About Sree's Sunday New York Times Readalong (#NYTReadalong)
A weekly conversation about the print edition of the Sunday New York Times co-hosted by Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh, who also serves as Executive Producer. Each week we explore journalism, graphic design, and storytelling. The show has been livestreamed since October 2015. We launched the Spotify version in November 2025 with 15 episodes from our archives. New episodes will appear weekly after the live broadcast. Watch Sundays at 8:30 a.m. ET at https://www.digimentors.group/nytreadalong.
Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh discussed the 2026 midterm elections, including early voting and turnout, polling and prediction markets, inflation and key Senate races in Michigan and Alaska. They also examined AI and election misinformation, responded to viewers sharing their voting plans and played a video of Rep. John Lewis speaking about the importance of voting.
Gift links and PDFs, including obituaries of Dolores Huerta and Patrick Stewart, three #NYT175 articles and a Fine Arts and Exhibits special section, are available on the episode page (https://tinyurl.com/415nytgiftlinks). Election Day voting resources are also available.
25 Oct 2026
Ep. 414 - AI and the Elections, Ramaswamy's Attack Ad, #NYT175
Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh discussed efforts to influence AI chatbots with election misinformation, the potential political impact of AI data centers and energy prices and Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial attack ad against Dr. Amy Acton in Ohio's governor's race.
For #NYT175, they revisited Times reporter Jeffrey Schmalz's groundbreaking coverage of AIDS and the challenges of reporting on a disease he was living with himself.
They also discussed The New York Times' coverage of the New York Archdiocese's sexual abuse settlement, remembered former Times managing editor John Geddes and congratulated Pui-Wing Tam on becoming the newspaper's next Business editor.
The hosts introduced “The Weed Wars,” a special 28-page report by former #NYTReadalong guest Andrea Elliott, and encouraged viewers to download it ahead of a planned future deep dive.
Episode resources, New York Times gift links and the full “The Weed Wars” PDF are on the episode page (https://tinyurl.com/414nytgiftlinks).
18 Oct 2026
Ep. 413 - Mass Shootings, Katie Zacharia, #NYT175
Sree Sreenivasan and Neil Parekh discussed recent mass shootings in Bend, Oregon, and Erie, Pennsylvania, the debate over arming teachers and the continuing toll of gun violence.
They also examined Katie Zacharia’s five-day tenure as White House press secretary and the responsibilities of the role. For #NYT175, they highlighted gift links to Isabel Wilkerson’s reflections on the Great Midwest Floods of 1993, notable letters to the editor and first appearances in The New York Times.
Viewer comments led to conversations about early voting, No Kings protests, inflation and international conflicts, along with a lively discussion about gun laws and the Second Amendment.
For more details, New York Times gift links and PDFs, visit the episode page (https://tinyurl.com/413nytgiftlinks) on the Digimentors website.
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