David Remnick

Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

David Remnick appears in the following:

What’s Driving Black Candidates to the Republican Party?

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

The Republican Party is not receptive to Black activism. Yet Black candidates for Congress are running in the G.O.P. in record numbers. Plus, Emma Green on the pro-life movement.

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What’s Driving Black Candidates to the Republican Party?

Monday, August 22, 2022

The Republican Party has made clear that it has no place for Black activism. Yet Black candidates for Congress are running in the G.O.P. in record numbers.

Neil Gaiman on the Power of Fantasy in our Lives

Friday, August 19, 2022

An adaptation of Gaiman’s series “The Sandman” is now a major hit on Netflix. The author talks with the producer Ngofeen Mputubwele about the series’ success.

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Neil Gaiman on “The Sandman” and the Power of Dreaming

Friday, August 19, 2022

An adaptation of Gaiman’s series is now a major hit on Netflix, topping charts across the globe. Plus, why so many Black candidates are running in the Republican Party.

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Designing a Soundscape for the Cars of the Future

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

The near-silence of electric vehicles is a hazard; John Seabrook looks at how sound designers are creating soundscapes to fill the void. Plus, the designated Poet Laureate, Ada Limón.

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Elizabeth Kolbert on a Historic Climate Bill, Plus a Lesson from Kansas

Friday, August 12, 2022

While the Inflation Reduction Act is a huge political victory for Democrats, there’s an equally huge question surrounding this bill: Will it help save the planet?

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The Sound of Electric Cars, and Elizabeth Kolbert on a Historic Climate Bill

Friday, August 12, 2022

Electric cars are nearly silent; that’s a problem sound designers can fix. Plus, the Pulitzer Prize-winning climate journalist on what the Inflation Reduction Act means for the planet.

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A Trip to the Boundary Waters

Saturday, August 06, 2022

A chronicler of urban Chicago seeks solace in Minnesota. Plus, Susan Orlean on Ivana Trump; and Jane Mayer on Ohio’s lurch to the right. How does a swing state go hard red?

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Jane Mayer on Ohio’s Lurch to the Right

Saturday, August 06, 2022

How does a swing state go extreme? The reporter took a deep dive into Ohio statehouse politics to diagnose why American democracy itself is now “on life support.”

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Notes from a Warming World, and a Conversation with Jamie Raskin

Friday, July 29, 2022

Dhruv Khullar reports on a heat wave in India, and Daniel Sherrell puts the enormity of the climate crisis in context. Plus, David Remnick talks January 6th with Congressman Raskin. 

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What Precedents Would Clarence Thomas Overturn Next?

Monday, July 11, 2022

The Justice was once an outlier for his “outre” legal views. Now, Jeannie Suk Gersen says, he is the heart of a conservative bloc that is only getting started.

Dexter Filkins on the Rise of Ron DeSantis

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Is DeSantis an heir to Trump’s legacy, or the former President’s strongest opponent in 2024?

Forget Dating Apps—the “Marriage Pact” Goes for the Long Haul

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Students are taking an online survey to find a long-term match.  Can algorithms point the way to more satisfying relationships? Plus, a night with the organist at Madison Square Garden.

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Dexter Filkins on the Rise of Ron DeSantis

Friday, June 17, 2022

Is DeSantis an heir to Trump’s legacy, or the former President’s strongest opponent in 2024?

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Dexter Filkins on Ron DeSantis, the Man Who Would Be Trump

Friday, June 17, 2022

Is the Florida governor an heir to the former President, or his strongest opponent in 2024? Plus, behind the scenes with the organist at the legendary Madison Square Garden.

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Masha Gessen on the Quiet in Kyiv

Tuesday, June 07, 2022

The staff writer on the state of the war in Ukraine. And the head of the flight attendants’ union talks with Jennifer Gonnerman about leading her members through turbulent times.

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Sara Nelson on the Drive to Unionize Delta Flight Attendants

Monday, June 06, 2022

The head of the largest flight attendants’ union is leading her members through turbulent times. Nelson speaks with The New Yorker’s Jennifer Gonnerman.

“The Book of Queer,” and “Bob’s Burgers” Hits the Big Screen

Friday, June 03, 2022

Cervini talks with Michael Schulman about his “queer-history variety show.” And the creator of “Bob’s Burgers,” long a cult favorite on TV, talks with Sarah Larson about the new film.

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“Bob’s Burgers” Hits the Big Screen

Friday, June 03, 2022

Animator Loren Bouchard talks about his beleaguered family restaurant, on television and in theatres. Plus Masha Gessen on the quiet in Kyiv, and Eric Cervini on “The Book of Queer.”

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Remembering Roger Angell, and Fishing with Karen Chee

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

We revisit a conversation with one of the greatest baseball writers of all time, who died last week, at 101. Plus, we head to the river with Chee, a comedy writer.

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