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Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick.
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Leon Panetta on the Trump Administration’s Venezuelan Boat Strikes
The former C.I.A. director and Secretary of Defense explains the problem with using the military for law enforcement.
Dec 12th 2025
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26 min
Marshall Curry and Judd Apatow on “The New Yorker at 100,” a Documentary
The creators of the film, now streaming on Netflix, on capturing the publication on film and how the magazine’s editorial process resembles a colonoscopy.
Dec 9th 2025
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32 min
Chloé Zhao on “Hamnet,” Her Film About William Shakespeare’s Grief
Michael Schulman talks with the director about her new film, which explores the death of Shakespeare’s only son.
Dec 7th 2025
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23 min
Senator Adam Schiff on How the Trump Administration Targets Its Opponents
The congressman is currently being investigated by the Justice Department and notes that Trump can’t stop thinking about him: “I live rent-free in that guy’s head.”
Dec 5th 2025
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27 min
Noah Baumbach on “Jay Kelly,” His New Movie with George Clooney
The director talks with the New Yorker editor Susan Morrison about his new film, in which a famous actor wonders whether he’s made the right choices.
Dec 2nd 2025
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20 min
Ian McEwan on Imagining the World After Disaster
The novelist talks with David Remnick about his new book, set a century in the future, and why writers should try to describe the wider world—not just themselves.
Nov 28th 2025
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29 min
Why Is Leaving MAGA So Difficult?
Rich Logis was a MAGA warrior before he hung up his red hat, and founded the organization Leaving MAGA to help others do the same. He speaks with Radio Hour producer Adam Howard.
Nov 25th 2025
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22 min
Senator Chris Van Hollen on the Epstein Files, and the Leadership Crisis in Washington
The Maryland Democrat talks with David Remnick about Chuck Schumer’s leadership of a fractured party, and whether Van Hollen himself harbors presidential ambitions.
Nov 21st 2025
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27 min
Rewriting Art History at the Studio Museum in Harlem
The curator Thelma Golden takes David Remnick on a tour of the unique institution, which is reopening to the public after a seven-year building project.
Nov 18th 2025
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16 min
Andrew Ross Sorkin on What 1929 Teaches Us About 2025
The financial journalist discusses his new book about the Wall Street crash of 1929, and the mounting concerns about an A.I. bubble.
Nov 14th 2025
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34 min
Patti Smith on Her Memoir “Bread of Angels,” Fifty Years After Her Début Album, “Horses”
In the musician’s most revealing account, she discusses her retreat from public life, the early loss of her husband, and the challenge of learning and writing about her biological father.
Nov 11th 2025
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40 min
What Resistance Means to Governor J. B. Pritzker
The Illinois governor talks with Peter Slevin about immigration raids in Chicago, and the limits of state authority when it comes to opposing the federal government.
Nov 7th 2025
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27 min
From In the Dark: “Blood Relatives”
Tune in to the first episode of the new series, from The New Yorker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative podcast.
Nov 4th 2025
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44 min
Jon Stewart on the Perilous State of Late Night and Why America Fell for Donald Trump
The “Daily Show” host talks with David Remnick about his contract with Paramount Skydance, the government’s attack on political satire, and how our institutions got so weak.
Oct 31st 2025
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46 min
It’s Not Just You: The Internet Is Actually Getting Worse
In the new book “Enshittification,” Cory Doctorow argues that the deterioration of the online user experience is a deliberate business strategy; he chats with the tech columnist Kyle Chayka.
Oct 28th 2025
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21 min
Zadie Smith on Politics, Turning Fifty, and Mind Control
The author’s new essay collection, “Dead and Alive,” addresses debates on representation in literature, feminism, and how our phones have radicalized us.
Oct 24th 2025
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28 min
Richard Linklater on His Two New Films, “Blue Moon” and “Nouvelle Vague”
The director talks with Justin Chang about his latest work on artistic genius. One dramatizes the decline of Lorenz Hart; the other details the triumphant début of Jean-Luc Godard.
Oct 21st 2025
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21 min
How the Trump Administration Made Higher Education a Target
The staff writer Emma Green reports on how the MAGA movement aims to implement fundamental change in both private and public colleges, and in how Americans think about education.
Oct 17th 2025
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29 min
John Carpenter Picks Three Favorite Film Scores
The director stopped shooting movies years ago to focus on writing film scores and his own records. He shares some inspirational work from film history with the producer Adam Howard.
Oct 14th 2025
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12 min
Zohran Mamdani Says He's Ready for Donald Trump
The Democratic candidate for mayor would be one of the youngest and the first Muslim in the job. He discusses threats from Donald Trump, and what socialism means in practice.
Oct 10th 2025
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48 min
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