David Remnick appears in the following:
The Origins of “Braiding Sweetgrass”
Friday, August 25, 2023
Parul Sehgal visits Robin Wall Kimmerer, who set out to bridge the gap between Western science and Indigenous teaching—and created a surprise best-seller and literary phenomenon.
“Braiding Sweetgrass,” and a Lesson in Extreme Heat
Friday, August 25, 2023
Parul Sehgal visits Robin Wall Kimmerer, who set out to bridge the gap between Western science and Indigenous teaching. Plus, Dhruv Khullar looks at extreme heat and the body.
Tessa Hadley on What Decades of Failure Taught Her About Writing
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Hadley, who published her first novel in her forties, talks to the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman about the long process of finding her true voice.
Talking to Conservatives About Climate Change
Friday, August 18, 2023
A congressional Republican and the head of the Sierra Club talk about the search for common ground on climate action. Plus, the fiction writer Tessa Hadley.
Talking to Conservatives about Climate Change
Friday, August 18, 2023
A congressional Republican and the head of the Sierra Club talk about the search for common ground on climate action.
Will the End of Affirmative Action Lead to the End of Legacy Admissions?
Friday, August 11, 2023
The U.S. Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona, and the contributor Jeannie Suk Gersen on the movement to end legacy admissions—and the larger problem of equity in college acceptance.
The Future of Legacy Admissions, and a Conversation with Esmeralda Santiago
Friday, August 11, 2023
The U.S. Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona, and the contributor Jeannie Suk Gersen on the movement to end legacy admissions. Plus, Santiago speaks with Vinson Cunningham.
James McBride on His New Novel, “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store”
Tuesday, August 08, 2023
“The Color of Water” author speaks with the staff writer Julian Lucas about his exploration of race and faith in a small Pennsylvania community.
Emily Nussbaum on the Culture Wars in Country Music
Friday, August 04, 2023
The staff writer talks with David Remnick and the singer Adeem the Artist about the increasingly polarized politics of Nashville.
Emily Nussbaum on the Culture Wars in Country Music
Friday, August 04, 2023
The staff writer talks with David Remnick and the singer Adeem the Artist about the increasingly polarized politics of Nashville. Plus, James McBride on his new novel.
A Trip to the Boundary Waters
Tuesday, August 01, 2023
A noted chronicler of urban Chicago, Alex Kotlowitz has been returning to the lakes and woods of northern Minnesota summer after summer for some forty years. What keeps drawing him back?
Regina Spektor on “Home, Before and After”
Friday, July 28, 2023
The singer talks with the music critic Amanda Petrusich about her most recent studio album, the first after a six-year hiatus.
Regina Spektor on “Home, Before and After,” and a Trip to the Boundary Waters
Friday, July 28, 2023
The singer talks to the music critic Amanda Petrusich about her most recent album, and the writer Alex Kotlowitz makes an annual pilgrimage to the northern woods of Minnesota.
Colson Whitehead on “Crook Manifesto”
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
The novelist talks with David Remnick about bringing back the small-time criminal Ray Carney for a sequel to “Harlem Shuffle.”
The Life of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Friday, July 21, 2023
David Remnick talks with Kai Bird, whose biography was the foundation for the new film “Oppenheimer.” Plus, Colson Whitehead; and Greta Gerwig on finding herself as a director.
Adapting Robert Oppenheimer’s Story to Film, Plus Greta Gerwig on Becoming a Director
Friday, July 21, 2023
David Remnick talks with Kai Bird, a screenwriter of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” and with Gerwig on embracing her instinct to direct.
A. G. Sulzberger on Bias and Objectivity at The New York Times
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
A. G. Sulzberger on why—in this age of deep political divides—he’s taking a stand in defense of "traditional journalist values."
Donovan Ramsey on “When Crack Was King”
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
The journalist talks about his chronicle of the crack-cocaine epidemic, and how that epidemic came to an end.
A Mysterious Third Party Enters the Presidential Race
Friday, July 14, 2023
The former North Carolina governor Pat McCrory and staff writer Sue Halpern on the political party No Labels, which could have a big impact on the Presidential race. Plus, therapy on TV.
A Mysterious Third Party Enters the Presidential Race
Friday, July 14, 2023
No Labels is obscure but well funded. Could it have an outsized impact on the election? Plus, the journalist Donovan Ramsey on his chronicle of the crack-cocaine epidemic.
