David oversees The New Yorker Radio Hour for WNYC Studios…
He was for many years the senior editor of Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, where he directed the Peabody Award-winning series “American Icons.” Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, he has previously worked as a music critic, magazine editor, and pizza cook.
David Krasnow appears in the following:
Liz Cheney on Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and Jeff Bezos
Friday, November 01, 2024
Once a top Republican in Congress, and now a supporter of Kamala Harris, Cheney cancelled her subscription to the Washington Post after Bezos blocked its endorsement: “It’s a disgrace.”
Jill Lepore Picks Three British Police Procedurals
Friday, September 27, 2024
The staff writer and best-selling historian of America finds her relaxation watching police shows from across the pond. She shares three favorites with David Remnick.
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.
After Serving Decades in Prison for Murder, Two Men Fought to Clear Their Names
Friday, June 07, 2024
Eric Smokes and David Warren were convicted as teen-agers. Even after serving their sentences, the “Times Square Two” argued their innocence. It took decades for prosecutors to agree.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Isn’t Going Away
Friday, May 17, 2024
David Remnick asks R.F.K., Jr., where his run for President and his beliefs are coming from.
The Film Critic Justin Chang on What to See in 2024
Friday, April 05, 2024
The New Yorker’s new critic on three films he’s excited about this year.
Bradley Cooper Contends for Best Actor in “Maestro”
Friday, March 08, 2024
The writer-director tells David Remnick that conducting an actual orchestra, in the role of Leonard Bernstein, was “the scariest thing I’ve ever done, hands down.”
Bradley Cooper: “Maestro” is the “Scariest Thing I’ve Ever Done”
Friday, November 24, 2023
Bradley Cooper tells David Remnick that he has spent his life preparing for a role like the iconic conductor Leonard Bernstein—and it shows.
Salman Rushdie on Surviving the Fatwa
Monday, February 06, 2023
In his first interview since a near-fatal knife attack in August, the novelist talks with David Remnick about his recovery, and his new novel.
Rachel Held Evans and Her Legacy
Friday, November 05, 2021
The late author of Christian best-sellers gave voice to a movement of former evangelicals disaffected by social and political conservatism. Will her message outlive her?
American Icons: "The Autobiography of Malcolm X"
Monday, February 22, 2021
When Malcolm X was assassinated at 39, his book nearly died with him. Today it stands as a milestone in America’s struggle with race.
Keeping Released Prisoners Safe and Sane
Friday, June 26, 2020
In some counties, prisons are the largest providers of mental-health care. What happens when their inmates, who are also their patients, are suddenly released?
Robin Wright on the Eruption of Violence in Iran
Tuesday, December 03, 2019
Hundreds are dead following a government crackdown on protests. Wright describes how U.S. sanctions are squeezing Iran just as some of its regional allies are turning against it.
With FoxConn, Wisconsin Bought Jobs at an Astronomical Cost
Friday, January 11, 2019
A Taiwanese electronics giant building a plant in Wisconsin should have been a great deal for American workers. Instead, they’ll be paying for decades.
Angélique Kidjo and David Byrne on “Remain in Light”
Friday, June 01, 2018
Talking Heads’ sui-generis masterpiece has been re-created by Angélique Kidjo, who brings the music back to its African roots.
American Icons: Native Son
Thursday, July 20, 2017
The story of a young man in the ghetto who turns to murder was an overnight sensation. But some think "Native Son" exploited the worst stereotypes of black youth.
American Icons: I Love Lucy
Thursday, June 01, 2017
It set the model for the hit family sitcom. Lucy's weekly antics and humiliation entered the DNA of TV comedy: from “Desperate Housewives” to “30 Rock,” writers can’t live without Lucy.
American Icons: Superman
Thursday, April 06, 2017
Kurt Andersen goes up, up and away with Superman and finds out why "The Man of Steel" remains as popular and elusive as ever.
American Icons: Monticello
Thursday, March 09, 2017
This is the home of America’s aspirations and its deepest contradictions.
Gary Marcus: Enhancing Creativity
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Musicians are famous for their wild and often intoxicated lifestyles, but does a lack of inhibition in the brain actually make you a better musician?
