The New Yorker Radio Hour
WNYC Studios and The New Yorker
Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick.
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Jan 13, 2017 • 56min
Episode 65: High-Rise Lettuce Farms, and the First Woman President
Ian Frazier explores indoor farming; Dan Savage tells David Remnick a thing or two about sex; and Amy Davidson asks, Why Angela Merkel but not Hillary Clinton?
Jan 6, 2017 • 56min
Episode 64: Self-Esteem for Owls, and Newt Gingrich on the Heroin Problem
Newt Gingrich talks about the opioid epidemic and Donald Trump’s Twitter habit; Patricia Marx tries to relax, and fails.
Dec 30, 2016 • 56min
Episode 63: Late-Night Icon David Letterman and Songwriter Jason Isbell
David Letterman discusses life after late night and songwriter Jason Isbell talks about songwriting while sober.
Dec 23, 2016 • 56min
Episode 62: Laura Poitras, David Bowie’s Last Band, and the Poet Brenda Shaughnessy
Laura Poitras turns surveillance into art, David Bowie’s jazz band, and more.
Dec 16, 2016 • 56min
Episode 61: Jeanette Winterson’s Christmas and Obama’s Legacy
The New Yorker’s political reporters assess the successes and failures of Barack Obama’s Presidency; Jeanette Winterson celebrates Christmas; and a poet visits the food court.
Dec 9, 2016 • 56min
Episode 60: What Is Trumpism?
A populist candidate hires an economic team from Goldman Sachs, and an English professor delivers a Hegelian analysis of Trump the disrupter. Plus, Michael Chabon on TV’s best, most boring show.
Dec 2, 2016 • 56min
Episode 59: The Koch Brothers and Boxing Champion Heather Hardy
Jane Mayer gets pushback after she investigates the Koch brothers; Heather Hardy prepares for a big fight; and an astronomer makes his case for the existence of a new ninth planet.
Nov 25, 2016 • 56min
Episode 58: Bruce Springsteen Talks with David Remnick
Bruce Springsteen tells David Remnick why he waited decades to put out a memoir.
Nov 18, 2016 • 56min
Episode 57: Zadie Smith and Conservatives Strike Back
A conservative keeps the faith in the age of Trump; Zadie Smith discusses the death of the novel; and a Thanksgiving side dish speaks out.
Nov 11, 2016 • 56min
Episode 56: Leonard Cohen’s Last Days and Donald Trump’s First Term
David Remnick’s conversation with Leonard Cohen in the last months of the musician’s life, and Amy Davidson and George Packer grapple with the Trump Presidency.
