David Remnick

Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

David Remnick appears in the following:

American Exiles in East Africa

Friday, March 08, 2019

Two married Black Panthers fled the country, fearing a setup by police. In exile, in Tanzania, they began to resume their mission, building a community far from home.

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American Exiles in East Africa, and the Special Relationship Between Fox News and the White House

Friday, March 08, 2019

Two married Black Panthers fled the U.S. in 1970 and made a new life in exile. Also, the Washington correspondent Jane Mayer on Fox News’ influence over the Trump Administration.

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Jane Mayer on the Revolving Door Between Fox News and the White House

Tuesday, March 05, 2019

A Washington correspondent on how the news outlet and the Administration developed a unique symbiotic relationship.  

Jane Mayer on the Revolving Door Between Fox News and the White House

Tuesday, March 05, 2019

A Washington correspondent on how the news outlet and the Administration developed a unique symbiotic relationship.  

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A Moderate Republican Wants to Primary Donald Trump in 2020

Friday, March 01, 2019

Bill Weld, a former Massachusetts governor, bids for the G.O.P.’s Presidential nomination, calling the incumbent Donald Trump’s Presidency a “train wreck.”

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American Exiles in East Africa, and a Primary Challenge to Donald Trump

Friday, March 01, 2019

Two married Black Panthers fled the country in 1970, and made a new life in exile. Plus, a moderate Republican vying to take down Trump in the primaries.

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A Writer Solves a Mystery, and Ruth E. Carter Steps into the Spotlight

Friday, February 22, 2019

Patrick Radden Keefe reveals that he may have solved a notorious murder, and the costume designer finally gets her due.

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A Writer Solves a Mystery, and Ruth E. Carter Steps into the Spotlight

Friday, February 22, 2019

Patrick Radden Keefe reveals that he may have solved a notorious murder, and the costume designer finally gets her due.

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What Are We Talking About When We Talk about Socialism?

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

The historian Jill Lepore says that the meaning of socialism in America has always been ambiguous. And the Oscar nominee Richard E. Grant shares his deep love of Barbra Streisand.

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Teju Cole on Blackface and Valeria Luiselli on the Border Crisis

Friday, February 15, 2019

A photograph, Cole reminds us, captures the thinnest sliver of time. Any photograph of a man in blackface—or any racist image—implies that “there’s a lot more where that came from.”

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Jill Lepore on the Ambiguities of Socialism, and Teju Cole on Blackface

Friday, February 15, 2019

The historian walks us through the shift in America’s leftist politics, and the photographer contemplates the persistence of blackface in American culture.

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To Stop the Shooting, Lupe Cruz Gets Between the People with the Guns

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

For a conflict mediator in a dangerous Chicago neighborhood, violence prevention is a job that never ends. And when it fails, somebody gets shot.

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Is the Tide Turning on Gun Reform?

Friday, February 08, 2019

Representative Lucy McBath and others on whether gun reform is possible—and if so, how.

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Is the Tide Turning on Gun Reform?

Friday, February 08, 2019

Representative Lucy McBath and others on whether gun reform is possible—and if so, how.

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The Mueller Investigation: What We Know So Far

Friday, February 01, 2019

The Mueller report is said to be coming soon. Can Trump survive it?

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The Mythology of Marlon James, and the Mystery of Mueller

Friday, February 01, 2019

The writer begins a trilogy he calls “an African ‘Game of Thrones.’ ” Plus, will the Russia investigation reveal anything we don’t already know? Will it change the game?

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John Thompson vs. American Justice

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

John Thompson was nearly executed for crimes he didn’t commit. His case raises a question: when prosecutors hold all the cards, can any defendant get a fair trial?

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Jason Rezaian on Imprisonment in Iran

Friday, January 25, 2019

The Washington Post journalist, imprisoned in Tehran for five hundred and forty-four days, tells David Remnick how he suffered as a pawn in an Iranian government intrigue.

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John Thompson vs. American Justice

Friday, January 25, 2019

John Thompson was nearly executed for crimes he didn’t commit. His case raises a question: when prosecutors hold all the cards, can any defendant get a fair trial?

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Jason Rezaian on Imprisonment in Iran

Friday, January 25, 2019

The Washington Post journalist, imprisoned in Tehran for five hundred and forty-four days, tells David Remnick how he suffered as a pawn in an Iranian government intrigue.