'The Interview': John Green Knows That No One Really Loves You on the Internet
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11/22/25
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Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America
November 21, 2025
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Since starting his second term, President Trump has thrown the full weight of the federal government behind the denying the idea of transgender identity, and pushing to prevent trans minors from getting gender-affirming medical care.
Two parents of a trans child discuss facing the scramble of supporting their child, and their fears of becoming targets of the government.
Guest: The parents of Allie, who is trans.
Background reading:
- Hospitals are limiting gender treatment for trans minors, even in blue states.
- States have sued over Mr. Trump’s efforts to end pediatric transgender medical care.
- Trans youth are rattled by efforts to ban gender care. So are hospitals.
Photo: Christopher Capozziello for The New York Times
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Sunday Special: Wicked, Good?
November 23, 2025
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“Wicked” was one of the biggest movies of 2024. It was culturally ubiquitous, a box office smash and an Oscar nominee for Best Picture. Now, a year later, “Wicked: For Good” arrives in theaters to finish the tale of the complicated friendship between Glinda the Good Witch and Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. Can “Wicked: For Good” be the sensation that its predecessor was? Will it inject new life into a movie business that has suffered a historically bad business year? Will it satisfy the legions of “Wicked” fans who have been waiting to see their favorite musical brought to the big screen?
Gilbert Cruz is joined by Kyle Buchanan, a pop culture reporter for The New York Times who profiled the stars of “Wicked,” and Madison Malone Kircher, a reporter for the Styles desk and affirmed “Wicked” fanatic, to discuss what “Wicked: For Good” means for the movies.
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Madison Malone Kircher is a reporter covering internet culture for The Times.
Kyle Buchanan is a pop culture reporter and serves as The Projectionist, the awards season columnist for The New York Times.
Photo: Universal Pictures
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There Have Been Dozens of “Wicked” Interviews. Why Did This One Go Viral?
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