WNYC Studios and The New YorkerArts, News, Books, Politics
WNYC Studios and The New YorkerArts, News, Books, Politics
WNYC Studios and The New YorkerArts, News, Books, Politics
WNYC Studios and The New YorkerArts, News, Books, Politics

About

Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.”
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.