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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.
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Think the stock market is rigged? You may be right.
23. Okt. 202115 min<p>Data shows high-level execs often get unusually good returns trading their own companies’ stocks. But regulators say insider trading is hard to prove under current law. For <a href="https://apple.news/AijUGHJk0QeK7vx1EUYf0yw"><em>Bloomberg Businessweek</em></a>, Liam Vaughan explains why insider trading is more widespread than you might think — and why some experts argue the system is fundamentally unfair.</p>
Bob Woodward and Robert Costa on the final months of Trump’s presidency
2. Okt. 202126 min<p>What was it like inside the White House when Donald Trump lost — then denied losing — the election? Journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, authors of the new book Peril, sat down with Apple News Today host Shumita Basu to discuss the chaotic period, which they consider one of the most dangerous in American history. <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/peril/id1575255441"><em>Peril</em></a> is available now on Apple Books.</p>
The story of Jane Roe, her baby, and abortion in America
18. Sept. 202124 min<p>Many people may not know that the woman at the center of Roe v. Wade — whose real name is Norma McCorvey — never got the abortion to which she won the right. Journalist and author Joshua Prager set out to find the daughter whom McCorvey ultimately gave up for adoption. In his new book, <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-family-roe-an-american-story/id1573959030"><em>The Family Roe: An American Story</em></a>, Prager details the lives of these women and explores how the issue of abortion became so divisive in the U.S.</p>
E. Alex Jung on who writer Anthony Veasna So might’ve been
14. Aug. 202122 min<p>Anthony Veasna So was a burgeoning literary star when he died of a drug overdose at 28 last year. For <a href="https://apple.news/AKklvxRn3ReWH-6u3sW5sfQ"><em>New York Magazine</em></a>, Jung spoke with So’s friends, family, and partner about who he was. They all have different ideas.</p>
Roxane Gay talks Kelis’s farm and the beauty of homegrown food
31. Juli 202117 min<p>Kelis is a pop star most widely known for her 2003 hit single, “Milkshake.” She’s still performing, but her talents and interests extend beyond the music world. A few years ago, she and her husband bought a farm outside L.A. and started living off the land.</p> <p> </p> <p>Best-selling author Roxane Gay wrote about Kelis’s experience running the farm for <a href="https://apple.news/ACqmxb5azQAS2ioVhOHGY7g">Harper’s Bazaar</a>. In her article, Gay explores why Kelis started farming and the freedom it has brought her. Gay also looks at the barriers that often stand between Black people and homegrown food. Gay’s article, called “How Kelis Remixed Her Life,” is available to read (and listen to) in Apple News+.</p>
Allison P. Davis on how Zola’s Twitter thread became a movie
3. Juli 202124 min<p>A’Ziah King, also known as Zola, went viral on Twitter back in 2015. Her series of 148 tweets detailed a mostly true story about a trip down to Florida for an exotic-dancing gig that went awry. A film, titled ‘Zola’ and directed by Janicza Bravo, has now been made based on that viral Twitter thread. </p> <p> </p> <p>Allison P. Davis, a features writer at <a href="https://apple.news/AXAnZN6x5StuFaVRUc6y_uA">New York Magazine</a>, recently profiled Zola. Davis details how many different interests tried to take control of Zola’s story during the filmmaking process — and how Zola feels the final product centers her voice. Davis’s article, called “The Real Zola,” is available to read (and listen to) in Apple News+.</p>
