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Luminary Premium is releasing 27 new podcast episodes, across a spectrum of topic areas, this week.
David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, joins David Axelrod on The Axe Files where they exchange notes about the first round of Democratic primary debates, their shared experiences with Obama, and Trump’s branding of the media as “the enemy of the people” and its impact.
Here’s a list of some of the other biggies: 1. The Axe Files with David Axelrod: David Remnick (Monday, 7/1) 2. The Passion Economy with Adam Davidson: This week, Davidson sits down with Tyson Toussant, the founder of Bionic Yarn, a sustainable textile production company that creates yarns and fabrics from recycled plastic bottles. With the help of musician Pharell Williams as creative director, Bionic Yarn has gained major traction in the fashion world. (Monday, 7/1) 3. Sincerely, X from TED with Sarah Kay: Kay interviews a ghostwriter who gets paid to write eulogies, wedding vows, and work emails for his clients, and who believes we’re all a work in progress and that he’s helping people along their journey. The host and her anonymous guest also have a frank discussion about the ethics of various ghostwriting formats. (Monday, 7/1) 4. Roads and Kingdoms’ The Trip with Nathan Thornburgh: Continuing with the celebration of Anthony Bourdain, Thorburgh profiles the history of Lost Creek Farm, a once booming vegetable and livestock farm in the early 1900s that went unoccupied for several decades until Mike Costello and Amy Dawson began restoring the land to its former glory. (Monday, 7/1) 5. Making a Killing hosted by Bethany McClean: In a conversation with Eliza Griswold, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America, Bethany helps us understand where the controversy lies in fracking and why there are so many people determined to stop it. (Monday 7/1) 6. Wisdom From the Top from Guy Raz, best known for How I Built This, the first person to have three podcasts on the Top 20 chart: This week Raz sits down with the CEO of Mastercard, Ajaypal Singh Banga, who shares his unusual leadership philosophy. (Tuesday, 7/2) 7. LGBTQ&A from The Advocate magazine, hosted by Jeffrey Masters: This week, Jeffrey interviews John Cameron Mitchell, the writer and star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and new musical podcast, Anthem: Homunculus, now available on Luminary. (Tuesday, 7/2) 8. Celeste & Her Best with Celeste Barber: On this week’s episode, Celeste chats it up with Gary Janetti, the Executive Producer of the original hit comedy, Will and Grace. (Tuesday, 7/2) 9. Hear to Slay with Roxane Gay & Tressie McMillan Cottom: This week the co-hosts welcome Elaine Welteroth, former (and youngest) Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief, Project Runway judge, and now best-selling author of More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say). (Tuesday, 7/2) 10. Now What? with Arian Foster: Taj Jackson, nephew of Michael Jackson, who strongly defends his uncle, joins Foster this week. (Tuesday, 7/2) 11. On Second Thought with Trevor Noah: Noah is joined by Elizabeth Rosenthal, the Editor-in-Chief at Kaiser Health News, to dissect the state of healthcare in America. (Wednesday, 7/3) 12. Karamo, with Queer Eye star Karamo Brown: In the final episode of the From Us to You series within this season, Karamo’s fiancé, Ian Jordan, joins to answer questions from callers about the topic of intimacy. (Wednesday, 7/2) 13. Sworn by Up & Vanished: This week Phillip Holloway focuses on “proof of innocence” and explores DNA evidence, the roads to exoneration and post-conviction victories, and life after prison. (Wednesday, 7/3) 14. Fiasco with Leon Neyfakh: In the finale of the series, Neyfakh breaks down how the 2000 election was put to rest in a Supreme Court case called “Bush vs. Gore” and how a ruling that was specifically designed to set no precedent ended up changing everything. (Wednesday, 7/3) 15. Poetics hosted by Omari Hardwick: Omari welcomes female singer-songwriter Marsha Ambrosius to the studio. (Thursday, 7/4) 16. The Ten from The Advocate: This week, Editor-in-Chief Zach Stafford interviews Annise Danette Parker, the first openly gay mayor of a major American city and named one of the most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2010. (Thursday, 7/4) 17. Hyper-Thetical with Kerry Bishé: What if we could design the genetics of our children? Jeanne’s parents edited her genes before she was born to prevent her from inheriting sickle cell disease, but that tiny change ends up having huge consequences. (Friday, 7/5) 18. Deep Background with Noah Feldman: Guest Laura Jarrett, CNN correspondent, speaks on covering the Trump Justice Department. (Sunday, 7/7)