Max is a radio producer and audio engineer from Brooklyn, New York. He comes to The New Yorker Radio Hour after working on WNYC programs including On the Media, The Brian Lehrer Show, and The Takeaway. He’s a graduate of the Craig Newmark School of Journalism at City University of New York, and the Sonic Arts Center at CUNY’s City College.
Max Balton appears in the following:
The A.C.L.U. v. Trump 2.0
Friday, February 14, 2025
Anthony Romero, the head of the A.C.L.U., says that the United States is on the brink of a constitutional crisis. “We’re at the Rubicon. Whether we’ve crossed it remains to be seen.”
The New Yorker Celebrates a Hundred Years as a Poetry and Fiction Tastemaker
Friday, January 31, 2025
The New Yorker editors Deborah Treisman and Kevin Young discuss literary anthologies published for the magazine’s centennial.
How “Saturday Night Live” Reinvented Television, Fifty Years Ago
Friday, January 24, 2025
The New Yorker editor Susan Morrison on Lorne Michaels, the producer who still runs “S.N.L.” with an iron hand. Plus, Tina Fey reads The New Yorker’s review of the show from Season 1.
The Unfinished Business the Biden Administration Is Handing Back to Donald Trump
Friday, January 17, 2025
The staff writer Evan Osnos offers a behind-the-scenes perspective on President Biden’s handling of world crises—from Gaza and Ukraine to China’s designs on Taiwan.
Representative Ro Khanna on Elon Musk and the Tech Oligarchy
Friday, January 10, 2025
Representing Silicon Valley in Congress, Khanna knows tech moguls—and knows how dangerous they are. “Some of them,” he tells David Remnick, “think they’re Nietzsche’s Superman.”
Sara Bareilles Talks with Rachel Syme
Friday, January 03, 2025
The songwriter and performer on her journey from pop music to theatre, with a live performance of “Gravity.”
Rachel Aviv on Alice Munro’s Family Secrets
Friday, January 03, 2025
Munro kept quiet about the sexual abuse of her daughter by her partner—but wrote about the family trauma in fiction.
Pick 3: Alex Barasch on “Babygirl” and Some Classic Erotic Thrillers
Friday, December 27, 2024
The culture editor picks three of the best erotic thrillers after being inspired to study the genre by his recent Profile of the director of the new film, “Babygirl.”
The Art of Cooking with Ina Garten
Friday, December 27, 2024
The food guru explains why she hated dinnertime growing up, and how she learned to love it. And we dig into the craft of reading an audiobook with a master of the form.
Rashid Khalidi on the Palestinian Cause in a Volatile Middle East, and the Meaning of Settler Colonialism
Friday, December 13, 2024
The historian discusses events that have weakened supposed allies of the Palestinians, and the idea of settler colonialism that has taken hold on the left. Critic Adam Kirsch responds.
Ketanji Brown Jackson on Ethics, Trust, and Keeping It Collegial at the Supreme Court
Friday, November 22, 2024
The Supreme Court Justice talks with David Remnick about the decline in public trust and questions about the Court’s ethical code, and how Justices get along in a very partisan era.
Charlamagne tha God Has Some Advice for Kamala Harris and the Democrats
Friday, October 25, 2024
The “Breakfast Club” co-host talks with David Remnick about Black voters, his recent interview with the Vice-President, and why the Democratic Party needs a lot more “Bulworth.”
The Astonishing Rise—and Uncertain Odds—of Kamala Harris’s Presidential Campaign
Friday, October 11, 2024
Though historically unpopular as a Vice-President, Harris unified the Democratic Party around her. Evan Osnos reports on her emergence as a contender for the White House.
Could the War in Gaza Cost Kamala Harris the Election?
Friday, September 27, 2024
A co-founder of the Uncommitted National Movement tells the staff writer Andrew Marantz why Muslim voters in Michigan are turning in droves to Jill Stein—and Donald Trump.
Timothy Snyder on Why Ukraine Can Still Win the War
Friday, September 20, 2024
The historian has travelled extensively in Ukraine, and discusses the lessons Ukrainians can teach America about freedom.
Josh Shapiro on How Kamala Harris Can Win Pennsylvania
Friday, September 13, 2024
The deeply purple swing state is key to this election. The Democratic governor, a runner-up for Harris’s Vice-Presidential pick, explains how she can win.
Lake Street Dive Performs in the Studio
Friday, September 13, 2024
Ahead of their show at Madison Square Garden, one of rock’s most interesting bands talks songwriting with David Remnick, and plays some of their songs.
Picking 2024’s Song of the Summer
Friday, August 16, 2024
The staff writers Kelefa Sanneh and Amanda Petrusich anoint the song of the summer.
For Republicans, the End of Abortion Rights Was a Dangerous Victory
Friday, August 16, 2024
Susan B. Glasser discusses growing fissures in the Republican Party around abortion. She speaks with Representative Matt Rosendale, who wants to push the battle further and end I.V.F.
Louisa Thomas on the Paris Olympics
Friday, July 26, 2024
The New Yorker’s sports writer on the unexpected venues of the Paris games.