Join the New York Times opinion columnist, award-winning author and host of the new podcast “The Idiot” from Serial Productions for a wide-ranging conversation on Russia, Ukraine and the rise of global totalitarianism. Plus, what happens when a reporter turns the lens inward to confront family history and personal memory.
M. Gessen is an opinion columnist at The New York Times and the author of Serial's 2026 show "The Idiot," which marked a departure from writing about autocracy and wars.