Mythili worked in TV and print before finding her way to radio, chasing breaking news at CNN's New York bureau and writing many, many book reviews…
She joined The New Yorker Radio Hour after a short stint at On the Media and a long stint at The Takeaway. She’s also reported on books for the WNYC newsroom and hosted literary live events for the station. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, and on The New Yorker’s website.
Mythili Rao appears in the following:
Vinson Cunningham’s City Hall Wedding
Friday, August 06, 2021
Forget the big white tent and the plate of rubber chicken: the real New York style is a City Hall wedding, complete with metal detectors.
William Barber on Faith and Politics
Friday, January 29, 2021
The pastor, who spoke at the inaugural prayer service, wants politics guided by Christrian morality. And conservatives, Barber thinks, are deeply confused about Christ’s teachings.
Astrid Holleeder’s Crime Family
Friday, March 13, 2020
The sister of a feared, internationally known criminal describes what it was like to turn him in.
Dexter Filkins on the Ruthlessness of Mohammed bin Salman
Friday, November 30, 2018
When he took power, the Saudi crown prince had a reputation as a modernizer and reformer of his nation, but Filkins traces the dark side of his rise.
Kwame Anthony Appiah on the Complications of Identity
Friday, September 07, 2018
A philosopher of identity says that each of us is more complicated than we realize.
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.
Vinson Cunningham’s City Hall Wedding
Friday, July 27, 2018
Forget the big white tent and the plate of rubber chicken: the real New York style is a City Hall wedding, complete with metal detectors.
Tommy Orange and the Urban Native Experience
Friday, July 27, 2018
Tommy Orange had never read a book about what it means to be a Native American living in a big city. He’s changed that with his début novel, “There There”.
Would Everybody Please Stop?
Friday, July 06, 2018
You know that thing you say? Would you stop saying that, please?
James Wood Is Done “Prosecuting Wars”
Friday, June 15, 2018
The formidable critic (and occasional novelist) hasn’t “gone soft,” but he might have mellowed.
From Beach Reads to Searing Memoirs: What to Read This Summer
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
For a break from the unrelenting rampage of news, The Takeaway flips through some of the major literary releases of the summer.
Another Fiasco for American Soccer
Friday, June 08, 2018
Roger Bennett, an English fan of American soccer, keeps his faith in the U.S. team despite its failure to qualify for this year’s World Cup.
In the Civil Service, Loyalty Now Comes Before Expertise
Friday, June 08, 2018
Evan Osnos reports on a new kind of partisanship in the formerly nonpolitical civil service.
Marco Rubio: “Modernizing” Conservatism
Friday, June 01, 2018
Once seen as the bright future of the Republican Party, the Florida senator is trying to “modernize” conservativism while sticking to principles.
An Architect of the Iran Deal Sees Her Work Crumbling
Friday, May 18, 2018
Wendy Sherman, who led the U.S. negotiating team in the historic agreement with Iran, has cautionary words for those who are dismantling it.
Dunya Mikhail on the Lives Stolen by ISIS
Friday, May 11, 2018
An Iraqi-born journalist and poet of war tells the stories of women who were kidnapped by the Islamic State, enslaved, and then rescued.
ICE Comes to a Small Town in Tennessee
Friday, April 27, 2018
When the owner of a meat-packing plant didn’t pay his taxes, ninety-seven immigrants—and an entire community—paid the price.
Stacey Abrams Runs to Make History in Georgia
Friday, April 27, 2018
Jeffrey Toobin speaks with Stacey Abrams, a candidate for governor of Georgia. If successful, she would be the first black woman to lead a state.
Ross Douthat on the Trumpian Side of Pope Francis
Friday, April 13, 2018
In a new book, the conservative columnist Ross Douthat compares the progressive Pope Francis to Donald Trump—no compliment intended.
