David Remnick

Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

David Remnick appears in the following:

An illustrated portrait of writer E Jean Carroll with a portrait of Donald Trump, facing the opposite direction, over her shoulder.

E. Jean Carroll and Roberta Kaplan on Defamatory Trump, and Dexter Filkins on Ron DeSantis

Friday, May 26, 2023

By David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

The writer, sexually assaulted and defamed by Donald Trump, fights back against his continued campaign of defamation. But can anything stop it?  Plus, DeSantis enters the campaign.

Comment

An illustrated portrait of writer E Jean Carroll with a portrait of Donald Trump, facing the opposite direction, over her shoulder.

E. Jean Carroll on Defamatory Trump, and Rob Marshall on “The Little Mermaid”

Friday, May 26, 2023

Carroll and her lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, on their next move against Donald Trump’s campaign of defamation. Plus, the director of Disney’s new film bringing the mermaid to life.

Comment

A photograph of several small green seedlings in plantable pots sitting on a table with other seedlings in the background and a packet of seeds with a picture of a sunflower and the word 'heirloom'

Jill Lepore on the Joy of Gardening

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

By David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

The staff writer and history professor finds time to pursue gardening passionately. She talks with David Remnick about heirloom beets, and Henry David Thoreau’s favorite apple tree.

Comment

An illustration of actor Tom Hanks, wearing a blue suit, with film reels framing his face in the foreground and a strip of film abstractly flowing over his shoulder.

Behind the Scenes with Tom Hanks

Friday, May 19, 2023

By David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

Hanks’s début novel, “The Making of a Major Motion Picture,” is out now. He kicks off his book tour live onstage with David Remnick.

Comment

An illustration of actor Tom Hanks, wearing a blue suit, with film reels framing his face in the foreground and a strip of film abstractly flowing over his shoulder.

Behind the Scenes with Tom Hanks

Friday, May 19, 2023

The actor kicks off the book tour for his début novel, “The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece,” onstage with David Remnick. Plus, Jill Lepore on gardening and history.

Comment

A photograph of a group of children protesting for action on climate change, looking like they're chanting holding signs reading things like, there is no planet b, and, earth will survive, we wont.

How Climate Change Is Impacting Our Mental Health

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

By David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

David Remnick talks with the psychiatrist Dr. Lise Van Susteren, the co-founder of the Climate Psychiatry Alliance and an expert witness in the case Held v. Montana.

Comment

An illustrated image of a black and white film slate held open by a red fountain pen, all on a green background.

Michael Schulman on the Writers’ Strike, and Samantha Irby with Doreen St. Félix

Friday, May 12, 2023

By David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

Schulman talks with Laura Jacqmin, a veteran TV writer and a Writers Guild strike captain. Plus, Irby’s latest essay collection is out next month. 

Comment

An illustrated image of a black and white film slate held open by a red fountain pen, all on a green background.

W.G.A. Strike: Why Your Favorite Shows Could Go Dark

Friday, May 12, 2023

Michael Schulman talks with Laura Jacqmin, a veteran TV writer and a Writers Guild strike captain. Plus, the comedian and essayist Samantha Irby in conversation with Doreen St. Félix.

Comment

A black and white photo of a group of young boys wearing matching uniforms and hats

Germany’s Traumatized Kriegskinder Speak Out

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

By David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

Burkhard Bilger talks about the generation of Germans who were children during the Second World War. After decades of silence, they are just beginning to acknowledge their trauma.

Comment

An abstract illustration of the front steps of a generic state capitol building, with the pillars crushed, replaced by long elephant legs.

Have State Legislatures Gone Rogue? And Joshua Yaffa on Evan Gershkovich

Friday, May 05, 2023

By David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

The political scientist Jacob Grumbach on anti-democratic moves in statehouses. Plus, Yaffa on his friend Evan Gershkovich—the American journalist Russia has imprisoned as a spy.

Comment

An abstract illustration of the front steps of a generic state capitol building, with the pillars crushed, replaced by long elephant legs.

State Legislatures Go Rogue

Friday, May 05, 2023

The political scientist Jacob Grumbach on Republican lawmakers expelling or censuring their political opponents. Plus, a tribute to the American journalist imprisoned by Russia as a spy.

Comment

A photograph of Charles the Third, wearing a military uniform of a white hat and several medals on the blue sash over his black jacket. He's saluting while sitting in a car.

King Charles III Takes the Throne

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

By David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

The staff writer Rebecca Mead on Charles III’s coronation, the problem of Harry and Meghan, and the future of the British monarchy itself.

Comment

Harry Belafonte, the Pioneering Artist-Activist

Sunday, April 30, 2023

Jelani Cobb talked with the musician and civil-rights icon Harry Belafonte in 2016. Belafonte died this week at ninety-six.

Harry Belafonte, the Pioneering Artist-Activist

Sunday, April 30, 2023

By David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

Jelani Cobb talked with the musician and civil-rights icon Harry Belafonte in 2016. Belafonte died this week at ninety-six.

Comment

An illustrated image of former Fox News anchor, Tucker Carlson, with a Fox News bug in the lower left corner, and the image distorted like there's cable interference.

The Fall of Tucker Carlson, and the Making of Candace Owens

Friday, April 28, 2023

By David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

Andrew Marantz, Kelefa Sanneh, and Clare Malone on two big stories about conservative media: the ouster of Fox’s leading man, and Owens’s rise as a culture-war influencer.

Comment

An illustrated image of former Fox News anchor, Tucker Carlson, with a Fox News bug in the lower left corner, and the image distorted like there's cable interference.

The Fall of Tucker Carlson, and the Making of Candace Owens

Friday, April 28, 2023

Andrew Marantz, Kelefa Sanneh, and Clare Malone on two big stories about conservative media: the ouster of Fox’s leading man, and Owens’s rise as a culture-war influencer.

Comment

A photograph of a lone protestor outside the White House wearing a pig mask, blonde wig, and pink tracksuit, draped in the American flag, sitting next to a sign reading, War Addicts.

The Bipartisan Effort to Rein in Presidential Military Power

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

By David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

Lawmakers in both parties are looking to rein in the President’s authority to wage the war on terror. Plus, David Remnick remembers the beloved cartoonist Ed Koren.

Comment

An illustrated image of Supreme Court Justice, Clarence Thomas, wearing court robes, with his head bowed and his arms behind his back, walking between the entry pillars to the Supreme Court Building.

Jane Mayer on Justice Clarence Thomas, and the Music Critic Hanif Abdurraqib on Concert Merch

Friday, April 21, 2023

By David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

Mayer discusses the disclosure scandal, and how lax ethical standards on the Court contribute to a decline in trust. Plus, the music writer on the pleasures of the concert tee.

Comment

An illustrated image of Supreme Court Justice, Clarence Thomas, wearing court robes, with his head bowed and his arms behind his back, walking between the entry pillars to the Supreme Court Building.

Jane Mayer on Justice Clarence Thomas

Friday, April 21, 2023

The staff writer discusses the latest ethical questions about the Judge. Plus, the bipartisan effort to rein in Presidential military power; and the music writer Hanif Abdurraqib.

Comment

A photo portrait of playwright Larrisa Fasthorse seated on a folding chair seated in a wooded outdoor area with a camper and a bus visible in the background.

The Playwright Larissa FastHorse on “The Thanksgiving Play,” Broadway’s New Comedy of White Wokeness

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

By David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour

Vinson Cunningham talks with FastHorse, the first Native American woman to have a play produced on Broadway.

Comment

Sponsored

David Remnick Newsfeed

RSS Subscribe to the RSS Feed (Atom)