David Remnick

Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

David Remnick appears in the following:

Hernan Diaz’s “Trust,” a Novel of High Finance

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

The author was nearly unknown when his second novel—about a shady, mega-rich financier—won the Pulitzer Prize. He talks with David Remnick about the “pure abstraction” of money.

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Kelly Clarkson on Writing About Divorce

Friday, September 22, 2023

Chronicling the end of a marriage for “Chemistry,” Clarkson tells Hanif Abdurraqib, was very different from writing a heartbreak anthem. Plus, Robert Samuels on life and figure skating.

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Kelly Clarkson on “Chemistry,” Her Divorce Record

Friday, September 22, 2023

The singer tells staff writer Hanif Abdurraqib about chronicling the end of a marriage in real time. Plus, the novelist Hernan Diaz, and Robert Samuels on figure skating.

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Naomi Klein Speaks with Jia Tolentino about “Doppelganger”

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Klein is commonly confused with Naomi Wolf, a writer who has embraced conspiracy theories. She discusses what this case of mistaken identity says about our fragile society.

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A Solution For the Chronically Homeless, and Listening to Taylor Swift in Prison

Friday, September 15, 2023

Jennifer Egan on the promise and cost of housing the chronically homeless. And Joe Garcia, an inmate in California, reads from his essay about embracing Taylor Swift’s music behind bars.

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Jennifer Egan on a Solution for Homelessness

Friday, September 15, 2023

We could house most of the homeless, if we had the will. Also: Naomi Klein on what a case of mistaken identity says about our fragile society; and listening to Taylor Swift in prison.

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Richard Brody Makes the Case for Keeping Your DVDs

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

With Netflix finally ending its DVD-rental business, a critic and passionate cinephile explains why owning a physical copy of a cherished film matters.

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A Master Class with David Grann

Friday, September 08, 2023

The author of “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “The Wager” on his writing and reporting process, and adapting his work to the screen.

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David Grann on Turning Best-Sellers into Movies

Friday, September 08, 2023

The author of “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “The Wager” on his reporting process and adapting his work to the screen. Plus, Richard Brody makes the case for keeping your DVDs.

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How Does Extreme Heat Affect the Body?

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

During the hottest summer in history, The New Yorker’s Dhruv Khullar undergoes testing in a specialized chamber where researchers monitor the effects of heat on the body.

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The Origins of “Braiding Sweetgrass”

Friday, August 25, 2023

Parul Sehgal visits Robin Wall Kimmerer, who set out to bridge the gap between Western science and Indigenous teaching—and created a surprise best-seller and literary phenomenon.

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“Braiding Sweetgrass,” and a Lesson in Extreme Heat

Friday, August 25, 2023

Parul Sehgal visits Robin Wall Kimmerer, who set out to bridge the gap between Western science and Indigenous teaching. Plus, Dhruv Khullar looks at extreme heat and the body.

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Tessa Hadley on What Decades of Failure Taught Her About Writing

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Hadley, who published her first novel in her forties, talks to the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman about the long process of finding her true voice.

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Talking to Conservatives About Climate Change

Friday, August 18, 2023

A congressional Republican and the head of the Sierra Club talk about the search for common ground on climate action. Plus, the fiction writer Tessa Hadley.

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Talking to Conservatives about Climate Change

Friday, August 18, 2023

A congressional Republican and the head of the Sierra Club talk about the search for common ground on climate action.

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Will the End of Affirmative Action Lead to the End of Legacy Admissions?

Friday, August 11, 2023

The U.S. Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona, and the contributor Jeannie Suk Gersen on the movement to end legacy admissions—and the larger problem of equity in college acceptance.

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The Future of Legacy Admissions, and a Conversation with Esmeralda Santiago

Friday, August 11, 2023

The U.S. Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona, and the contributor Jeannie Suk Gersen on the movement to end legacy admissions. Plus, Santiago speaks with Vinson Cunningham.

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James McBride on His New Novel, “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store”

Tuesday, August 08, 2023

“The Color of Water” author speaks with the staff writer Julian Lucas about his exploration of race and faith in a small Pennsylvania community.

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Emily Nussbaum on the Culture Wars in Country Music

Friday, August 04, 2023

The staff writer talks with David Remnick and the singer Adeem the Artist about the increasingly polarized politics of Nashville.

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Emily Nussbaum on the Culture Wars in Country Music

Friday, August 04, 2023

The staff writer talks with David Remnick and the singer Adeem the Artist about the increasingly polarized politics of Nashville. Plus, James McBride on his new novel.

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