David Remnick

Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

David Remnick appears in the following:

The Man Who Escaped from Auschwitz to Warn the World

Monday, November 14, 2022

David Remnick talks with Jonathan Freedland about his new book, which chronicles the life of Rudolf Vrba, who escaped from Auschwitz as a teen-ager.

The Man Who Escaped from Auschwitz to Warn the World

Friday, November 11, 2022

David Remnick talks with Jonathan Freedland about his new book, which chronicles the life of Rudolf Vrba, who escaped from Auschwitz as a teen-ager.

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The Man Who Escaped from Auschwitz to Warn the World

Friday, November 11, 2022

The journalist Jonathan Freedland on his new book about Rudolf Vrba, who provided direct written testimony of the horrors of Auschwitz. Plus, the Sudanese American poet Safia Elhillo.

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Mike White on the New Season of “The White Lotus” in Sicily

Tuesday, November 08, 2022

The show’s creator talks with Naomi Fry about his attraction to reality television, and why he writes stories of the privileged.

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The Theologian Russell Moore on Christian Nationalism

Monday, November 07, 2022

The evangelical theologian reflects on his split from the Southern Baptist Convention and the politicization of religion. Christian nationalism, he says, is a danger to Christians.

Russell Moore on Christian Nationalism

Friday, November 04, 2022

The editor in chief of Christianity Today talks about faith in American politics today, along with reporter Eliza Griswold.

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Russell Moore on Christian Nationalism

Friday, November 04, 2022

The editor-in-chief of Christianity Today talks with David Remnick about faith in American politics. Plus, Mike White on “The White Lotus.”

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Mayor Francis Suarez’s View from Miami

Tuesday, November 01, 2022

Upbeat and charismatic, Suarez has been mentioned as a potential Republican Presidential candidate. He talks with Kelefa Sanneh about whether a moderate has a future in today’s G.O.P.

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Mayor Francis Suarez’s View from Miami

Monday, October 31, 2022

Upbeat and charismatic, Suarez has been mentioned as a potential Republican Presidential candidate. He talks with Kelefa Sanneh about whether a moderate has a future in today’s G.O.P.

U2’s Bono Talks with David Remnick—Live

Friday, October 28, 2022

The singer has written a memoir, “Surrender.” It deals with the early loss of his mother, finding religion in music, and navigating the Troubles while in a rock band from Dublin.

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U2’s Bono Talks with David Remnick—Live

Friday, October 28, 2022

The singer-lyricist on his life, band, and new memoir. Plus, Kelefa Sanneh speaks to the mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez, whom some see as the Republican of the future.

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The Playwrights Suzan-Lori Parks and Martin McDonagh, Live at The New Yorker Festival

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Parks talks with Vinson Cunningham about the revival of her groundbreaking play, “Topdog/Underdog.” And McDonagh speaks with Patrick Radden Keefe about “The Banshees of Inisherin.”

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The Vulnerabilities of our Voting Machines, and How to Secure Them

Monday, October 24, 2022

A leading expert on computerized voting machines explains how the Stop the Steal movement co-opted his research on their vulnerabilities—and why hand counting won’t fix the problems.

The Vulnerabilities of our Voting Machines, and How to Secure Them

Friday, October 21, 2022

A leading expert on computerized voting machines explains how the Stop the Steal movement co-opted his research on their vulnerabilities—and why hand counting won’t fix the problems.

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The Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks on “Topdog/Underdog,” and a Conversation with Martin McDonagh

Friday, October 21, 2022

Parks reflects on the revival of her groundbreaking play, and McDonagh on his new film, set in Ireland. Plus, an expert on voting machines discusses their real, and imagined, risks.

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After Roe, a New Abortion Underground

Monday, October 17, 2022

Stephania Taladrid reports on a network of volunteers distributing abortion medication—illegally and sometimes at great risk—to women in states that ban the procedure.

In Defense of the Comic Novel: Andrew Sean Greer Talks “Less is Lost”

Friday, October 14, 2022

Greer’s new novel sends his main character Arthur Less on a mad-dash tour of the United States. Plus, the poet Ellen Bass explores the habits that take us through life and death.

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Tom Stoppard on “Leopoldstadt,” and Geena Davis talks with Michael Schulman

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

The Broadway fixture is out with a new play, reflecting on his family’s history in the Holocaust. And Davis, out with a new memoir, reflects on her life and career.

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The New Abortion Underground

Monday, October 10, 2022

Stephania Taladrid reports on a network of volunteers distributing abortion medication to women in states that ban the procedure. Plus, Andrew Sean Greer on his new novel “Less is Lost.”

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The New Abortion Underground

Monday, October 10, 2022

Stephania Taladrid reports on a network of volunteers distributing abortion medication—illegally and sometimes at great risk—to women in states that ban the procedure.

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