities of climate change with author, Emily Raboteau.

#FNFpod #climatechange #writers

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Zelensky Arrives in U.K. After Russian Attack on Kyiv Kills at Least 9

The Ukraine-Russia War rages on with Zelensky building support where he can find it. Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell talk about the history of this war with journalists Tatyana Ogarkova and Volodymyr Yermolenko.

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Andrew Cuomo’s Complicated Legacy in New York City

New York politics grinds forward with the leading mayoral candidate bringing significant baggage. Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell talk to NYT reporter Nicholas Fandos about how this moment evolved.

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Senate Official Rejects Food Aid Cuts Proposed by Republicans in Megabill

The Senate continues debate over the “Big, Beautiful Bill.” Listen as Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social discuss Trump’s plan to seize spending power with ProRepublica reporter Molly Redden. #FNFpod #writers

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Edmund White, Pioneer of Gay Literature, Is Dead at 85

Edmund White, author of more than 30 books, died Tuesday at age 85. Listen as Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social interview White about his new book, March 2025. #FNFpod #writers #writingcommunity

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Tracking the lawsuits against Donald Trump's executive actions Dozens of lawsuits have been filed during President Donald Trump’s second administration. The suits challenge his executive orders as well as actions taken by his administration, including Elon Musk’s...

Lawsuits opposing executives orders raise questions about the White House's actions. Listen as Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan talk to Molly Redden on
the fight for the nation's purse. #FNFpod #writerscommunity #writers #lithubpod

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Experts Who Warn of Risks Posed by Chinese Students Are Skeptical of Trump Plan

Eliminating student visas put universities in diminishing roles. Listen as Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social talk with @meghanor.bsky.social about what might be changing. #writers #fnfpod #writingcommunity

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