Podcast Episodes

Spies, Sex, and John le Carré

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In 1963, a British spy writing under the pen name John le Carré published a novel that shot to the top of best-seller lists worldwide. After the success of “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,” le Car…

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Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Taylor Swift Is Everywhere All at Once

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Taylor Swift has long been the subject of adoration, scrutiny, and debate—but it wasn’t until this summer, as the Eras Tour filled football stadiums and TikTok feeds alike, that she achieved complete…

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Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

The Myth-Making of Elon Musk

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Elon Musk’s presence in our lives is inescapable: his cars roam our streets, his satellites orbit our skies, and his purchase of X—formerly known as Twitter—has reshaped the social-media landscape. T…

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Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

What Is Cringecore, and Why Is It Everywhere?

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In the inaugural episode of The New Yorker’s new culture podcast, the staff writers Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz make sense of an emerging trend in the world of television: a …

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Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Introducing: Critics at Large

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On Critics at Large, a new weekly culture podcast from The New Yorker, the staff writers Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz discuss current obsessions, classic texts, and trends tha…

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Published on 1 year, 11 months ago