Ave Carrillo

Senior Producer, The New Yorker Radio Hour

Ave studied jazz in New York before beginning a career in radio…

For thirteen years she produced stories and interviews for programs including Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen and PRI's Fair Game, for the classical music station WQXR, and for New Yorker podcasts. She spent four years in advertising, where her projects included a Super Bowl spot with a singing fish. She returned to public radio to work on The New Yorker Radio Hour

Ave Carrillo appears in the following:

Remembering Roger Angell

Friday, May 27, 2022

Angell was known as perhaps the best baseball writer in the history of the game. But his long career at The New Yorker encompassed far more than sports.

Jon Stewart: “That’s Not Cancel Culture”

Friday, October 15, 2021

The comedian speaks about his new show, the potential return of Donald Trump, and controversial comedy.

The Future of Trumpism

Friday, October 23, 2020

Donald Trump ran as a populist insurgent; he has governed largely according to Republican priorities. If he loses the election, what will become of his movement?

Rachel Syme on Hot Trends in Face Masks

Friday, August 28, 2020

The fashion correspondent walks David Remnick through hot trends in this season’s must-have accessory, the face mask—think of it as the new handbag. 

Emily Oster on Whether and How to Reopen Schools

Friday, July 24, 2020

An economist at Brown University and coauthor of the COVID Explained Web site discusses the seemingly impossible trade-offs required by in-person classes.

The Perils of Prison Reform

Friday, July 17, 2020

The movement to reduce mass incarceration has relied on probation, drug courts, and electronic monitoring. Two prison abolitionists argue that these measures do as much harm as good.

A City at the Peak of Crisis

Friday, April 24, 2020

April 15th was estimated to be an apex of COVID-19 in New York. New Yorker writers fanned out across the city to document twenty-four hours at the epicenter.

The Pandemic at Seven O’Clock

Friday, April 10, 2020

David Remnick on New York City’s daily catharsis: the 7 P.M. mass cheer that celebrates all those who are keeping the city alive at their peril. 

Robin Wright on the Eruption of Violence in Iran

Tuesday, December 03, 2019

Hundreds are dead following a government crackdown on protests. Wright describes how U.S. sanctions are squeezing Iran just as some of its regional allies are turning against it.

Ronan Farrow on a Campaign of Silence

Friday, October 18, 2019

The reporter details the efforts by men like Harvey Weinstein to censor their accusers and to intimidate journalists.  

The N.R.A.’s Financial Mess

Friday, April 19, 2019

New documents shed light on the gun group’s financially destructive business relationships.

“The Infiltrators” Versus ICE

Friday, March 15, 2019

A new quasi-documentary film reënacts a risky mission of two undocumented activists: infiltrating an ICE facility by getting themselves detained.

Guns and Domestic Abuse, a Tragic Combination

Friday, February 08, 2019

Lawmakers have tried to get firearms away from intimate-partner abusers. A researcher analyzed what was achieved, and what went wrong.

Robyn Talks with David Remnick

Friday, December 07, 2018

The Swedish pop star is as adored by critics as she is loved by fans; she talks about the long and difficult gestation of her latest album, “Honey.”

From Mexico, the Reality of the Migrant Caravan

Friday, November 02, 2018

A group of thousands of migrants is making a dangerous trek toward the U.S. border. The rhetoric on the right is the least of their concerns.

The Government Took Her Son. Will It Give Him Back?

Friday, June 22, 2018

Border Patrol agents took Ana Maritza Rivera’s five-year-old son. Now she’s struggling to reunite with him before she’s deported.

Christopher Steele, the Man Behind the Dossier

Friday, March 09, 2018

Jane Mayer explains how the former spy Christopher Steele compiled his infamous “Russia dossier,” a secret report on Trump’s ties to Russia.

Nicolás Maduro on the Brink of Dictatorship

Friday, December 15, 2017

Jon Lee Anderson recently interviewed the Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, who is consolidating his power as his country collapses into chaos.    

Riz Ahmed Gets the Job Done

Friday, October 20, 2017

Riz Ahmed talks about London’s vibrant Asian cultural scene, winning an Emmy for “The Night Of,” and rapping on “The Hamilton Mixtape.”    

The Trump Children Were Investigated for Fraud, but Avoided Indictment

Friday, October 06, 2017

Ivanka Trump and her brother Donald, Jr., clearly lied in marketing their Trump SoHo luxury building. Why did the District Attorney decline to press charges?