The New Yorker on Stage

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 2, 2018

David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker and staff writer and host of the New Yorker Radio Hour, previews the 19th annual New Yorker Festival and the lineup of artists, writers, and actors -- plus talks about the news of the day and recent stories in the magazine, including Ronan Farrow's and Jane Mayer's reporting on allegations against Brett Kavanaugh and Jill Lepore's profile of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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