David Remnick

Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

David Remnick appears in the following:

Barry Blitt’s Rogues’ Gallery of Presidents

Tuesday, December 05, 2017

The artist Barry Blitt explains why he never tires of drawing Donald Trump, and the indie film producer Christine Vachon gives Hilton Als a tip on dealing with the suits.    

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Praying for Tangier Island

Friday, December 01, 2017

Tangier Island is washing out to sea, and its residents may be among the first American refugees of climate change. But that’s not how they see the loss of their island.

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Praying for Tangier Island, and Barry Blitt’s Presidents

Friday, December 01, 2017

We visit Tangier Island, where residents are watching their land wash out to sea. And the artist Barry Blitt wonders if Donald Trump’s face is his destiny.    

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Bruce Springsteen Talks with David Remnick

Friday, November 24, 2017

Bruce Springsteen tells David Remnick why he waited decades to put out a memoir.

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Bruce Springsteen Talks with David Remnick

Friday, November 24, 2017

Bruce Springsteen tells David Remnick why he waited decades to put out a memoir.

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Noah Baumbach’s Unhappy Families

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

The writer and director Noah Baumbach on unhappy families and why they are that way; and the writer Erica Jong on the importance of grandparents.

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Will the Harvey Weinstein Scandal Change America?

Friday, November 17, 2017

Reporting on the Weinstein scandal opened the floodgates; David Remnick talks with the reporter Ronan Farrow and the thinker bell hooks.    

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America After Weinstein

Friday, November 17, 2017

Reporting on the Weinstein scandal opened the floodgates; David Remnick talks with the reporter Ronan Farrow and the thinker bell hooks.

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

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Adam Davidson ate a sandwich fifteen years ago that he never forgot; the food expert Dan Pashman set out to re-create it.

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Autumn of the Patriarchy

Monday, November 13, 2017

In "Autumn of the Patriarchy," David Remnick delves into the Weinstein moment and the Trump presidency.

Tina Brown on Vanity Fair, the Eighties, and Harvey Weinstein

Friday, November 10, 2017

A legend in New York publishing, Tina Brown talks about her encounters with Donald Trump and Harvey Weinstein, and how she came to understand sexism in the workplace.

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Love, War, and Sandwiches

Friday, November 10, 2017

Tina Brown on Harvey Weinstein, and Adam Davidson with a story of love, war, and sandwiches in the ancient city of Aleppo.

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Voter Fraud: A Threat to Democracy, or a Myth?

Tuesday, November 07, 2017

Research shows that voter fraud barely exists in contemporary voting. But, for some, it’s a threat to democracy that must be stopped at all costs.

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Jeffrey Toobin on “The Most Important Supreme Court Case in Decades”

Friday, November 03, 2017

The Supreme Court will decide, in Gill v. Whitford, whether gerrymandering will put two-party democracy out of business.    

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The Problem of Voting

Friday, November 03, 2017

We look at the claim of voter fraud, and whether gerrymandering will put two-party democracy out of business.    

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“Slut: The Play,” an Empowering Story for Young Women

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

In “Slut: The Play,” stories of sexual assault and its aftermath have been re-created from the experiences of the cast.

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How OxyContin Was Sold to the Masses

Friday, October 27, 2017

A pharmaceutical sales rep explains how the marketing of OxyContin aggressively pushed to destigmatize opioids, and created an epidemic.    

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How OxyContin Was Sold to the Masses

Friday, October 27, 2017

We take a hard look at the role of Purdue Pharma, the makers of OxyContin, in the opioid crisis. And a piece of theatre by teen girls captures the trauma of sexual assault.

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Riz Ahmed Gets the Job Done

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Riz Ahmed talks about London’s vibrant Asian cultural scene, winning an Emmy for “The Night Of,” and rapping on “The Hamilton Mixtape.”

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Chelsea Manning on Life After Prison

Friday, October 20, 2017

Chelsea Manning on the quick decision she made to send seven hundred and fifty thousand government documents to WikiLeaks.

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