Podcast · 131 episodes
The New Yorker Radio Hour, page 6
by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker · English
Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick.
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Your Questions Answered: Trump vs. the Rule of LawListener Q&A on whether the Trump era is a constitutional crisis, focusing on rule-of-law issues in courts and federal enforcement.8 Aug 2025 · 34 min · 16 chapters
Jamaica Kincaid on “Putting Myself Together”Jamaica Kincaid discusses her New Yorker writing career and themes in her new collection Putting Myself Together, including autobiographical truth, time, identity, politics of “things,” and gardening…5 Aug 2025 · 26 min · 13 chapters
John Brennan, Former C.I.A. Director, on Being Targeted by TrumpFormer CIA Director John Brennan discusses why he believes the Trump administration and DOJ/FBI are targeting him now, focusing on the 2016 Russia-election interference intelligence assessment, his…1 Aug 2025 · 27 min · 19 chapters
Dexter Filkins on Drones and the Future of WarfareDexter Filkins explains how drones, cheap precision weapons, and AI-enabled targeting are reshaping warfare, with implications for U.S.29 Jul 2025 · 22 min · 14 chapters
Mayor Karen Bass on Marines in Los AngelesLos Angeles Mayor Karen Bass discusses Trump administration actions against immigrants and the deployment of federal troops, including Marines, during ICE-related protests and raids; she frames it as…25 Jul 2025 · 29 min · 22 chapters
Director Ari Aster Explains His COVID-Era Western “Eddington”Ari Aster discusses his COVID-era political Western Eddington, set in a fictional New Mexico town roiled by COVID, conspiracy thinking, and polarization.22 Jul 2025 · 25 min · 15 chapters
Michael Wolff on MAGA’s Revolt Over Jeffrey EpsteinHow MAGA supporters’ conspiracy theories about Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 prison death (suicide vs.18 Jul 2025 · 26 min · 14 chapters
Carrie Brownstein on Cat Power. Plus, “Materialists,” “Too Much,” and the Modern Rom-Com.Carrie Brownstein discusses Richard Avedon’s 2003 portrait of Cat Power (Sean Marshall) and how Cat Power’s music and persona handle nonconformity, audience projection, and fragility.15 Jul 2025 · 1 h 1 min · 28 chapters
Janet Yellen on the Danger of a “Banana Republic” Economy. Plus, Susan B. Glasser on Why “We Are the Boiled Frog.”The episode analyzes a Republican “Big Beautiful Bill” that cuts Medicaid, children’s health coverage, and SNAP while extending tax benefits for wealthy people; discusses how rising deficits affect…11 Jul 2025 · 38 min · 12 chapters
Kalief Browder: A Decade LaterA decade-later look at Kalief Browder’s case—how a Bronx teenager was jailed without conviction for alleged theft, held for years at Rikers Island, subjected to prolonged solitary confinement and…8 Jul 2025 · 18 min · 9 chapters
U2’s Bono on the Power of MusicBono discusses the origins of U2’s ambition and sound, the role of grief and faith, and how music can be “useful” without becoming propaganda.4 Jul 2025 · 32 min · 14 chapters