David Remnick appears in the following:
The Custody Battles Awaiting Mothers of Children Conceived in Rape
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Women who bear children conceived during rape may be tied to their assailants—and subject to their manipulation—for the next eighteen years.
What Exactly Does “Woke” Mean, and How Did It Become so Powerful?
Friday, January 27, 2023
The linguist Tony Thorne on the word that’s become an obsession of the political right. Plus, the poet Robin Coste Lewis talks with the staff writer Hilton Als.
What Is “Woke”?
Friday, January 27, 2023
What exactly does “woke” mean, and how did it become so powerful? Plus, the contributing writer Eren Orbey on the custody battles facing mothers of children conceived in rape.
Michael Schulman on Oscars History, and a Visit with “Annie” Composer Charles Strouse
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Schulman’s new book, “Oscar Wars,” tracks the often contentious history of the Academy Awards. Plus, Strouse, the ninety-four-year-old composer of “Annie,” sorts through his archives.
The Local Paper That First Sounded the Alarm on George Santos
Monday, January 23, 2023
Clare Malone speaks with the publisher and managing editor of the North Shore Leader, the local newspaper that first exposed George Santos’s lies. Why was he elected anyway?
A Local Paper First Sounded the Alarm on George Santos. Nobody Listened.
Friday, January 20, 2023
Clare Malone speaks with the publisher and managing editor of the North Shore Leader, the local newspaper that first exposed George Santos’ lies. Why was he elected anyway?
A Local Paper Sounded the Alarm on George Santos. Nobody Listened.
Friday, January 20, 2023
In local political circles, he was known as George “Scamtos.” When a Long Island newspaper published the facts, why did no one listen? Plus, Michael Schulman on “Oscar Wars.”
Deepti Kapoor Discusses “Age of Vice” with Parul Sehgal
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Kapoor’s much anticipated new novel about crime and corruption in India’s capital is the first in a trilogy.
In Politics, How Old Is Too Old?
Friday, January 13, 2023
Should advanced age disqualify Joe Biden or Donald Trump from another term in the White House? The staff writers Jane Mayer and Jill Lepore, plus the gerontologist Jack Rowe, weigh in.
In Politics, How Old Is Too Old?
Friday, January 13, 2023
If you’re running for President, is age really “just a number”? Jane Mayer, Jill Lepore, and a gerontologist discuss how old is too old. Plus, Deepti Kapoor on her novel “Age of Vice.”
The Photographer Who Documented a Long-Forgotten Pan-African Festival
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Julian Lucas talks with Marilyn Nance about FESTAC ’77, described as the most important Black cultural event of the last century. Why have so few people heard of it?
Bob Woodward on His Trump Tapes
Friday, January 06, 2023
The White House chronicler has published the raw materials from his conversations with Donald Trump during one national crisis after another. Plus, the innate danger of pro football.
Bob Woodward on His Trump Tapes
Friday, January 06, 2023
The White House chronicler reflects on his calls with a volatile President during a profound crisis. Plus, Louisa Thomas on Damar Hamlin and the uncomfortable truth of the N.F.L.
As Poet Laureate, Tracy K. Smith Hit the Road
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Serving as the Poet Laureate, Smith took literature to community centers, senior centers, prisons—to heal our political divides.
Kirk Douglas, the Guitarist for the Roots, Revamps the Holiday Classics
Friday, December 23, 2022
A bona-fide guitar hero puts a fresh spin on some holiday classics. And the former United States Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith on reading poetry across the political divide.
Kirk Douglas, the Guitarist for the Roots, Revamps the Holiday Classics
Friday, December 23, 2022
A bona-fide guitar hero puts a fresh spin on Rudolph and the Little Drummer Boy. Plus, the celebrated cartoonist Roz Chast reveals her double life as a ukulele superstar.
An Audiobook Master on the Secrets of Her Craft
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
What kind of accent does a fantasy villain speak in? Robin Miles—who has recorded more than 400 audiobooks—shares her secrets with Daniel Gross.
Ina Garten: Cooking Is Hard; Plus an Essay from Susan Orlean
Friday, December 16, 2022
The food guru explains why she hated dinnertime growing up, and how she learned to love it. Garten takes questions from listeners on everything from bay leaves to her scarves.
Ina Garten: Cooking Is Hard
Friday, December 16, 2022
The food guru explains why she hated dinnertime growing up, and how she learned to love it. And we dig into the craft of reading an audiobook with a master of the form.
