Caroline is an audio producer and writer. She is a reporter for WNYC Studios and has contributed to several shows including Blindspot, The New Yorker Radio Hour, Come Through, and Studio 360. Her work has been featured by The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, The Atlantic, and more. Caroline got her start in public radio working at small community stations in rural Alaska, and has continued to live in and report from the region.
Caroline Lester appears in the following:
Atul Gawande on What’s Going Right (and Wrong) with Vaccination
Friday, February 19, 2021
The staff writer and public-health expert on vaccination, the new strains of the coronavirus, and whether we will ever take our masks off.
Why Is the New Variant of the Coronavirus So Concerning?
Friday, January 08, 2021
The molecular biologist Joe Osmundson studies DNA replication. He explains how the new strain of SARS-CoV-2 may have emerged, and what we should expect to happen next.
Atul Gawande on Taming the Coronavirus
Friday, December 04, 2020
The staff writer on some of the challenges to vaccination.
Adam Gopnik Tries Out Being Old
Friday, November 20, 2020
As the population ages, the staff writer explores what the world feels like for the elderly.
Jane Mayer on the G.O.P.’s Post-Trump Game
Friday, November 13, 2020
David Remnick talks with the writer about the chaotic post-election period, and why some Republicans decline to recognize Joe Biden as President-elect.
Elvis Costello Talks with David Remnick
Friday, October 16, 2020
The legendary artist on “Hey Clockface,” his thirty-first studio album.
Jia Tolentino Picks Three
Friday, September 25, 2020
At home with a newborn, the writer and voracious cultural critic recommends a book, a record, and a reality show.
N. K. Jemisin on H. P. Lovecraft
Friday, September 04, 2020
A celebrated science-fiction author grapples with her genre’s deep legacy of racism.
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.
Everyone Knew Who Shot Ahmaud Arbery. Why Did the Killers Walk Free?
Friday, August 21, 2020
In February, a young Black man was shot by three white men while jogging. His killers were known. But it took seventy-four days for them to be arrested. What were prosecutors thinking?
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Federal Forces in Chicago
Friday, July 31, 2020
President Trump is deploying two hundred federal agents to help Chicago fight crime. Mayor Lori Lightfoot gives David Remnick her take on the situation.
Jeffrey Toobin Explores Donald Trump’s “True Crimes and Misdemeanors”
Friday, July 31, 2020
The lawyer and the New Yorker staff writer discusses his new book, which examines the Mueller investigation and the impeachment of Donald Trump.
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.
Kenan Thompson, “S.N.L.” ’s Longest-Running Cast Member
Friday, July 03, 2020
In seventeen years on the program, the performer has seen the cast diversify and adapt to “these woke times.”
Hasan Minhaj on Being His Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams
Friday, July 03, 2020
The comedian discusses fatherhood, testifying before congress, and telling Ellen DeGeneres how to pronounce his name.
A Former D.O.J. Official on How to Fix Policing
Friday, June 05, 2020
Ron Davis was a cop for nearly thirty years before working at the Department of Justice. He knows how hard it is to reform an institution with a history of racial repression.
Stephen Miller, the Architect of Trump’s Immigration Plan
Friday, February 21, 2020
Jonathan Blitzer examines how one adviser turned Trump’s xenophobic rhetoric into a set of hard-line policies.
N. K. Jemisin on H. P. Lovecraft
Friday, January 31, 2020
A celebrated science-fiction author grapples with her genre’s deep legacy of racism.
Anna Wiener’s “Uncanny Valley”
Friday, January 10, 2020
An author who bought into the promises of Silicon Valley reflects on her gradual disenchantment, as reality intruded on the mystique.
Terry Gross Talks with David Remnick
Friday, January 03, 2020
The celebrated interviewer opens up about finding her radio voice, and what she’s given up to host “Fresh Air.”
