David Remnick appears in the following:
The Trials of Human-Trafficking Victims; and Dexter Filkins on Ominous Signs from Iran
Friday, June 21, 2019
Victims of human trafficking are facing greater hurdles under the Trump Administration. Plus, a look at what’s happening in a very tense moment between Iran and the U.S.
David Remnick Talks with Robert Caro about “Working”
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
The historian and biographer has achieved a singular place in American letters by chronicling the masters of the art of political power.
Will the Government Get Tough on Big Tech?
Friday, June 14, 2019
Sue Halpern, discusses the current antitrust investigations, and why tech giants are now asking the government to regulate them. Plus, Bryan Washington takes us to a Houston ice house.
David Remnick Talks with Robert Caro, a Living Legend Among Nonfiction Writers
Friday, June 14, 2019
The celebrated historian and biographer talks about himself for a change; and Sue Halpern considers whether Big Tech’s honeymoon with Washington is over.
From Stonewall to the Present, Fifty Years of L.G.B.T.Q. Rights
Friday, June 07, 2019
Masha Gessen on the sweeping changes for L.G.B.T.Q. people that have taken place since the 1969 Stonewall uprising. Can the movement advance in the face of political backlash?
Ava DuVernay on “When They See Us,” About the Boys Who Became the Central Park Five
Tuesday, June 04, 2019
In a series of works about how the American justice system deals with black citizens, the filmmaker’s latest portrays the teens wrongly convicted of a terrible and notorious assault.
Emily Nussbaum on TV’s “Deluge” of #MeToo Plots
Friday, May 31, 2019
The New Yorker’s television critic explains how a wide range of television shows—including comedies and animations—are bringing the #MeToo movement into their plotlines.
Ava DuVernay on the Central Park Five, and #MeToo on TV
Friday, May 31, 2019
The director discusses her new film about five youths convicted and exonerated of an infamous crime; and critic Emily Nussbaum, explains a “deluge” of #MeToo plots on television.
Who Should Receive Reparations for Slavery and Discrimination?
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Three prominent scholars discuss how reparations would work, and address a controversy over who would be eligible.
Is America Ready to Make Reparations?
Friday, May 24, 2019
The debate on making reparations for slavery is as old as the Republic. Will the nation finally face up to its history?
Lucinda Williams Talks with Ariel Levy
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Lucinda Williams on God, Flannery O’Connor, and her long and twisting path through the music industry.
James Taylor Will Teach you Guitar
Friday, May 17, 2019
Adam Gopnik talks with James Taylor and tries not to go all “Chris Farley Show”: “Remember when you wrote ‘Fire and Rain’? That was great.”
Live: James Taylor and Lucinda Williams
Friday, May 17, 2019
James Taylor gives Adam Gopnik a quick guitar lesson, and Lucinda Williams bares her soul to Ariel Levy.
What the Constitution Means to the Playwright Heidi Schreck
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
A writer and performer reflects, in a Tony-nominated Broadway hit, on the distortions and falsehoods she peddled as a teen-age debate champion. Plus, Carrie Battan on SoundCloud rap.
Bill McKibben and Elizabeth Kolbert: Is It Too Late to Save the World?
Friday, May 10, 2019
Two leading environmental writers wonder if the new sense of urgency around climate change is coming too late. And writer Karen Russell finds enchantment in her new home in Oregon.
Karen Russell on Nature, and Bill McKibben and Elizabeth Kolbert on the End of Nature
Friday, May 10, 2019
Two leading environmental writers wonder if the sense of urgency is coming too late. Plus Heidi Schreck on the Constitution, and Karen Russell’s move from Florida to Oregon.
David Remnick talks to Elizabeth Kolbert and Bill McKibbin about the new urgency on climate change
Thursday, May 09, 2019
Two leading climate writers wonder if the new sense of urgency is coming too late.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Comedian Pete Holmes
Friday, May 03, 2019
In a crowded Democratic field, Gillibrand says that she is Donald Trump’s “kryptonite.” And a visit to church with a comedian who lost his religion, only to find many more religions.
Rhiannon Giddens Plays Live, and Pete Holmes Finds Religion
Friday, May 03, 2019
A reigning diva in the Americana scene shows her global side, a comedian meditates on God, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand thinks she is Donald Trump’s “kryptonite.”
Rhiannon Giddens, Americana’s Queen, Goes Global
Friday, May 03, 2019
A founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, the singer and banjo player talks with David Remnick and performs songs from her new album.
