David Remnick appears in the following:
What Resistance Means to Governor J. B. Pritzker; Plus, Patti Smith on Fifty Years Since Her Début, “Horses”
Friday, November 07, 2025
The Illinois governor on immigration raids in Chicago, and the limits of state authority to oppose the federal government. Plus, the musician and author talks with David Remnick.
Jon Stewart on the Perilous State of Late Night and Why America Fell for Donald Trump
Friday, October 31, 2025
The “Daily Show” host talks with David Remnick about his contract with Paramount Skydance, the government’s attack on political satire, and how our institutions got so weak.
Zadie Smith on Politics, Turning Fifty, and Mind Control. Plus, the “Enshittification” of the Internet
Friday, October 24, 2025
The author discusses her new collection, “Dead and Alive,” and its concern with technology in our lives. And the tech blogger Cory Doctorow explains why the internet is getting worse.
Wednesday Morning Politics: Trump's Diplomatic Success and More
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker and the host of The New Yorker Radio Hour, talks about the latest national political news, and previews this year's New Yorker festival.
Zohran Mamdani Says He's Ready for Donald Trump
Friday, October 10, 2025
The Democratic candidate for mayor would be one of the youngest and the first Muslim in the job. He discusses threats from Donald Trump, and what socialism means in practice.
How Lionel Richie Mastered the Love Song. Plus, a Conservative Professor on How to Fix Campus Culture
Friday, October 03, 2025
The singer discusses his memoir, “Truly.” And the legal scholar Robert P. George explains what the Trump Administration has got right and wrong in its attack on America’s universities.
Ezra Klein’s Big-Tent Vision of the Democratic Party
Friday, September 26, 2025
The writer and podcaster on why he thinks Democrats need to broaden their scope—to both the right and the left—and what people misunderstand about his role in politics and media.
Is The 2026 Election Already in Danger?
Friday, September 19, 2025
The election lawyer Marc Elias explains what the Trump Administration is doing to rig elections in its favor. Plus, the cartoonist Liana Finck picks three children’s books.
How the “Dangerous Gimmick” of the Two-State Solution Ended in Disaster
Friday, September 12, 2025
Hussein Agha and Robert Malley spent decades trying to negotiate peace in the Middle East, and they know why it failed. Plus, a new book from the poet Kevin Young.
Anna Wintour Embraces a New Era at Vogue
Friday, September 05, 2025
Vogue’s Anna Wintour talks with David Remnick about choosing Chloe Malle as her successor, and the changing fashion industry. Plus, Jeff Tweedy on his new album “Twilight Override.”
Donald Trump’s War on Culture Is Not a Sideshow. Plus, the Many Sounds of Fred Armisen
Friday, August 29, 2025
Adam Gopnik discusses the Administration’s moves to dictate what is acceptable in American culture. Plus, the comedian on his new album, “100 Sound Effects.”
Spike Lee and Denzel Washington on “Highest 2 Lowest.” Plus Mohammed Mhawish on Escaping Death in Gaza
Friday, August 15, 2025
The director and the actor discuss their latest collaboration, nineteen years after their last one. Plus, a Palestinian reporter’s account of being targeted in an Israeli air strike.
Your Questions Answered: Trump vs. the Rule of Law. Plus, Richard Brody on Clint Eastwood
Friday, August 08, 2025
Jeannie Suk Gersen and Ruth Marcus address listeners’ pressing questions about the Trump Administration’s legal controversies. Plus, the film critic recommends three Eastwood films.
John Brennan, Former C.I.A. Director, on Being Targeted by Trump. Plus, Jamaica Kincaid on “Putting Myself Together.”
Friday, August 01, 2025
Brennan’s C.I.A. was lambasted by Donald Trump as part of what he called the “Russia hoax.” Why is the Administration going after him now? And Jamaica Kincaid speaks with David Remnick.
Report from Israel
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker and the host of The New Yorker Radio Hour, talks about his recent trip from Israel, as the country celebrates the recent victory over Iran and ...
Mayor Karen Bass on Marines in Los Angeles. Plus, Dexter Filkins on the Future of Warfare.
Friday, July 25, 2025
Elected in part on a promise to address the housing crisis, Bass faces a different crisis: a federal “seizure” of Los Angeles, and an Administration fixated on mass deportation.
Janet Yellen on the Danger of a “Banana Republic” Economy. Plus, Carrie Brownstein on Cat Power
Friday, July 11, 2025
The former chair of the Federal Reserve on the budget, and Donald Trump’s dangerous fixation on low interest rates. And Brownstein describes a rock-and-roll portrait by Richard Avedon.
Why Israel Struck Iran First
Friday, June 20, 2025
The Israeli American writer Yossi Klein Halevi is opposed to Benjamin Netanyahu, but he makes the case for why he was right to start a war. Plus, Evan Osnos on American oligarchy.
Lesley Stahl on What a Settlement with Donald Trump Would Mean for CBS News. Plus, Brian Eno Knows “What Art Does”
Friday, May 30, 2025
The “60 Minutes” correspondent on “dark times” for journalism at CBS and and beyond. Plus, Eno on his book “What Art Does,” his two new albums, and why we should take feelings seriously.
Elissa Slotkin to Fellow-Democrats: “Speak in Plain English.” Plus, Percival Everett’s “James” Wins a Pulitzer.
Friday, May 09, 2025
The Michigan senator on why her state elected Donald Trump and her at the same time. Plus, The writer and National Book Award-winner on his book “James.”
