David Remnick

Benjamin Wallace-Wells shares insights from his profile of the Pennsylvania senator. Plus, a crack team of staff writers answers listeners’ questions about the presidential election. 

The Academy Award-winning actor and director thinks of Westerns as America’s Shakespeare. Plus, Emily Nussbaum on the reality of reality TV.

Rory Stewart, a former Member of Parliament, explains the fallout of Brexit and the soul-crushing nature of life in politics. Plus, Paul Scheer on the very best of bad movies. 

Though rooted in the jazz tradition, the singer's interests and repertoire reach across eras, languages, and continents.

Lawsuits and the labor movement come to reality TV, by way of the Netflix hit. Plus, Ilana Glazer’s buddy movie tackles the realities of pregnancy, motherhood and friendship.

David Remnick asks R.F.K., Jr., where his run for President and his beliefs are coming from. Plus, Miranda July’s new novel explores marriage, desire, and perimenopause.

Is TikTok the killer app of social media—or a Trojan horse sent by the enemy? Two views on the recent ban. Plus, salmon in the dishwasher, and more highlights of culinary TikTok.

Not since the Vietnam War has a protest movement reached college campuses with such fury. We look at the reverberations at one school, Harvard University.

At seventy, the comedian débuts as a movie director with “Unfrosted,” about the invention of the Pop-Tart. And, Georgia’s Brad Raffensperger on how to convince an election denier.

It’s not another moral panic, the social psychologist says: the evidence clearly implicates social-media apps for a decline in mental health. Plus, Judi Dench on a life in Shakespeare.

Rare across-the-aisle coöperation in Austin aims to protect some people who need abortions and the doctors who provide them. Plus, a band rehearsal with songwriter and actor Maya Hawke.

Why are so many states legislating restrictions on what schools can teach about racism? Plus, the film critic Justin Chang on what he’s looking forward to seeing in 2024.

In her musical opening on Broadway, Keys tells a story very much like her own life—but don’t call it autobiographical. Plus, Rhiannon Giddens on the Black roots of country music.

Adam Gopnik considers how Hitler came to power, and what it tells us about the 2024 election. Plus, rewriting “Huckleberry Finn” from the point of view of Jim.

The philosopher popularized new ideas about gender—and has been burned in effigy for it. They talk with David Remnick about “Who’s Afraid of Gender?” Plus, a little March Madness.

The journalist’s autobiographical novel reflects his time working on Barack’s Obama’s campaign, and in his White House. Plus, Bradley Cooper’s shot at Oscar glory.

The staff writer Evan Osnos had a rare, frank talk with the President about his battle for a second term. Plus, Kara Swisher falls out of love with tech in “Burn Book.”

According to the ex-Trump White House attorney Ty Cobb, the former President’s preoccupation with Russia is about jealousy, not conspiracy. Plus, Lily Gladstone on making Oscar history.

The co-host of the popular podcast explains how the withering of the media and the threat of political violence are warping the Presidential campaign. Plus, the writer Brontez Purnell.

Our media columnist wonders if the election will be decided on social-media memes. Plus, the comedian Jacqueline Novak talks about “Get on Your Knees,” her new special on Netflix.