David Remnick

Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

David Remnick appears in the following:

The Democratic Candidates Respond to the Conflict with Iran

Friday, January 10, 2020

Eric Lach is in Iowa ahead of the next debate, where the Democratic candidates are honing their responses to the situation in Iran. Plus, an insider’s disenchantment with Silicon Valley.

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Terry Gross Talks with David Remnick

Friday, January 03, 2020

The celebrated interviewer opens up about finding her radio voice, and what she’s given up to host “Fresh Air.”

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Dexter Filkins on the Air Strike that Killed Qassem Suleimani

Friday, January 03, 2020

Previous Administrations had considered the Iranian military commander too dangerous to touch. Is the U.S. prepared for war with Iran?

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Terry Gross Talks with David Remnick

Friday, January 03, 2020

The celebrated interviewer opens up about finding her radio voice and what she’s given up to host “Fresh Air.” Plus, New Yorker writers pick sides for an age-old battle: cats or dogs?

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Patty Marx Conducts an Orchestra

Friday, December 27, 2019

A longtime staff writer tries out an altogether different career. And the New Yorker writer Kelefa Sanneh praises his favorite Christian rockers.

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Kelly Slater’s Perfect Wave Brings Surfing to a Crossroads

Friday, December 27, 2019

A lifelong surfer reports on a machine-made wave that could finally make surfing a conventional sport—and potentially transform its spirit.

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Kelly Slater’s Perfect Wave Brings Surfing to a Crossroads

Friday, December 27, 2019

A machine-made wave could make surfing a conventional sport—or destroy its spirit. Plus: an amateur conductor takes the baton of a major orchestra, and Kelefa Sanneh on Christian rock.

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The Hyperpartisan State

Friday, December 20, 2019

Where does hyper-partisanship come from? And what does it look like up close and personal? A reporter visits the bellwether state of North Carolina.

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Peter Dinklage on Cyrano, and Life After “Thrones”

Friday, December 20, 2019

HBO’s “Game of Thrones” made the actor a superstar; now he can return to the stage. Plus, Satan answers children’s letters that were supposed to be delivered to Santa.

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Peter Dinklage on Cyrano, and Life After “Thrones”

Friday, December 20, 2019

“Game of Thrones” made the actor a superstar; now he returns to his roots on stage. And Kathleen Turner, in the role of Satan, answers children’s letters intended for Santa.

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Helen Rosner Takes the Office-Fridge Challenge

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Our dauntless food correspondent accepts a daunting task: to assemble a meal out of whatever she can find in The New Yorker’s communal kitchen.

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Lena Waithe on Police Violence and “Queen & Slim”

Monday, December 16, 2019

The screenwriter’s new film is about a first date that goes terribly wrong when a police officer is shot. “We create the heroes we need,” Waithe tells Jelani Cobb.

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Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women,” and Damon Lindelof’s “Watchmen”

Friday, December 13, 2019

The writer-director discusses her much-anticipated adaptation of the classic novel. And the creator of HBO’s big show of this season talks with Emily Nussbaum.

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Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women,” and Damon Lindelof’s “Watchmen”

Friday, December 13, 2019

The writer-director discusses her much-anticipated adaptation of the classic novel. And the creator of HBO’s big show of this season talks with Emily Nussbaum.

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A Worldwide #MeToo Protest that Began in Chile

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Chilean women, in response to domestic and state violence, began a protest movement that has taken root on social media.

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The March Toward Impeachment

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Susan Glasser discusses Washington’s reaction to Congress’s articles of impeachment against the President.

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How Channel One Keeps the News Safe for Putin

Monday, December 09, 2019

There is independent media in Russia, but the state-controlled Channel One dominates the news cycle and subtly controls what its viewers believe. Joshua Yaffa explains how it works.

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Jamie Lee Curtis, the Original Scream Queen

Friday, December 06, 2019

The star of “Halloween” scares easily, and won’t watch a slasher film. But she’s bravely confronted real taboos: her history with addiction, and the terror of Hollywood beauty standards.

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Jamie Lee Curtis, the Original Scream Queen

Friday, December 06, 2019

The actor, who shot to fame in “Halloween,” won’t watch a scary movie. Plus, Dexter Filkins talks to an embattled journalist about the brutality of India’s Hindu-nationalist regime. 

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This Is William Cohen’s Third Impeachment

Thursday, December 05, 2019

In 1974, the freshman Representative helped seal Nixon’s fate. In 1998, he was Defense Secretary during the Clinton impeachment. Now he explains how the Trump impeachment stacks up.

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