David Remnick appears in the following:
Lucinda Williams Talks with Ariel Levy
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Lucinda Williams on God, Flannery O’Connor, and her long and twisting path through the music industry.
James Taylor Will Teach you Guitar
Friday, May 17, 2019
Adam Gopnik talks with James Taylor and tries not to go all “Chris Farley Show”: “Remember when you wrote ‘Fire and Rain’? That was great.”
Live: James Taylor and Lucinda Williams
Friday, May 17, 2019
James Taylor gives Adam Gopnik a quick guitar lesson, and Lucinda Williams bares her soul to Ariel Levy.
What the Constitution Means to the Playwright Heidi Schreck
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
A writer and performer reflects, in a Tony-nominated Broadway hit, on the distortions and falsehoods she peddled as a teen-age debate champion. Plus, Carrie Battan on SoundCloud rap.
Bill McKibben and Elizabeth Kolbert: Is It Too Late to Save the World?
Friday, May 10, 2019
Two leading environmental writers wonder if the new sense of urgency around climate change is coming too late. And writer Karen Russell finds enchantment in her new home in Oregon.
Karen Russell on Nature, and Bill McKibben and Elizabeth Kolbert on the End of Nature
Friday, May 10, 2019
Two leading environmental writers wonder if the sense of urgency is coming too late. Plus Heidi Schreck on the Constitution, and Karen Russell’s move from Florida to Oregon.
David Remnick talks to Elizabeth Kolbert and Bill McKibbin about the new urgency on climate change
Thursday, May 09, 2019
Two leading climate writers wonder if the new sense of urgency is coming too late.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Comedian Pete Holmes
Friday, May 03, 2019
In a crowded Democratic field, Gillibrand says that she is Donald Trump’s “kryptonite.” And a visit to church with a comedian who lost his religion, only to find many more religions.
Rhiannon Giddens Plays Live, and Pete Holmes Finds Religion
Friday, May 03, 2019
A reigning diva in the Americana scene shows her global side, a comedian meditates on God, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand thinks she is Donald Trump’s “kryptonite.”
Rhiannon Giddens, Americana’s Queen, Goes Global
Friday, May 03, 2019
A founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, the singer and banjo player talks with David Remnick and performs songs from her new album.
A New Approach to Dementia Care
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
As the number of people living with Alzheimer’s disease in this country rises, a memory-care center tries a new approach to treatment.
Julián Castro Is Not Afraid
Friday, April 26, 2019
The Presidential candidate doesn’t shy away from immigration, and an eccentric performance artist makes the leap to Broadway.
Julián Castro on Trump’s Signature Issue, and a Radical New Approach to Dementia Care
Friday, April 26, 2019
The Presidential candidate doesn’t shy away from immigration. And the New Yorker staff writer Larissa MacFarquhar reports on a radical shift in treatment for dementia patients.
The Green New Deal, and an Unusual Night at the Orchestra
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
The Green New Deal is the most ambitious plan for tackling climate change ever considered by Congress. But what would it take to actually pass it?
The N.R.A.’s Financial Mess
Friday, April 19, 2019
New documents shed light on the gun group’s financially destructive business relationships.
Trouble at the N.R.A., and the Green New Deal on the Rise
Friday, April 19, 2019
An insider describes how financial problems came to threaten the gun organization’s survival; and a reality check on the most ambitious climate proposal ever brought to Congress.
The actor Christine Baranski on “The Good Fight,” and Kurt Vile on Songwriting
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Christine Baranski on her second career as a TV star, and a live performance from Kurt Vile.
Partners in Division
Monday, April 15, 2019
Just as Netanyahu showed Trump the possibilities of right-wing populism, Trump has shown Netanyahu the possibilities of outrageous invective, voter suppression, and disdain for the law.
Masha Gessen and Keith Gessen Debate Russian and American Politics
Friday, April 12, 2019
Two leading observers of the geopolitical relationship are also siblings who have a complicated history with the two countries.
Live: Christine Baranski, the Gessen Siblings, and Kurt Vile
Friday, April 12, 2019
Masha and Keith Gessen discuss their complicated history with Russia, Baranski reflects on her second career as a TV star, and Vile gives a live performance.
