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Swiftonomics, Kamala Harris and Decadent Real Estate: Your Questions, Answered.

Hosted by Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen

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Have we reached peak Taylor Swift? Does the world need your bagel shop’s position on Israel-Hamas? Should Ross start drinking on mic? On the year’s final episode of “Matter of Opinion,” the hosts take your questions and reflect on the best of 2023.

(A full transcript of the episode will be available midday on the Times website.)

Credit…Illustration by The New York Times; Photograph by benimage/Getty Images

Mentioned in this episode:

  • “The Presidential Fantasy Draft America Needs,” episode of “Matter of Opinion” from New York Times Opinion

  • “Covering the Election: The One-Year Countdown Begins,” by James Fallows in his “Breaking the News” Substack

  • “Fire Weather: A True Story From a Hotter World,” by John Vaillant

  • “The 10 Best Books of 2023,” By The New York Times Books staff in The New York Times

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Follow our hosts on X: Michelle Cottle (@mcottle), Ross Douthat (@DouthatNYT) and Carlos Lozada (@CarlosNYT).

“Matter of Opinion” is produced by Sophia Alvarez Boyd, Phoebe Lett and Derek Arthur. It is edited by Alison Bruzek. Mixing by Pat McCusker and Carole Sabouraud. Original music by Isaac Jones, Efim Shapiro, Carole Sabouraud, Sonia Herrero and Pat McCusker. Our fact-checking team is Kate Sinclair, Mary Marge Locker and Michelle Harris. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta and Kristina Samulewski. Our executive producer is Annie-Rose Strasser.

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