November 6, 2025
Staff writer for The Atlantic, David A. Graham, discusses the results of Tuesday's election, the ongoing government shutdown, and threats to U.S. cybersecurity. Salman Rushdie debuts his first work of fiction since his near-fatal attack in 2022. New York Times climate reporter Raymond Zhong on learning to scuba dive to report on deep ocean research.
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Salman Rushdie Discusses His First Work of Fiction Since Near-Fatal Attack
S2025 E8027 - 17m 48s
Salman Rushdie lived under the threat of a death sentence for decades. Then, in 2022, he narrowly survived a knife attack that left him blind in one eye. Now, the author is channeling his experiences into "The Eleventh Hour,” a quintet of short stories that explore life and death. Rushdie joins the show to discuss the project and what he learned from his close encounter with death.
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