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Michael R. Jackson on “A Strange Loop,” His Black, Queer Coming-of-Age Musical
Episode 611
Michael R. Jackson’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “A Strange Loop” features a Black queer writer named Usher, who works as an usher, strug…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Adrenaline Rush of Racing Drones
Episode 610
Ian Frazier, who has chronicled American life for The New Yorker for more than forty years, travelled to a house in Fort Collins, Colorado, where thr…
3 years, 9 months ago
Regina Spektor on Her New Album, “Home, Before and After”
Episode 609
Twenty years ago, Regina Spektor was yet another aspiring musician in New York, lugging around a backpack full of self-produced CDs, and playing at l…
3 years, 9 months ago
Masha Gessen on the Quiet in Kyiv
Episode 608
Masha Gessen is reporting for The New Yorker on the war in Ukraine, which is now in its fourth month. They checked in with David Remnick from Kyiv, w…
3 years, 9 months ago
“The Book of Queer,” and “Bob’s Burgers” Hits the Big Screen
Episode 607
While working on his Ph.D., the historian Eric Cervini (whose book “The Deviant’s War” was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize) noticed the lack of pop…
3 years, 9 months ago
Remembering Roger Angell, and Fishing with Karen Chee
Episode 606
Roger Angell, who died last week, at the age of 101, was inducted in 2014 into the Baseball Hall of Fame in recognition of his extraordinary accompli…
3 years, 9 months ago
What Makes a Mass Shooter?
Episode 605
In America, unthinkable violence has become routine. In the wake of the Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings, David Remnick speaks with the researchers…
3 years, 9 months ago
Florence and the Machine, Live at The New Yorker Festival
Episode 604
Across five studio albums, Florence and the Machine has explored genres from pop to punk and soul; the band’s most recent record, “Dance Fever,” just…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Attack on Gender-Affirming Medical Care
Episode 603
Across the United States, conservative politicians are leading a backlash against L.G.B.T.Q. identity, framing legal restrictions as protection of ch…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Comedian Megan Stalter on Finding Inspiration in American Absurdity
Episode 602
Before the pandemic, Megan Stalter was an unknown comedian, trying to catch a lucky break at clubs in New York City. But with the arrival of COVID-19…
3 years, 10 months ago