Hi, I'm Essie Cup, and I've spent my career interviewing people about politics, presidential elections, and some really tough breaking news.

But now I need a break, and I think you do too.

So on my new podcast, Off the Cup,

I'll still be interviewing people,

usually famous and most likely my friends.

But about life, you know, the stuff that consumes us

when we're not consumed by politics?

So come join me every Wednesday for some conversational self-care.

Listen to Off the Cup on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favorite

shows.

We think of Franklin is the doddering dude flying a kite in the rain. Benjamin Franklin is our subject for a new season with Walter Isaacson.

He's the most successful self-made business person in America.

A printer, a scientist, a founding father,

but maybe not the guy we think we know.

Franklin casts his lot on the side of revolution,

and it's another thing that splits the family apart.

Listen to On Benjamin Franklin with Walter Isakson

on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts,

or wherever you get your podcast. I'm Maria Konekova and I'm Nate Silver.

And our new podcast, Risky Business, is a show about making better decisions.

We're both journalists who moon light as poker players and that's

the lens we're going to use to approach this entire show. We're going to be discussing

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