Endgame with Fintan O'Toole
Endgame with Fintan O'Toole is a New York Review podcast hosted by Fintan O'Toole, the publication's Advising Editor. Each week he and guests explore the major contradictions that have shaped the United States over its 250-year history, ranging from Civil War history and Thomas Jefferson to contemporary fiction, Bernie Sanders, Gilded Age monopolies and tech oligarchs. Guests include writers and historians such as Annette Gordon-Reed, Ben Lerner, Colin Grant, Jean Strouse and Dan Chiasson. The show draws unexpected connections between literature, history and current politics, turning the best New York Review essays into conversations.
Episodes
Jefferson, Independence, and Slavery: Annette Gordon-Reed
For our series premiere, Annette Gordon-Reed joins Fintan O'Toole to discuss Thomas Jefferson's political convictions and contradictions, including his early drafts of the Declaration of Independence, his relationships with the Hemings family, and the contemporary resonance of his advocating for freedom within a racist society.Annette Gordon-Reed is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor a
The Great Unraveling: Fintan O'Toole
Welcome to Endgame, where every week Fintan O'Toole will be exploring some of the major contradictions that have shaped the United States since its founding 250 years ago. For our launch week, Fintan dropped by the New York Review offices to reflect on this "endgame" moment, as the midterms approach and the hopes of the world seem to hang on the outcome. After two years of building frustr
Introducing: Endgame with Fintan O'Toole
Join Fintan O'Toole, Advising Editor at The New York Review, as he and his guests discuss the great unraveling of the American order—and imagine what comes next.Endgame with Fintan O'Toole is a New York Review podcast. New episodes drop every Tuesday across podcast platforms and at YouTube.com/@nybooks. For more, head to nybooks.com.
