Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh marked Fourth of July weekend with an America250 edition of The Sunday #NYTReadalong. They reviewed two special sections from The New York Times: “Six Sentences That Have Shaped the American Story” and “Visions of America: The American Revolution Through the Eyes of Seven Everyday Founders.”

They also shared viewer comments on what America250 means, including reflections on the country’s founding ideals, its unfinished promises and the work still needed to build a more perfect union.

Visit the episode page on the Digimentors website for a pdf of “Six Sentences That Have Shaped the American Story” and a gift link to “Visions of America.”

For the 400th episode of The Sunday #NYTReadalong, Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh celebrated a major milestone with three special guests and longtime friends from The New York Times: Tom Jolly, NYT Print Editor; Wayne Kamidoi, NYT Art Director; and Mike Connors, NYT Production Department Managing Director. Longtime producer Paula Kiger also returned as a special co-host.

They looked back on the history of the show, the community that has grown around it and the joy of spending Sunday mornings with The New York Times. The conversation also covered journalism, print design, special sections, the Sunday paper and the production work that helps bring The Times to readers each week. Visit the website for the episode page and pdfs of The New York Times’ Knicks Special Sections.

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh spoke with Andrew Sondern, Deputy Director of News Design for The New York Times, about designing the print edition of “The 10-Minute Challenge,” how the project moved from digital to print, the artwork selected for the special section and what goes into designing the Sunday paper.

During the second half of the show, they reviewed the Sunday paper, including stories on politics, books, Juneteenth, AI and the future of work. Visit the website for the episode page and a pdf of The 10-Minute Challenge.

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh discussed The New York Times’ World Cup Preview, the politics of immigration and the World Cup, the White House “aliens” website, AI slop on social media and several stories from the Sunday paper. Visit the website for the episode page and a pdf of the World Cup Preview.

There was also a spirited discussion about World War II, the Korean War, the Knicks, Chai Pani and Apple TV’s “For All Mankind.”

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh discussed President Trump's recent judicial setbacks (Kennedy Center, IRS, "Weaponization" Fund), the ongoing war on immigration and The 100 Best Restaurants in NYC. Check out the website for a pdf of the 100 Best Restaurants and gift links to several articles.

There was also a spirited discussion about Ethiopian Food.

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh discussed President Trump's trip to China, RFK Jr.’s war on mental health care and "My Family's American Secret," NYT Cooking’s “24 Reasons to Cook This Summer” and all the latest news.

We have .pdfs of "My Family's American Secret" and NYT Cooking's Summer Special on our website.

Peter Herford, a long-time Professor of Journalism at Columbia University (and the CBS staffer who handed Walter Cronkite the bulletin announcing JFK had been shot) made a cameo.

Sponsors:

• Muck Rack
• Graphic History Company, and
• Narratively Academy

Gift links, pdfs and more on our Digimentors Website.

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh discussed the Supreme Court's recent Voting Rights decision; World Press Freedom Day and a Forum sponsored by ClassACT HR 73; The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters and Philip Galanes' Social Qs Column. Gift links and more on the Digimentors website. Details.

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh discussed the shooting at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, the latest developments regarding Iran, President Trump’s Department of Justice and offer a remembrance of former two-time #NYTReadalong guest Prof. Andrew Hacker. Details

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh reflected on watching Artemis II safely return to Earth (with strong memories of Challenger and Columbia), the NYT's assessment of Zohran Mamdani's first 100 Days, the failure of US-Iran peace talks and two episodes of Shining Light on Shadows: A Candid Conversation About Mental Health focusing on Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Details.

Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh covered the No Kings Rallies, showed Sree's video clips from the NYC protests, talked about the verdict against Meta and YouTube and covered the latest in the Cesar Chavez allegations. Details.