David Remnick

Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

David Remnick appears in the following:

Three Actors Explain What It Means to be “Presidential”

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

The actors behind President Whitmore, President Payton, and President Grant on how to convincingly play the leader of the free world.

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Seth Meyers Talks with Ariel Levy

Friday, August 17, 2018

The comedian and late-night host talks about finding his lane on “Saturday Night Live” and his tortured history with Donald Trump.

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Seth Meyers on Donald Trump, and Three Actors on Playing Presidents

Friday, August 17, 2018

The late-night host and “Saturday Night Live” alum recounts his strange relationship with the President, and a panel of experts considers what it means to act “Presidential.”

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David Remnick on Aretha Franklin

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

The Queen of Soul grew up with music all around her.

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Weeding with Parker Posey

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

A writer’s surprising misadventure with Parker Posey, the actress and memoirist.

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Lee Child, “Moby-Dick,” and Other Summer Reads

Friday, August 10, 2018

New Yorker writers on great summer reads, from Eugene O’Neill and “Moby-Dick” to Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series.

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Lee Child, “Moby-Dick,” and Other Summer Reads

Friday, August 10, 2018

New Yorker writers on great summer reads, from the classics to Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series. Plus, a crazy misadventure with Parker Posey.

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William Finnegan Surfing, and Kristen Roupenian Among the Pilgrims

Tuesday, August 07, 2018

David Remnick gets a surfing lesson from a master, William Finnegan; and Kristen Roupenian, the author of “Cat Person,” baits some Pilgrims.

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Astrid Holleeder’s Crime Family

Friday, August 03, 2018

The sister of a feared, internationally-known criminal describes what it was like to turn him in.

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Crime Family

Friday, August 03, 2018

The sister of a feared, internationally-known criminal describes what it was like to turn him in.

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Tommy Orange and the Urban Native Experience

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Tommy Orange had never read a book about what it means to be a Native American living in a big city, so he wrote one. Plus, a real New York wedding, complete with metal detectors.

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Helsinki Fallout

Friday, July 27, 2018

An American diplomat finds himself back in the Kremlin’s crosshairs, while the Senate mulls action on Russia to counter the President’s inaction.

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Helsinki Fallout

Friday, July 27, 2018

A former American diplomat finds himself in the Kremlin’s crosshairs; the Senate considers action on Russia to counter Trump’s inaction; and a wedding, complete with metal detectors.

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Philip Roth’s American Portraits and American Prophecy

Friday, July 20, 2018

How the late writer captured the heart of twentieth-century United States.

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Philip Roth’s American Portraits and American Prophecy

Friday, July 20, 2018

How the late writer captured the heart of twentieth-century United States.

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The Rezneck Riders

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

In the heart of the Navajo Nation, an extreme form of downhill bike racing is practiced both as a way to connect to the harsh landscape and to overcome the burdens of reservation life.

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Live Coverage of Putin-Trump Press Conference with David Remnick

Monday, July 16, 2018

The New Yorker's David Remnick on Trump/Putin meeting, plus live feed of their press conference.

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Brazil, Bruce Lee, and Black Lives in the Music of Kamasi Washington, and the Uncertain Future of the Democratic Party

Friday, July 13, 2018

Kamasi Washington’s eclectic music has made him a favorite of hip-hop stars and jazz heads alike. Plus: Ben Wallace-Wells on a divided Democratic Party.

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The Extreme Bikers of the Navajo Nation and the Uncertain Future of the Democratic Party

Friday, July 13, 2018

The Native American community redefines downhill racing, and the liberal establishment struggles to find its identity.

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Love, War, and the Magical Lamb-Brain Sandwiches of Aleppo, Syria

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Adam Davidson and his wife Jen Banbury ate a sandwich fourteen years ago that they never forgot; the food expert Dan Pashman set out to re-create it.

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