David Remnick

Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

David Remnick appears in the following:

Michaela Coel on Making “I May Destroy You”

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Doreen St. Félix interviews the writer, actor, and director about her new series, which turns an experience of sexual assault into a drama with a touch of the absurd.

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The State of the Biden Campaign

Friday, July 10, 2020

Staff writers on how the candidate is campaigning during one of the most tumultuous periods in modern times; and David Remnick talks with Representative James Clyburn.

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Michaela Coel of “I May Destroy You,” and the State of the Biden Campaign

Friday, July 10, 2020

Staff writers discuss how the candidate is handling one of the most tumultuous periods in modern times. Plus, a conversation with Coel about dramatizing sexual assault on television.

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Laura Marling, a Briton in Los Angeles

Tuesday, July 07, 2020

The British folk singer Laura Marling listened to a lot of Joni Mitchell growing up, and she went to California to find herself musically.

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Hasan Minhaj and Kenan Thompson

Friday, July 03, 2020

Two comedians walk into a festival.

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Hasan Minhaj, Kenan Thompson, Laura Marling

Friday, July 03, 2020

Two comedians and a folk singer walk into a festival.

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Keeping Released Prisoners Safe and Sane

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

In some counties, prisons are the largest providers of mental-health care. What happens when their inmates, who are also their patients, are suddenly released?

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Hilton Als’s Homecoming and the March for Queer Liberation

Friday, June 26, 2020

The writer recalls two days of unrest in his neighborhood in 1967, and how they relate to today’s protests for racial justice. And, in spite of COVID-19, gay pride goes on in New York.

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Hilton Als’s Homecoming and the March for Queer Liberation

Friday, June 26, 2020

The writer recalls two days of unrest in his neighborhood in 1967, and how they relate to today’s protests for racial justice. And, in spite of COVID-19, gay pride goes on in New York.

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Live at Home Part II: Phoebe Bridgers

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Phoebe Bridgers performs and talks with Amanda Petrusich, and the novelist Donald Atrium extols music as a balm for isolation and fear.

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Live at Home Part I: John Legend

Friday, June 19, 2020

The musician, who releases a new album this week, describes how the coronavirus pandemic changed his creative process.

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Music Will Not Be Quarantined

Friday, June 19, 2020

John Legend and Phoebe Bridgers perform live from their houses for a special episode of the New Yorker Radio Hour.

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Getting White People to Talk About Racism

Friday, June 12, 2020

An anti-racism trainer examines white supremacy in America, and a political reporter looks at how the coronavirus pandemic has changed what it means to run for office.

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Getting White People to Talk About Racism

Friday, June 12, 2020

An anti-racism trainer examines white supremacy in America, and a political reporter looks at how the coronavirus pandemic has changed what it means to run for office.

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Josephine Decker’s “Shirley”

Tuesday, June 09, 2020

The film critic Richard Brody talks with Decker, one of his favorite directors of this era, about her unique approach to filmmaking and her Shirley Jackson bio-pic.

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Can Police Violence Be Curbed?

Friday, June 05, 2020

As protests following the killing of George Floyd continue, Jelani Cobb speaks with two leading figures on policing. Masha Gessen looks at Trump’s autocratic response to the protests.

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Can Police Violence Be Curbed?

Friday, June 05, 2020

As protests following the killing of George Floyd continue, Jelani Cobb speaks with two leading figures on policing. Masha Gessen looks at Trump’s autocratic response to the protests.

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Mark Cuban Wants to Save Capitalism from Itself

Tuesday, June 02, 2020

A reality-show mogul and multibillionaire offers a surprising approach to the economic crisis: socialism. Plus, Susan Orlean gets a life lesson in origami. 

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Life After Lockdown, and the Politics of Blaming China

Friday, May 29, 2020

Peter Hessler describes the lifting of China’s quarantine, and Evan Osnos explains how anti-China rhetoric is fuelling the Presidential race.

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Life After Lockdown, and the Politics of Blaming China

Friday, May 29, 2020

Peter Hessler describes the lifting of quarantine in Chengdu, and Evan Osnos explains how anti-China rhetoric is fuelling the Presidential race. Plus, Susan Orlean tries origami.

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