NEW YORKER RADIO HOUR PLAYLIST: 10 FOR 10 YEARS
Celebrate Ten Years of The New Yorker Radio Hour
The first episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour debuted on October 23, 2015, featuring a conversation between host David Remnick and author Ta-Nehisi Coates. Since then, the show has been a pillar in American media, anchored by David's interviews with leading thinkers, politicians, innovators, cultural luminaries, and New Yorker staff writers. Listen to some highlights from The New Yorker Radio Hour's first ten years, and join us in celebrating David Remnick and this long-running partnership between WNYC and The New Yorker.
ZADIE SMITH, October 24, 2025
The novelist and essayist compares American and British politics.
ZOHRAN MAMDANI, October 10, 2025
David presses Mamdani, in the final weeks of his campaign, about what democratic socialism means to a Democratic Party candidate today.
ANNA WINTOUR, September 25, 2025
The most influential editor in fashion, speaking on the week she announced a successor at Vogue, parries a relentless lightning round from her Condé Nast colleague.
NIKKI GLASER, April 22, 2025
The comedian explains why she moved home to live with her parents in her thirties, despite a thriving career as a performer.
CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD, October 25, 2024
The radio host, podcaster, and Democratic power broker delves into childhood trauma, his parenting style, and his advocacy for mental health.
NANCY PELOSI, August 8, 2024
David asks the former House Speaker – the first woman ever to lead one of the two major parties – about encouraging young people to get involved in politics.
JERRY SEINFELD, April 26, 2024
The comedian shares management tips he employed on the notoriously difficult Hugh Grant while directing his debut feature film, Unfrosted.
SALMAN RUSHDIE, February 6, 2023
In his first interview after surviving a brutal assassination attempt, the novelist tells David why he doesn’t want to be seen as a victim.
LEONARD COHEN, November 11, 2016
In his first interview after surviving a brutal assassination attempt, the novelist tells David why he doesn’t want to be seen as a victim.
TA-NEHISI COATES, October 23, 2015
On the program’s debut episode, David speaks with Ta-Nehisi Coates about Between the World and Me, which won the National Book Award, and the intellectual legacy of James Baldwin.
BONUS TRACK: SURFING LESSON WITH WILLIAM FINNEGAN, November 13, 2015
New Yorker staff writer William Finnegan has written about his lifelong devotion to surfing. He took David – who claims to hate the beach – out to the Rockaways.
