Alex Barron has been an audio producer for The New Yorker since 2014…
As a theater producer and dramaturg, he has worked on the artistic staff of Manhattan Theatre Club, Naked Angels, The Playwrights Realm, and MCC Theater. Alex is a program associate with the Sundance Institute and has developed new plays at theaters across the country.
Alex Barron appears in the following:
Roger Federer on Retirement and His Evolution in Tennis
Friday, September 23, 2022
Federer is playing the last professional match of his career this week in London. On the eve of his retirement, we revisit his conversation with David Remnick from 2019.
Enjoy the Summer at Horse Camp
Friday, June 24, 2022
Horse Camp might not be quite what it sounds like. A comedy sketch from Emily Flake and Sarah Hutto.
Why Do Conservatives Love Hungary’s Viktor Orbán?
Friday, June 24, 2022
Tucker Carlson said Orbán provided a “signpost” for America. Our reporter explores the American right’s admiration for this leader’s anti-democratic, authoritarian measures.
A Night in the Music Box at Madison Square Garden
Friday, June 17, 2022
Perched high above the ice, the organist Ray Castoldi has conducted the soundtrack of Rangers games and more for thirty years.
What Makes a Mass Shooter?
Friday, May 27, 2022
The authors of “The Violence Project” note that mass shootings have risen with overdoses and other deaths of despair—which is not a coincidence. Plus, racism and the Buffalo shooting.
The Battle After Roe v. Wade
Friday, May 13, 2022
If the Supreme Court nullifies federal reproductive rights, where will conservatives take the fight against abortion? Plus, a conversation with the Internet comedy darling Megan Stalter.
Viola Davis on Playing Michelle Obama, and Finding Her Voice as an Actor
Friday, April 22, 2022
In a new memoir, Davis traces how she emerged from a difficult childhood to become one of the most acclaimed performers in Hollywood.
“We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” and a Short History of Movies about the Internet
Friday, April 15, 2022
The director Jane Schoenbrun’s new horror film is about a teen girl’s coming of age online. She talks with the Radio Hour’s Alex Barron about how movies have depicted the virtual world.
The Card Problem
Friday, April 08, 2022
As the collectibles market boomed, a rare and potentially valuable basketball card acquired in childhood causes a grown-up dilemma for friends of staff writer Charles Bethea.
Finding ways to feel safe as a young Black girl in America
Tuesday, April 05, 2022
Betsy-Jane Paul-Odionhin explores what it means to feel safe — or unsafe — as a young Black girl growing up in America.
When Connor Ratliff Met Tom Hanks
Friday, March 25, 2022
Sarah Larson talks with the actor Connor Ratliff, whose podcast, “Dead Eyes,” about his failure in Hollywood became an opportunity for redemption.
Presenting the 2022 Brody Awards
Friday, March 18, 2022
Oscar who? Richard Brody hands out the awards that matter to people who really care about film, on the New Yorker Radio Hour.
Stephen Kotkin: Don’t Blame the West for Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Friday, March 11, 2022
Some have argued that NATO expansion in the post-Soviet era has forced Putin’s hand. Kotkin, a historian of the U.S.S.R., disagrees. Russia, he says, is just being Russia.
Jay Caspian Kang on the State of Free Speech
Friday, February 11, 2022
The writer argues that we can talk about cancel culture without declaring the end of democracy.
Cancellation, from the Inside
Friday, February 11, 2022
Lindsay Ellis spent more than a decade building a large online fan base for her film and cultural commentary. Then a single controversial tweet started a backlash that ended her career.
David Remnick Talks with Lee Child, the Creator of Jack Reacher
Friday, February 04, 2022
The TV series “Reacher” just premiered, based on the series of action thrillers. The author spoke about the birth of his all-American tough-guy hero.
Julian Lucas on Landscape in Video Games
Friday, January 07, 2022
The culture writer is a passionate gamer, with a particular interest in video games as a form of landscape art.
Paul Thomas Anderson, Poet Laureate of the San Fernando Valley
Friday, December 10, 2021
In his new film, “Licorice Pizza,” the writer-director returns to his home terrain.
The Terrifying Line Between Fact and Fiction Online
Friday, October 29, 2021
A disinformation researcher says that one way to understand dangerous conspiracy stories, such as QAnon, is through the online horror genre known as creepypasta.
Daniel Craig Takes Off the Tux
Friday, October 15, 2021
David Remnick speaks with the actor, who, in fifteen years as James Bond, brought a modern sense of nuance and moral compromise to the superspy.
