David Remnick appears in the following:
Kim Stanley Robinson on “Utopian” Science Fiction
Friday, August 27, 2021
July was, globally, the hottest month on record. The author of a climate-change novel tries to imagine how things could begin to turn around.
Reading About Climate Change as the Summer Gets Hotter
Friday, August 27, 2021
Our guest host, Vinson Cunningham, looks at the joys of summer reading. Plus, Bill McKibben on a climate-change novel that tries to imagine how things might begin to turn around.
Home Cooking with Jacques Pepin and Klancy Miller
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
The guru of French cooking teaches David Remnick a thing or two about a crêpe, and the American author of “Cooking Solo” talks with Helen Rosner.
Dexter Filkins on the Fall of Afghanistan
Friday, August 20, 2021
The staff writer and author of “The Forever War” talks about how American involvement came to such a chaotic and ominous end.
A Lesson from Jacques Pepin, and Dexter Filkins on the End of the Forever War
Friday, August 20, 2021
The cooking guru teaches David Remnick a thing or two about crêpes. Plus, the United States’ chaotic and ominous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
A Progressive Parent Confronts Segregated Schooling
Monday, August 16, 2021
The author of “Learning in Public” describes the dilemma of being a white mother trying to do the right thing in public education.
Liesl Tommy, Director of “Respect”
Friday, August 13, 2021
The new Aretha Franklin bio-pic was a labor of love for its filmmaker.
Liesl Tommy, Director of “Respect”
Friday, August 13, 2021
The new Aretha Franklin bio-pic was a labor of love for its filmmaker. Plus, a frank conversation about a parent’s choices in a segregated public-school system.
Amanda Petrusich Talks with the Weather Station’s Tamara Lindeman
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
The songwriter is part of a lineage of Canadian musicians who write about ideas, not just stories; her new album is partly inspired by climate grief.
Atul Gawande on the COVID-19 Resurgence
Friday, August 06, 2021
The public-health expert on the impact of the Delta variant, and on a concerning new variant, Lambda, that’s hitting our shores.
Atul Gawande on the COVID-19 Resurgence
Friday, August 06, 2021
The public-health expert on the impact of the Delta variant, and on another concerning new variant that’s hitting our shores. Plus, a studio performance from the Weather Station.
Jack Antonoff on Growing up Jersey
Tuesday, August 03, 2021
The musician says that the Garden State gave him the motivation to grow beyond his upbringing. Like Springsteen before him, Antonoff writes anthems that are deeply personal.
John Kerry on the Battle Against Climate Change
Friday, July 30, 2021
As the special envoy for climate, Kerry has to rally allies and adversaries in a battle against a disaster that is underway. Plus, defying the evangelical consensus on gender roles.
Jack Antonoff on Growing up Jersey
Friday, July 30, 2021
The acclaimed music producer returns with a record of his own. Plus, John Kerry on trying to get the world to tackle climate change; and an evangelical scholar breaks from her church.
An Iranian Plot Grew in Brooklyn, and the Revelations about Pegasus
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
The plot was out of a bad spy novel, but the F.B.I. says the threat to Masih Alinejad was very real. And Isaac Chotiner interviews one of the journalists targeted by Pegasus.
Eric Adams Talks with David Remnick
Friday, July 23, 2021
In a wide-ranging conversation, the likely next mayor of New York talks about what he calls the right way to stop and frisk a suspect—and about the city’s chronic “dysfunctionality.”
The Ascendance of Eric Adams
Friday, July 23, 2021
New York’s likely next mayor was once a victim of police violence and is now an advocate for the N.Y.P.D. Plus, how Iran plotted to kidnap an American citizen from her home in Brooklyn.
Helen Rosner’s Summer Drinks, Plus an Anxious Future in Afghanistan
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
The founder of Afghanistan’s only all-girls boarding school watches the Taliban’s resurgence, hoping to keep her students safe. Plus, three cocktails to toast the reopening world.
The Golden Arches in Black America
Friday, July 16, 2021
The historian Marcia Chatelain talks about her Pulitzer Prize-winning book about McDonald’s and its complex relationships with Black franchise owners, workers, and communities.
Helen Rosner’s Summer Drinks
Friday, July 16, 2021
The food-and-drink writer picks three cocktails to toast the reopening world, and mixes them on a very hot roof. Plus, the perilous future of girls’ education in Afghanistan.
