Episode 23: The Birth of Instagram, and Tunisia’s Jihadis

The New Yorker Radio Hour | Mar 25, 2016

This week: Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger talks about how Instagram took over the world; the New Yorker’s cartoon editor, Bob Mankoff, shares his three favorite jokes; and George Packer reports from Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab Spring, where democratic governance has led to an upsurge in jihadism.

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