David Remnick

Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

David Remnick appears in the following:

Parenting While Deported

Friday, September 07, 2018

A mother, deported to Honduras, tries to parent her children in the U.S. by video call. And a philosopher of identity explains that it’s even more complicated than we think.

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Rev. Franklin Graham Offers an Evangelist’s View of Donald Trump

Tuesday, September 04, 2018

One of the nation’s most prominent preachers explains his support for the President.    

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For a Palestinian Candidate, a Contested Election in Jerusalem

Friday, August 31, 2018

Ramadan Dabash risks his life to run for a seat on Jerusalem’s city council.  Plus Calvin Trillin, Super-8 auteur.

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An Election in Jerusalem

Friday, August 31, 2018

A Palestinian community leader risks his life to run for a seat on Jerusalem’s city council. Plus: Curtis Sittenfeld at the grocery store; and Calvin Trillin, Super 8 auteur.

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David Simon’s “The Deuce” Charts the Rise of Pornography

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

David Simon talks about the underestimated influence of porn on our society, and Nick Lowe talks about getting old in rock and roll.

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An N.Y.P.D. Sergeant Blows the Whistle on Quotas

Friday, August 24, 2018

Edwin Raymond says that quotas for police activity—which are no longer legal—are still being targeted at minorities.  

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An N.Y.P.D. Whistleblower, and a Tale of Old Times Square

Friday, August 24, 2018

Edwin Raymond called out the police for systemic racism—and lived to tell the tale. And David Simon says that America has yet to reckon with the impact of pornography.

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Three Actors Explain What It Means to be “Presidential”

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

The actors behind President Whitmore, President Payton, and President Grant on how to convincingly play the leader of the free world.

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Seth Meyers Talks with Ariel Levy

Friday, August 17, 2018

The comedian and late-night host talks about finding his lane on “Saturday Night Live” and his tortured history with Donald Trump.

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Seth Meyers on Donald Trump, and Three Actors on Playing Presidents

Friday, August 17, 2018

The late-night host and “Saturday Night Live” alum recounts his strange relationship with the President, and a panel of experts considers what it means to act “Presidential.”

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David Remnick on Aretha Franklin

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

The Queen of Soul grew up with music all around her.

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Weeding with Parker Posey

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

A writer’s surprising misadventure with Parker Posey, the actress and memoirist.

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Lee Child, “Moby-Dick,” and Other Summer Reads

Friday, August 10, 2018

New Yorker writers on great summer reads, from Eugene O’Neill and “Moby-Dick” to Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series.

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Lee Child, “Moby-Dick,” and Other Summer Reads

Friday, August 10, 2018

New Yorker writers on great summer reads, from the classics to Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series. Plus, a crazy misadventure with Parker Posey.

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William Finnegan Surfing, and Kristen Roupenian Among the Pilgrims

Tuesday, August 07, 2018

David Remnick gets a surfing lesson from a master, William Finnegan; and Kristen Roupenian, the author of “Cat Person,” baits some Pilgrims.

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Astrid Holleeder’s Crime Family

Friday, August 03, 2018

The sister of a feared, internationally-known criminal describes what it was like to turn him in.

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Crime Family

Friday, August 03, 2018

The sister of a feared, internationally-known criminal describes what it was like to turn him in.

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Tommy Orange and the Urban Native Experience

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Tommy Orange had never read a book about what it means to be a Native American living in a big city, so he wrote one. Plus, a real New York wedding, complete with metal detectors.

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Helsinki Fallout

Friday, July 27, 2018

An American diplomat finds himself back in the Kremlin’s crosshairs, while the Senate mulls action on Russia to counter the President’s inaction.

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Helsinki Fallout

Friday, July 27, 2018

A former American diplomat finds himself in the Kremlin’s crosshairs; the Senate considers action on Russia to counter Trump’s inaction; and a wedding, complete with metal detectors.

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