Owen Agnew

Owen Agnew appears in the following:

Germany’s Traumatized Kriegskinder Speak Out

Friday, May 05, 2023

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.

Thomas McGuane and Callan Wink Go Fishing

Friday, May 08, 2020

Two Western writers go fishing on Montana’s Yellowstone River and share a pointed critique of “Western writing.”

Thomas McGuane and Callan Wink Go Fishing

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Two Montana writers talk fish and fiction.    

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Siddhartha Mukherjee Talks Genetics With David Remnick

Friday, June 16, 2017

The physician and Pulitzer Prize-winning author examines the intimate and global implications of genetic science.

“Transparent” Creator Jill Soloway Talks With David Remnick

Friday, March 17, 2017

The creator of “Transparent” channels her fascination with gender into a new show, “I Love Dick.”

Germany's Traumatized Kriegskinder Speak Out

Friday, October 14, 2016

After decades of silence, German children who lived through World War II are beginning to talk about their experiences.

Alex Ross Picks Three . . .

Friday, September 23, 2016

The New Yorker’s music critic, Alex Ross, shares a few of his current favorites in culture, including a “Finnegans Wake” Twitter account.  

“Transparent” Creator Jill Soloway Talks With David Remnick

Friday, September 16, 2016

The creator of “Transparent” channels her fascination with gender into a new show, “I Love Dick.”

The Street Ants of Camden, New Jersey

Friday, September 09, 2016

A biologist explains why ants are more interesting than people

Angel Olsen on Her Eight-Minute Track, “Sister”

Friday, September 02, 2016

Kelefa Sanneh speaks with one of his favorite musicians, Angel Olsen, about a song from her latest album, “My Woman.”

Janice Y. K. Lee, Expatriate at Home

Friday, August 12, 2016

Janice Y. K. Lee, the author of “The Piano Teacher” and “The Expatriates,” discusses Hong Kong’s class politics.

Thomas McGuane and Callan Wink Go Fishing

Friday, August 12, 2016

Two Montana writers talk fish and fiction.    

The Man Who Wrote Donald Trump’s Best-Seller

Friday, July 22, 2016

Tony Schwartz, the ghostwriter of Donald Trump’s “The Art of the Deal,” finally speaks out after thirty years, and he’s full of regret.

Special Preview: Trump’s Remorseful Ghostwriter

Monday, July 18, 2016

Tony Schwartz spent more than a year with Trump back in 1986, ghostwriting his memoir. He hasn’t ever talked publicly about the experience of working with Trump—until now.

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Stargazing Into a Microscope

Friday, July 15, 2016

As a kid, Slava Epstein dreamed of studying space; instead, he found uncharted territory in the vast realm of bacteria.




George Saunders on the Trump Campaign

Friday, July 15, 2016

 One of the great fiction writers of our time investigates who supports Donald Trump and why.


    

Special Preview: George Saunders on the Trump Campaign

Tuesday, July 05, 2016

Fiction writer George Saunders takes to the Trump campaign trail, and a new understanding of America emerges.

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Samantha Bee on Orlando

Friday, June 17, 2016

 When Samantha Bee went on air a day after the Orlando shooting, she didn’t try to contain her grief and rage.    

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When the Ninth Judge Shows Up

Friday, June 17, 2016

 What would a Supreme Court with judges appointed by Hillary Clinton mean for America?     

Baratunde Thurston on Race, Comedy, and Leaving “The Daily Show”

Friday, May 27, 2016

The author and former “Daily Show” executive says we can’t expect comedy to cure the ills of the nation.