David Remnick appears in the following:
Looking Back at an Unimaginable Year
Friday, December 25, 2020
Dhruv Kullar, Anna Weiner, Simon Parkin, and Kevin Young reflect on the events of 2020.
Looking Back at an Impossible Year, Plus Music from Andrew Bird
Friday, December 25, 2020
Dhruv Khullar, Anna Wiener, Simon Parkin, and Kevin Young reflect on the events of 2020. And the indie musician talks with a fan, the surgeon and writer Atul Gawande.
Bryant Terry “Blackifies” Fennel, and Ian Frazier Says Goodbye to 2020, in Verse
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Helen Rosner talks with the cookbook author and food-justice activist about reclaiming veganism from white hipsters. Plus, a holiday gift from Ian Frazier.
The Republican Rift in Georgia, and the Protests Sweeping Nigeria
Friday, December 18, 2020
The Georgia G.O.P. is at war with itself, as its U.S. Senate seats are up for grabs in critical runoff elections. And citizens in Nigeria are rising up against a brutal police unit.
The Republican Rift in Georgia, and Season’s Greetings from Ian Frazier
Friday, December 18, 2020
The Georgia G.O.P. is at war with itself, as its U.S. Senate seats are up for grabs in critical runoff elections. And citizens in Nigeria are rising up against a brutal police unit.
The “Times Square Two” Fight to Clear Their Names
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
For decades, Eric Smokes and David Warren said they were innocent of the charges on which they were convicted. But, to be freed on parole, they had to take responsibility for the crime.
Ayanna Pressley and Abigail Spanberger on the Rift in the Democratic Party
Friday, December 11, 2020
Two prominent representatives on a debate roiling the Democrats: did a leftward turn cause losses in the November election?
Ayanna Pressley and Abigail Spanberger on the Rift in the Democratic Party
Friday, December 11, 2020
Two prominent representatives on a debate roiling the Democrats: did a leftward turn cause losses in the November election?
Steve McQueen Comes Home
Tuesday, December 08, 2020
The director’s new project reflects his upbringing in West Indian London. Plus, the difficulty of divorce in an insular religious community.
Atul Gawande on Taming the Coronavirus
Friday, December 04, 2020
The staff writer on some of the challenges to vaccination.
Atul Gawande on Taming the Coronavirus
Friday, December 04, 2020
The staff writer on some of the challenges to vaccination. Plus, the film critic Richard Brody talks with the director Steve McQueen about his new film series, “Small Axe.”
Live at Home Part II: Phoebe Bridgers
Tuesday, December 01, 2020
Phoebe Bridgers performs and talks with Amanda Petrusich, and the novelist Donald Antrim extols music as a balm for isolation and fear.
Live at Home Part I: John Legend
Friday, November 27, 2020
The musician, who released a new album over the summer, describes how the coronavirus pandemic changed his creative process.
Music Will Not Be Quarantined
Friday, November 27, 2020
John Legend and Phoebe Bridgers perform live from their houses for a special episode of the New Yorker Radio Hour.
A Novel About a Secret Family, and Adam Gopnik on Being Old
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Sanaë Lemoine’s début novel wrestles with her own familial history, and Adam Gopnik explores what the world feels like for the elderly.
The Fight to Turn Georgia Blue
Friday, November 20, 2020
For a generation, Georgia has been a Republican stronghold. What changed?
A Novel About Secret Families, and the Fight to Turn Georgia Blue
Friday, November 20, 2020
An author’s début novel, about a politician's secret daughter, draws on her own complex past. Plus, the organizers working toward a Democratic Georgia.
Steve Martin and Jerry Seinfeld, and Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Two remarkable duos from this year’s New Yorker Festival: the comedians talk about the art of the joke, and the musicians discuss Beethoven’s cello sonatas.
Jane Mayer on the G.O.P.’s Post-Trump Game
Friday, November 13, 2020
David Remnick talks with the writer about the chaotic post-election period, and why some Republicans decline to recognize Joe Biden as President-elect.
Two Comedians Walk into a Zoom Meeting
Friday, November 13, 2020
Steve Martin and Jerry Seinfeld talk about their combined century practicing comedy. Plus, Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax play Beethoven, and Jane Mayer analyzes the G.O.P.’s post-Trump game.