Jeffrey joined The New Yorker Radio Hour in 2022. He previously worked as the Director of Podcasts at The Advocate magazine, where he received a GLAAD Media Award for his reporting. He is the host and creator of the long-running interview podcast LGBTQ&A, which has featured interviews LGBTQ+ guests including Angela Davis, Laverne Cox, Janelle Monáe, Pete Buttigieg, Tammy Baldwin, and Brandi Carlile.
Jeffrey Masters appears in the following:
Jonathan Haidt on the Plague of Anxiety Affecting Young People
Friday, April 19, 2024
The evidence implicating social-media apps, the social psychologist says, is not another moral panic over technology. “Actually, this time is different,” he insists. “Here’s why.”
Jen Silverman on “There’s Going to Be Trouble”
Friday, April 12, 2024
The New Yorker’s Vinson Cunningham speaks with the playwright and novelist about the excitement and uncertainty of protests, which are at the heart of Silverman’s new book.
Maya Hawke on the Fear of “Missing Out”
Friday, April 12, 2024
A popular young actor with a serious sideline as an indie songwriter, Maya Hawke talks to Rachel Syme about not going to college—the subject of her new single.
Percival Everett and the Reinvention of Mark Twain’s Jim
Friday, March 22, 2024
The author creates a new inner life for a “Huckleberry Finn” character.
The Anti-trans Backlash Is Accelerating in 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024
Already this year, almost five hundred bills restricting trans rights have been introduced across the country according to the journalist Erin Reed, who is tracking all of them.
In “Great Expectations,” Vinson Cunningham Watches Barack Obama’s Rise Up Close
Friday, March 08, 2024
The journalist’s autobiographical novel reflects his time working on Barack’s Obama’s campaign, and in his White House. Has the former President lived up to his expectations?
Kara Swisher on Tech Billionaires: “I Don’t Think They Like People”
Friday, March 01, 2024
One of the most influential Silicon Valley reporters chronicles the rise of an industry, and moguls like Elon Musk, in “Burn Book.”
Lily Gladstone on Oscar Hopes and Holding the Door Open
Friday, February 23, 2024
The “Killers of the Flower Moon” star talks with Michael Schulman about making history at this year’s Academy Awards, and the challenges facing Native actors in Hollywood.
For Brontez Purnell, “Memoir Is Fiction—I Don’t Care What Anyone Says”
Friday, February 16, 2024
The author of “Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt” and other books talks with Jeffrey Masters about his journey from go-go boy to Renaissance man.
Michelle Zauner and Hua Hsu Talk “Crying in H Mart”
Friday, February 09, 2024
The front woman for the indie band Japanese Breakfast got to be both a detective and a time traveler in her memoir.
Sheila Heti Talks with Parul Sehgal About “Alphabetical Diaries”
Tuesday, February 06, 2024
The author of the influential novel “How Should a Person Be?” culled decades of material from her own journals to take a radical approach to her new book.
Jonathan Blitzer on the Battle over Immigration; and Olivia Rodrigo Talks with David Remnick
Friday, February 02, 2024
Now that the border crisis has migrated into blue cities, the White House cannot avoid addressing a political liability. The staff writer Jonathan Blitzer talks with David Remnick.
Sheila Heti Talks with Parul Sehgal About “Alphabetical Diaries”
Friday, February 02, 2024
The author of the influential novel “How Should a Person Be?” culled decades of material from her own journals to take a radical approach to her new book.
The Immigration Battle in Washington, and the Real Crisis at the Border
Friday, February 02, 2024
Now that the border crisis has migrated into blue cities, the White House cannot avoid addressing a political liability. The staff writer Jonathan Blitzer talks with David Remnick.
E. Jean Carroll on Trump Defamation Cases: “Money Is Precious to Him”
Friday, January 19, 2024
E. Jean Carroll won a major victory against Donald Trump for sexual abuse and defamation. But the defamatory statements continue even as a court weighs damages in a related case.
E. Jean Carroll on Trump Defamation Cases: “Money Is Precious to Him”
Friday, January 19, 2024
E. Jean Carroll won a major victory against Donald Trump for sexual abuse and defamation. But the defamatory statements continue even as a court weighs damages in a related case.
Danielle Brooks Comes Full Circle in “The Color Purple”
Friday, January 12, 2024
In a new film, the actress is attracting Oscar buzz for a role first made famous by Oprah Winfrey almost forty years ago.
Brandy Clark: Grammy-Nominated Album Is “Authentically Me”
Friday, December 08, 2023
The singer-songwriter reflects on her sexuality, playing country music for Democrats, and how Kim Kardashian and Kanye West inadvertently influenced her most recent album.
Dolly Parton “Busted a Gut” Reaching for the High Notes on “Rockstar”
Friday, December 01, 2023
When Dolly Parton was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, she decided to prove that she belonged there.
Emerald Fennell’s Anatomy of Desire
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
For the follow-up to her acclaimed and controversial début feature film, “Promising Young Woman,” the writer and director Emerald Fennell (also well known as an actor on “The Crown”) ...
