David Remnick appears in the following:
The Trials of a Whistle-blower
Friday, January 21, 2022
Dawn Wooten bravely exposed mistreatment of immigration detainees in the facility where she worked. Why is she suffering the consequences? Plus, the state of the Olympics in China.
Hilton Als and Emma Cline on the Late Joan Didion
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
In the weeks since the writer’s death, an outpouring of acclaim has attested to her influence over several generations of writers.
The Biden Presidency, Year One
Friday, January 14, 2022
Evan Osnos, Susan B. Glasser, Jonathan Blitzer, Elizabeth Kolbert, and John Cassidy on the successes and failures of the no-longer-new Administration.
Is Talk of a Possible 'New' Civil War Useful?
Friday, January 14, 2022
David Remnick and Brooke discuss.
Joan Didion, the Observer; and Reviewing Biden, Year One
Friday, January 14, 2022
Hilton Als and Emma Cline on the late writer’s influence on generations of younger authors. And our correspondents assess the successes and failures of Biden’s first year.
Nnedi Okorafor on Sci-Fi Through an African Lens
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
The writer talks about Africanfuturism and her new novel, “Akata Woman.” Plus, Julian Lucas on video games and landscape.
A New Civil War in America?
Friday, January 07, 2022
The political scientist Barbara F. Walter has studied political violence for the C.I.A., and says we can’t afford to ignore the warning signs—open, violent conflict could happen here
A New Civil War in America?
Friday, January 07, 2022
The political scientist Barbara F. Walter studies political violence, and she says America is nearing the danger zone. Plus, Nnedi Okorafor on writing fantasy through an African lens.
The Power of Police Unions
Tuesday, January 04, 2022
William Finnegan on how police and their unions stymie the efforts of reform-minded politicians to bring change and rein in abuses.
Amanda Gorman on Life After Inauguration
Friday, December 31, 2021
The young poet’s reading at President Biden’s Inauguration made her as famous as a poet can be. She talks with Kevin Young about writing a new book once the stakes were much higher.
Amanda Gorman on Life After Inauguration
Friday, December 31, 2021
The young poet’s reading at President Biden’s swearing in made her about as famous as a poet can be. She talks with Kevin Young about writing a new book once the stakes were much higher.
Rhiannon Giddens Plays Live, and an Epic Heist in Paris
Friday, December 24, 2021
A diva in the Americana scene shows her global side. Plus: a burglar took seventy million dollars’ worth of art from a French museum. Selling it was harder than stealing it.
Rhiannon Giddens, Americana’s Queen, Goes Global
Friday, December 24, 2021
A founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, the singer and banjo player talks with David Remnick and performs songs from her new album.
When Snow Came to Puerto Rico
Friday, December 17, 2021
How did San Juan children have a snowball fight—and why? Plus, a look at how poor students struggle to afford college, even on scholarship.
Is the Gift of Tuition Enough?
Friday, December 17, 2021
Élite universities want to diversify. A college senior explains how, even when schools give full scholarships, they may misunderstand the needs of the students they seek to recruit.
Millennial Writers Reflect on a Generation’s Despair
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
The New Yorker Radio Hour producer Ngofeen Mputubwele reports on a feeling of hopelessness pervading his peers—and on how they live with that feeling.
Paul Thomas Anderson on “Licorice Pizza”
Friday, December 10, 2021
The filmmaker returns to his home terrain, where he set “Boogie Nights” and other movies. Plus, millennial writers reflect on the particular sense of despair in their generation.
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.
Life After Prison
Tuesday, December 07, 2021
In 2019, Jonathan was released from prison. Our producer shadowed him to learn what emancipation feels like after two decades of being locked up.
Mass Incarceration in America, Then and Now
Friday, December 03, 2021
Mass incarceration has been profoundly harmful to communities of color. A dozen years after “The New Jim Crow” helped to identify the problem, how much headway have we made?
