David Remnick

Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

David Remnick appears in the following:

How to Buy Forgiveness from Medical Debt

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

A church bought, and forgave, more than four million dollars in medical debt using small donations collected from the congregation. The staff writer Sheelah Kolhatkar explains how.

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The Conspiracies of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Friday, July 07, 2023

The anti-vaccine activist and litigator with a famous name and a long history of addiction has decided to run for President. David Remnick probes what his candidacy is all about.

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The Conspiracies of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Friday, July 07, 2023

The anti-vaccine activist and litigator with a famous name and a long history of addiction has decided to run for President. David Remnick probes what his candidacy is all about.

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Beyoncé Takes the Stage

Tuesday, July 04, 2023

The New Yorker music critic Carrie Battan talks with David Remnick about the highs of Beyoncé’s tour with “Renaissance,” her latest album, a homage to club music and queer culture. 

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Russia’s No-Good, Very Failed Coup, and Jill Lepore on Amending the Constitution

Friday, June 30, 2023

Masha Gessen and Joshua Yaffa talk with David Remnick about the aftermath of an armed uprising in Russia. And the staff writer talks about how the Constitution became unamendable.

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Beyoncé on Tour, and Russia’s No-Good, Very Failed Coup

Friday, June 30, 2023

Masha Gessen and Joshua Yaffa on the aftermath of the “coup” by the Wagner Group leader, and what lies ahead for Vladimir Putin. Plus, Carrie Battan on the summer’s hottest ticket.

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Jonathan Mitchell, a Prominent Anti-Abortion Lawyer, on Restraining the Power of the Supreme Court

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

The architect of the Texas Heartbeat Act talks with the contributor Jeannie Suk Gersen about why he wants to undermine the Supreme Court’s power.

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Mutiny in Russia

Monday, June 26, 2023

Analysis of the uprising in Russia against Putin, led by the mercenary leader Prigozhin - and what it means for Putin's power going forward.

A Year of Change for a North Dakota Abortion Clinic, and the Composer John Williams

Friday, June 23, 2023

A reporter visits North Dakota’s only abortion clinic, which moved across state lines following the Dobbs decision. Plus, Alex Ross talks about the legendary film composer.

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North Dakota’s Only Abortion Clinic Leaves the State

Friday, June 23, 2023

Emily Witt looks at how the Dobbs decision forced a clinic to move across state lines. Plus, Alex Ross on the legendary film composer John Williams.

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Singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun, Plus Bryan Washington

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

The musician talks with Hanif Abdurraqib about finding herself as an artist. She performs two songs from her new record, “Proof of Life.”

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Dexter Filkins on the Dilemma at the Border

Friday, June 16, 2023

The last major overhaul of the immigration system was in 1986. Changing conditions and a political impasse have created a state of chaos that the Biden Administration can no longer deny.

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Dexter Filkins on the Dilemma at the Border, Plus the Singer Joy Oladokun

Friday, June 16, 2023

The staff writer reports on the chaotic situation created by the political impasse over immigration. Plus, the singer-songwriter on how Tracy Chapman changed her life.

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From “On the Media”: Seditious Conspiracy

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

“On the Media” reporter Micah Loewinger on becoming a federal witness in the trial of Oath Keeper Stewart Rhodes, and the history of journalists being called to the stand.

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The New York Times’ Publisher on the Future of Journalism, and the Poet Paul Tran

Friday, June 09, 2023

A. G. Sulzberger on why—in this age of deep political divides—he’s taking a stand in defense of traditional journalist values. Plus, a conversation with the poet Paul Tran.

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At an Embattled Moment, the New York Times’ Publisher Makes a Stand

Friday, June 09, 2023

A. G. Sulzberger on why—in this age of deep political divides—he’s taking a stand in defense of traditional journalist values. Plus, a conversation with the poet Paul Tran.

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A Gay Russian, Exiled in Ireland

Tuesday, June 06, 2023

Vladimir Putin has long used the L.G.B.T.Q. community as a political scapegoat. Masha Gessen talks with an activist targeted by the Russian President’s regime.

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Should We, and Can We, Put the Brakes on Artificial Intelligence?

Friday, June 02, 2023

Sam Altman, who ushered in ChatGPT, and Yoshua Bengio, an early pioneer of A.I., discuss the growing concerns surrounding unfettered, nonhuman intelligence.

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Should We, and Can We, Put the Brakes on Artificial Intelligence?

Friday, June 02, 2023

Sam Altman, who ushered in ChatGPT, and Yoshua Bengio, an early pioneer of A.I., discuss the growing concerns surrounding unfettered, nonhuman intelligence.

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The Director Rob Marshall on Halle Bailey as “The Little Mermaid”

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Marshall talks with Naomi Fry about his live-action remake of the Disney classic, and the right-wing backlash against the casting of a Black woman as Princess Ariel.

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