David Remnick appears in the following:
The Newspaperman Who Championed Black Tulsa
Friday, June 18, 2021
A. J. Smitherman documented Greenwood at its height, and tried to prevent its destruction in the Tulsa massacre. Plus, David Remnick on what a new Prime Minister will mean for Israel.
A Rift over Racism Divides the Southern Baptist Convention, Plus, the Fallout from Gamestop
Monday, June 14, 2021
The largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. is in crisis over the group’s response to systemic racism. And our producer asks how the GameStop squeeze happened, and if it matters.
Jon M. Chu on “In the Heights”
Friday, June 11, 2021
An Asian-American director from California was tapped to adapt Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit stage musical, a love letter to the Latino community of Manhattan. No pressure!
Jon M. Chu on “In the Heights”
Friday, June 11, 2021
The director talks about his film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical. Plus, the politics of race drives a wedge deep into America’s largest Protestant denomination.
Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax on Beethoven’s Politics of the Cello
Tuesday, June 08, 2021
The musicians Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax explain how familiar music has taken on a new tone during the pandemic.
A Vaccinated Day at the Ballpark, and Sarah Schulman on ACT-UP
Friday, June 04, 2021
Patricia Marx reviews the new vaccinated seating sections at New York’s baseball stadiums. And the activist talks about the AIDS action group, and its transformative impact on America.
A Vaccinated Day at the Ballpark, and Sarah Schulman on ACT-UP
Friday, June 04, 2021
Patricia Marx reviews the new vaccinated seating sections at New York’s baseball stadiums. And the activist talks about the AIDS action group, and its transformative impact on America.
Spike Lee on the Knicks, and Looking Back at a Year of Protest and Activism
Friday, May 28, 2021
The filmmaker is ecstatic about the success of his beloved team. Plus, David Remnick talks with a senior Justice Department official about the President’s promises for racial justice.
Can We Finally End School Segregation?
Friday, May 21, 2021
A California school district was ordered to end the de-facto segregation that kept many Black and Latino children in a neglected school. What would it take to integrate?
Can We Finally End School Segregation?
Friday, May 21, 2021
A California school district was ordered to end the de-facto segregation that kept many Black and Latino children in a neglected school. What would it take to integrate?
“Fire in Little Africa,” A Rap Album about a Historical Tragedy
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Rapper Steph Simon wants to put Tulsa on the map as a rap city—no small feat. To do it, he has to tackle a historical tragedy of epic proportions: the massacre of 1921.
Joe Biden Wants to Be Like Roosevelt. But Can He Get the Votes?
Monday, May 17, 2021
Are the President’s ambitions grand enough to withstand the realities of American politics?
“Fire in Little Africa,” A Rap Album about a Historical Tragedy
Friday, May 14, 2021
A rapper wants to put Tulsa on the map. Along the way, he has to address a historical tragedy: the Tulsa massacre of 1921. Plus, four staff writers on Joe Biden’s Rooseveltian ambitions.
The Post-Pandemic Dress Code, Plus Hilton Als on Alice Neel
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
The scholar Richard Thompson Ford argues that the symbolic value of what we wear should never be underestimated. Plus, the celebrated critic on a long-ignored painter.
Atul Gawande and Siddhartha Mukherjee on the State of the Pandemic
Friday, May 07, 2021
With a hundred million Americans vaccinated, the nation is at a turning point, while India and other nations are overwhelmed by yet another devastating wave.
The Post-Pandemic Dress Code
Friday, May 07, 2021
A scholar on the symbolic value of business casual. Plus, Atul Gawande on the state of COVID-19, and Hilton Als on the portraits of Alice Neel.
Three Women Who Changed the World
Tuesday, May 04, 2021
The story of three small-town neighbors who fought for both abolition and women’s rights in the nineteenth century—a time when women weren’t supposed to fight for anything.
Are U.F.O.s a National Security Threat?
Friday, April 30, 2021
After more than seventy years, the government is publicly acknowledging that mysterious sightings cannot simply be dismissed. Gideon Lewis-Kraus explains what’s changed, and why.
Are U.F.O.s a National Security Threat?
Friday, April 30, 2021
After more than seventy years, the government is publicly acknowledging that mysterious sightings can no longer be dismissed. Plus, Dorothy Wickenden on three revolutionary women.
A Surge at the Border, and the Children of Morelia
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Nearly a century ago, hundreds of children were sent from war-torn Spain to a Mexican orphanage. The granddaughter of one of those children tells her story.
