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Apple News In Conversation

Apple News In Conversation with Shumita Basu brings you interviews with some of the world’s best journalists and experts about the stories that impact our lives. Join us every week as we go behind the headlines.

Podcast · By Apple News · American English · Official site

Indexed episodes, last 90 days
10
Latest publication
Sep 17, 2026
Audience
Apple #151 · US
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 17, 2026

    The AI warnings are getting louder. Here’s what you need to know. (opens the original)

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    From Apple News In Conversation : Unsettling headlines about AI are dominating the news. In the past few weeks, an Anthropic researcher quit his job out of fear that the technology could “kill us all,” OpenAI revealed that its models have demonstrated “concerning behavior,” and four tech CEOs made an unprecedented call for a slowdown. Nilay Patel, editor in chief of The Verge and host of the Decoder podcast, last joined Apple News In Conversation in 2023, as ChatGPT exploded in popularity. He re

  2. Episode · Sep 10, 2026

    The dark side of America’s obsession with the Lindsay Clancy trial (opens the original)

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    Warning: This episode includes descriptions of violence against children, adult language, and mentions of suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. From Apple News In Conversation : The trial of Lindsay Clancy — the Massachusetts mother accused of murdering her three young children in 2023 — ended this month in a mistrial. Her defense didn’t dispute the killings but argued that Clancy wasn’t criminally responsible because

  3. Episode · Aug 27, 2026

    The real reason so many Americans are convinced sunscreen is dangerous (opens the original)

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    From Apple News In Conversation : For the past few years, a campaign against sunscreen has been building — with social-media influencers claiming that sunscreen itself, rather than the sun, is damaging people’s skin and harming their health. The misinformation is working: More than 16 million adults have cut back or stopped using sunscreen because of it. Meanwhile, skin-cancer rates continue to rise. Brian Underwood, beauty and grooming director at Men’s Health and Women’s Health , joins Apple N

  4. Episode · Aug 20, 2026

    Why men are suddenly so worried about their testosterone levels (opens the original)

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    From Apple News In Conversation : Testosterone prescriptions are at an all-time high in the U.S., and according to a survey by Men’s Health , 70% of men say their levels of the hormone are important to them. This increased attention to T has even reached the Pentagon, which announced mandatory testosterone screenings for troops over the age of 30. Michael Andor Brodeur, a Men’s Health contributor and author of the book Swole , joins Apple News In Conversation guest host David Greene to explain h

  5. Episode · Aug 13, 2026

    The uncomfortable reasons human waste keeps turning up in your lettuce (opens the original)

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    This summer, the U.S. saw its largest cyclospora outbreak on record — with more than 22,000 suspected cases linked to contaminated iceberg lettuce, alongside a wave of other foodborne illnesses. Timothy D. Lytton, a law professor at Georgia State University and author of Outbreak: Foodborne Illness and the Struggle for Food Safety , joins Apple News In Conversation host David Greene to explain how America’s food-safety system actually works, how the system evolved, and what recent outbreaks reve

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