David Remnick

Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

David Remnick appears in the following:

The Oscar-Nominated Documentary “No Other Land”; Plus, Trump’s Boogeyman: D.E.I.

Friday, February 07, 2025

The staff writer Jelani Cobb talks about the Trump Administration’s attempts to root out policies of diversity, equity, and inclusion—which it describes as discriminatory. 

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Bill Gates on His New Memoir and Dining with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Friday, January 31, 2025

The Microsoft co-founder discusses his new memoir, A.I., vaccine skepticism, and his dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Plus, two anthologies for The New Yorker’s centennial.

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100 Years of 100 Things: The New Yorker Magazine

Friday, January 31, 2025

As our centennial series continues, David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker and the host of The New Yorker Radio Hour, talks about another centenarian, The New Yorker, which published...

How “Saturday Night Live” Reinvented Television, Fifty Years Ago

Friday, January 24, 2025

Susan Morrison on “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,” with a reading from SNL alumna Tina Fey. And the staff writer Dana Goodyear on losing her home in the LA wildfires.

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Antony Blinken’s Exit Interview

Friday, January 17, 2025

President Biden’s long-serving Secretary of State discusses the challenges of the last four years, and his reason for optimism that lasting peace in the Middle East remains possible.

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Ro Khanna Wants to Fight the Tech Oligarchy

Friday, January 10, 2025

The California representative discusses the potential impact of Silicon Valley’s influence on policy. Plus, how an environmentalist makes the case for more mining in the U.S. 

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The Art of Cooking with Ina Garten; Julianne Moore on Pedro Almodóvar

Friday, December 27, 2024

The food guru on learning to love dinnertime; plus, Pick Three: Erotic Thrillers, and Moore on Almodóvar’s new film and why she hates when people call actors “brave.”

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Rashid Khalidi on the Palestinian Cause in a Volatile Middle East, and the Meaning of Settler Colonialism

Friday, December 13, 2024

The historian discusses events that have weakened supposed allies of the Palestinians, and the idea of settler colonialism that has taken hold on the left. Critic Adam Kirsch responds.

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Donald Trump’s Mass-Deportation Plans; Plus, Audra McDonald on Being Black on Broadway

Friday, December 06, 2024

The staff writer Jonathan Blitzer on the rhetoric and the reality of deporting “millions.” Plus, McDonald talks about Stephen Sondheim and “Gypsy.”

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Sarah McBride on the Fight for Trans Rights

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

The first transgender person elected to Congress discusses how to respond to a bathroom bill and transphobic attacks from other House members, including Speaker Mike Johnson.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson on Ethics, Trust, and Keeping It Collegial at the Supreme Court

Friday, November 22, 2024

The Supreme Court Justice talks with David Remnick about the Court’s ethical code, and more. Plus, Ayelet Waldman on why quilting relieves stress.

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Danielle Deadwyler in “The Piano Lesson,” and the Authors of “How Democracies Die” on the New Democratic Minority

Friday, November 15, 2024

The actress discusses her new film, which was adapted from an August Wilson play. And two leading political scientists explain why voters failed to defend democracy: We never do. 

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Donald Trump’s Reëlection, and America’s Future

Friday, November 08, 2024

David Remnick joins Evan Osnos, Jane Mayer, and Susan Glasser to explain how Trump won the race, and what his rhetoric of vengeance and retribution portends for his return to power.

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Liz Cheney and Rachel Maddow on Donald Trump and the Fascist Threat

Friday, November 01, 2024

David Remnick discusses Trump, Mitch McConnell, Jeff Bezos, and the danger of an authoritarian president with a Republican who crossed the aisle, and a liberal icon.

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Charlamagne tha God Has Some Advice for Harris and the Democrats

Friday, October 25, 2024

The “Breakfast Club” co-host on Black voters and Kamala Harris, and why the Democratic Party needs some “Bulworth.” And Jazmine Hughes on how Alpha Kappa Alpha shaped the Vice-President.

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David Remnick on the Presidential election and the New Yorker Festival

Monday, October 21, 2024

David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker and the host of The New Yorker Radio Hour, talks about this year's New Yorker Festival, and the election.

How Kamala Harris Became a Contender; Plus, an Interview with Bon Iver

Friday, October 11, 2024

Evan Osnos explains how a historically unpopular Vice-President rapidly unified the Democratic Party around her. And the enigmatic musician Bon Iver sits for a rare interview.

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Newt Gingrich on What Trump Could Accomplish in a Second Term

Friday, October 04, 2024

The former Speaker of the House says Trump now “has a much deeper grasp of what has to be done, and how to do it.” Plus, Brian Jordan Alvarez on “English Teacher.”

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Young Donald Trump, Roy Cohn, and the Dark Arts of Power

Friday, September 27, 2024

Gabriel Sherman on “The Apprentice,” his coming-of-age film about Trump. And a look at the Uncommitted Movement in Michigan, and how the war in Gaza could cost Harris the election.

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Can Trump Voters Still Change Their Minds?

Friday, September 20, 2024

The political strategist Sarah Longwell on what she’s hearing in focus groups with discontented Trump supporters. Plus, Timothy Snyder on the meaning of freedom in Ukraine and America.

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