Opinion | Introducing ‘Matter of Opinion’



“Matter of Opinion” is a brand new weekly podcast from New York Instances Opinion. Every week, 4 Opinion writers speak by a problem within the information, tradition or in their very own work, and attempt to make sense of what’s a bizarre and engaging time to be alive.

The present options 4 of Opinion’s signature voices: Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen.

Michelle Cottle is a member of the New York Instances editorial board, specializing in U.S. politics. She has coated Washington and politics because the Clinton administration. She joined the editorial board in 2018 after reporting on the nation’s capital as a contributing editor for The Atlantic.

Ross Douthat joined The New York Instances as an Opinion columnist in April 2009. He’s the writer of a number of books, together with “The Deep Locations: A Memoir of Sickness and Discovery” and “Dangerous Faith: How We Grew to become a Nation of Heretics.”

Carlos Lozada joined New York Instances Opinion as a columnist in 2022. Earlier than that, he served as an editor and e book critic at The Washington Publish. He gained the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 2019 and is the writer of “What Have been We Pondering: A Temporary Mental Historical past of the Trump Period.”

Lydia Polgreen spent a decade as a international correspondent for The New York Instances and was the editor in chief of HuffPost earlier than becoming a member of New York Instances Opinion as a columnist in 2022. She has acquired a number of awards for her worldwide reporting, together with the 2006 Polk Award for her protection of ethnic cleaning in Darfur.

Ideas? Electronic mail us at matterofopinion@nytimes.com. Observe our hosts on Twitter: Michelle Cottle (@mcottle), Ross Douthat (@DouthatNYT) Carlos Lozada (@CarlosNYT) and Lydia Polgreen (@lpolgreen).

“Matter of Opinion” is produced by Phoebe Lett. It’s edited by Annie-Rose Strasser. Mixing and authentic music by Pat McCusker and Isaac Jones. The remainder of the “Matter of Opinion” group consists of Stephanie Joyce, Sophia Alvarez Boyd and Derek Arthur. Particular due to Allison Benedikt, Kristina Samulewski, Jeffrey Miranda and Shannon Busta.