David Remnick

Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

David Remnick appears in the following:

Jia Tolentino on the Ozempic Weight-Loss Craze

Friday, March 24, 2023

The staff writer examines the celebrity obsession with the diabetes drug (generically known as semaglutide), and the unsettling undercurrent sweeping thinness back into vogue.

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Jia Tolentino on the Ozempic Weight-Loss Craze

Friday, March 24, 2023

A drug designed to treat diabetes is changing how celebrities—and maybe the rest of us—will look. Plus, D. T. Max on the Latino author who fabricated his very identity.

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How the Culture Wars Came to the Catholic Church

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

In the ten years of his pontificate, Pope Francis has opened the Church in significant ways. The reaction against his embrace of change has been unprecedented.

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What if the Supreme Court Ends Affirmative Action?

Friday, March 17, 2023

The conservative majority may strike down consideration of race in school admissions. David Remnick talks with two academics and an admissions officer about the future of diversity.

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What if the Supreme Court Ends Affirmative Action?

Friday, March 17, 2023

The conservative majority may strike down consideration of race in school admissions. What will that mean for colleges? Plus, how the culture wars came to the Catholic Church.

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Trans Activist Janet Mock Finds Her Voice

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

The writer, director, and trans activist Janet Mock talks with The New Yorker’s Hilton Als.

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Masha Gessen on the Battle Over Trans Rights

Friday, March 10, 2023

The writer explains why the message of rolling back social change is powerful. Plus, a Nebraska lawmaker on the front lines of the fight against anti-trans legislation.

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Masha Gessen on the Battle Over Trans Rights

Friday, March 10, 2023

The writer explains why the message of rolling back social change is powerful. Plus, a Nebraska lawmaker on the front lines of the fight against anti-trans legislation.

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Introducing: “In The Dark”

Thursday, March 09, 2023

The co-creators of the award-winning podcast, which has been acquired by The New Yorker and Condé Nast Entertainment, talk with David Remnick about their work.

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Chloe Bailey on Working Solo; and the Lost New Jersey Photos of Cartier-Bresson

Tuesday, March 07, 2023

The singer and producer on working solo after finding success in a sister act. Plus, the New Jersey photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson – long suppressed and forgotten, until now.

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The Russian Activist Maria Pevchikh on the Fate of Alexey Navalny, and the Future of Russia

Friday, March 03, 2023

Navalny, the opposition leader, survived poisoning and now languishes in prison. His colleague Maria Pevchikh talks about the Oscar-nominated documentary “Navalny.”

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The Fate of Alexey Navalny, and the Future of Russia

Friday, March 03, 2023

The opposition leader languishes in a Russian prison. His colleague Maria Pevchikh talks about the attempt on his life, and Russia’s future. Plus, the pop music producer Chloe Bailey.

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David Remnick on One Year of War in Ukraine

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

David Remnick reflects on the one year of war in Ukraine. 

Stephanie Hsu on “Everything Everywhere All at Once”; and the 2023 Brody Awards

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

The Oscar-nominated actress talks with Jia Tolentino. Plus, the incorruptible cinéaste Richard Brody hands out the awards that really matter.

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The Pandemic at Three: Who Got it Right?

Friday, February 24, 2023

The contributing writer Dhruv Khullar examines what strategies worked to control the virus, and talks to the C.D.C.’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, about the issue of misinformation.

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The Pandemic at Three: Who Got It Right?

Friday, February 24, 2023

Can we fix the response to COVID-19 in a country that seems broken? Plus, Stephanie Hsu talks with Jia Tolentino about “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

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Angela Bassett on Playing Tina Turner and Queen Ramonda of Wakanda

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Her performance in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” earned the Marvel Universe’s first Oscar nomination in acting. Bassett talks with Michael Schulman about some of her iconic roles.

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A Year of the War in Ukraine

Friday, February 17, 2023

The historian Stephen Kotkin and the Ukrainian journalist Sevgil Musaieva on a year of disaster, and the hopes for an end. Plus, Angela Bassett on playing the queen of Wakanda.

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A Year of the War in Ukraine

Friday, February 17, 2023

David Remnick talks with the historian Stephen Kotkin and the Kyiv-based journalist Sevgil Musaieva about a year of disaster, and what a Ukrainian victory would look like.

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Martin McDonagh Talks with Patrick Radden Keefe

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

McDonagh’s film “The Banshees of Inisherin” has been nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.

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