Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso The New Yorker at 100 (with David Remnick)
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Dec 14, 2025 
David Remnick, the long-serving editor of The New Yorker, discusses the magazine's centennial, sharing insights from his tenure since 1998. He analyzes Zohran Mamdani's significant mayoral win and reflects on the documentary capturing the magazine's evolution. Remnick touches on the challenges facing journalism today, the importance of deep reporting, and the necessity of maintaining public trust in media. He also shares personal stories about his early life, musical influences, and the enduring creativity of artists like Joni Mitchell.
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Subjects Controlling Their Own Story
- Remnick notes subjects now control their narratives via social media, podcasts, and documentaries.
- That shift forces The New Yorker to pursue deeper, longer reporting and creative approaches like write-arounds.
Engage Rather Than Retreat
- Remnick urges critics to engage platforms like Joe Rogan's audience rather than merely condemn them.
- He says go on those shows to reach bigger audiences and contest dangerous ideas directly.
Fact-Checking As Cultural Muscle
- Remnick highlights The New Yorker's meticulous fact-checking as core to its value and identity.
- He frames fact-checkers as digging for 'pearls' and catching mistakes that readers may not appreciate.
