Max Balton

Jeannie Suk Gersen and Ruth Marcus, who write about the law for The New Yorker, address listeners’ pressing questions about the Trump Administration’s legal controversies.

The celebrated writer discusses how she found her unique voice, and a new collection of her writings that begins with her first published piece in The New Yorker.

The journalist talks about his interviews with the infamous abuser, and the political fallout from the White House’s attempt to close his case.

Susan B. Glasser explains the political implications of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”

The former Treasury Secretary and chair of the Federal Reserve on the budget bill, the exploding deficit, and why Donald Trump is so desperate for lower interest rates.

How did America join Russia and China as an oligarchy? The staff writer Evan Osnos chronicles the shift in his new book, “The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich.”

Nicolas Niarchos shares reporting from a civil war in which Sudan’s Black minority is caught between warring factions led by members of the country’s Arab majority.

The writer’s grandfather founded an agricultural empire, but destroyed his business and his family rather than cede control to his sons. “It’s Succession, with spinach,” Seabrook says. 

The musician talks with Amanda Petrusich about his two new albums of ambient music, and his book “What Art Does,” a pocket-sized argument for the value of feelings in our lives.

The financial columnist John Cassidy on America’s turn to tariffs, and his new book “Capitalism and Its Critics.”

The nutrition researcher Marion Nestle on the health impact of America’s diet, and whether the Trump Administration will take on the food industry.

Jill Lepore says that the SpaceX CEO, an avid science-fiction fan, misreads cautionary tales as instruction manuals—and that his obsessions will shape America’s future.

The contributor Ruth Marcus looks at resistance to executive orders by federal judges—and whether the Supreme Court will ultimately allow Trump to remake the government in his image. 

Stephen Witt on the microchip maker’s rise, and the geopolitical challenges it faces. And, Rothman thinks people outside the tech world should help shape the impact of A.I.

The CNN anchor and chief White House correspondent talks with the guest host Clare Malone about covering the Trump Administrations—and how Trump’s circle isn’t as hostile as it seems.

The Russia scholar Stephen Kotkin looks at America’s turning point in supporting Ukraine.

The Minnesota governor, who was Kamala Harris’s running mate, on what went wrong for the Democrats in 2024, and what they should do now that Donald Trump is back in the White House.

Oscar who? The film critic—a true believer in the art of cinema—picks the winners of the most coveted award of all: The Brodys.

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 editors Deborah Treisman and Kevin Young discuss literary anthologies published for the magazine’s centennial.