David Remnick

Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

David Remnick appears in the following:

Trump Closed the U.S. to Asylum Seekers. Will Biden Reopen It?

Friday, February 05, 2021

A family that was brutally victimized in Honduras is denied asylum in the United States because of Trump Administration changes to immigration rules. Can they find safety under Biden? 

Comment

How Trump Closed the U.S. to Asylum Seekers

Friday, February 05, 2021

Sarah Stillman explains how seemingly bureaucratic changes made asylum almost unobtainable under Donald Trump. Plus, a live performance from the Weather Station.

Comment

Kurt Vile Talks with Amanda Petrusich

Tuesday, February 02, 2021

Amanda Petrusich talks with the musician about his quirky songwriting process and his experience opening for Neil Young.

Comment

William Barber, and the Question of Faith and Politics

Friday, January 29, 2021

The prominent liberal pastor talks about bringing religious principles back into policy. And we consider how Biden’s Catholic faith might affect his leadership. 

Comment

William Barber, and the Question of Faith and Politics

Friday, January 29, 2021

The prominent liberal pastor talks about bringing religious principles back into policy. And we consider how Biden’s Catholic faith might affect his leadership.

Comment

Unearthing Entombed

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

A programmer’s epiphany led to an innovation in game design that is still in use. Supposedly, he was so drunk that he couldn’t remember how it worked. We explore the origin of the myth.

Comment

Jane Mayer and Evan Osnos on the Balance of Power at the Start of the Biden Administration

Friday, January 22, 2021

Two New Yorker political writers on the beginnings of a new agenda, and the limits of the Democrats’ control.

Comment

Jane Mayer and Evan Osnos on the Balance of Power in a New Washington

Friday, January 22, 2021

Two New Yorker political writers on the beginnings of President Biden’s agenda, and the limits of the Democrats’ control. Plus, a mystery from the early days of video games.

Comment

How Far Has the F.B.I. Gone to Protect White Supremacy?

Monday, January 18, 2021

A new documentary reveals how the agency first surveilled Martin Luther King, Jr., and then attempted to destroy his reputation and public life.

Comment

Donald Trump’s American Carnage Comes to Washington

Friday, January 15, 2021

The New Yorker’s reporters and writers reflect on the convulsive end to the Trump years. And a game designer explains why the fiction of QAnon has been so appealing and so dangerous.

Comment

Donald Trump’s American Carnage Comes to Washington

Friday, January 15, 2021

The New Yorker’s reporters and writers reflect on the convulsive end to the Trump years. And a game designer explains why the fiction of QAnon has been so appealing and so dangerous.

Comment

Lawrence Wright on How the Pandemic Response Went So Wrong

Friday, January 08, 2021

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines the U.S.’s failures in dealing with COVID-19. Plus, a molecular biologist answers questions about the virus’s worrisome new strain.

Comment

Bruce Springsteen Talks with David Remnick

Friday, January 01, 2021

In an intimate conversation, the music legend discusses his triumphant career, his personal struggles, and why he waited decades to put out a memoir.  

Comment

Atul Gawande and Andrew Bird Discuss the Art and Science of Cancer

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

The surgeon and writer—now a member of the incoming Biden Administration’s COVID-19 task force—talks with one of his favorite indie musicians.

Comment

Lawrence Wright on How the Pandemic Response Went So Wrong

Monday, December 28, 2020

Reporting on the trajectory of COVID-19 in the U.S., the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist says that “the magnitude of our failure is unparalleled.”

Comment

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.

Comment

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. 

Comment

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.

Comment

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.

Comment

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.

Comment