The New Yorker Radio Hour The New Yorker
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Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick.
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Percival Everett and the Reinvention of Mark Twain’s Jim
The author creates a new inner life for a “Huckleberry Finn” character.
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Trump’s Authoritarian Pronouncements Recall a Dark History
Adam Gopnik considers how Hitler came to power, and what it tells us about the 2024 election.
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March Madness 2024: College Basketball at a Crossroads
The staff writer Louisa Thomas talks with the former sportswriter David Remnick about why men’s college basketball suffers a state of malaise, while the women’s game is electrifying.
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Judith Butler Can’t “Take Credit or Blame” for Gender Furor
The philosopher popularized new ideas about gender—and has been burned in effigy. They talk with David Remnick about “Who’s Afraid of Gender?” Plus, Erin Reed on anti-trans legislation.
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In “Great Expectations,” Vinson Cunningham Watches Barack Obama’s Rise Up Close
The journalist’s autobiographical novel reflects his time working on Barack’s Obama’s campaign, and in his White House. Has the former President lived up to his expectations?
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Bradley Cooper Contends for Best Actor in “Maestro”
The writer-director tells David Remnick that conducting an actual orchestra, in the role of Leonard Bernstein, was “the scariest thing I’ve ever done, hands down.”