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Live: Janet Mock and Chris Hayes
Episode 254
Janet Mock first heard the word “māhū,” a Native Hawaiian word for people who exist outside the male-female binary, when she was twelve. She had just…
7 years ago
Philip Roth’s American Portraits and American Prophecy
Episode 253
The novelist and short-story writer Philip Roth died in May at the age of eighty-five. In novels like “Portnoy’s Complaint,” “The Human Stain,” and “…
7 years ago
Christmas Music Reimagined with Kirk Douglas, the Guitarist for the Roots
Episode 252
Kirk Douglas, the guitarist for the Roots, plays anything and everything as part of the “Tonight Show” band, so David Remnick put him to the test on …
7 years ago
2018 in Pop Culture
Episode 251
The New Yorker staff writers Jia Tolentino, Doreen St. Félix, and Alexandra Schwartz all cover the culture beat from different angles. They talk with…
7 years ago
Kelly Slater’s Perfect Wave Brings Surfing to a Crossroads
Episode 250
In December of 2015, a video appeared on the Internet that stunned surfers worldwide. Titled “Kelly’s Wave,” it showed Kelly Slater—arguably the best…
7 years ago
Aaron Sorkin Rewrites “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Episode 249
As he set about adapting “To Kill a Mockingbird” for the stage—the play opened this week on Broadway—Aaron Sorkin first wrote a version that he says …
7 years, 1 month ago
Robyn Talks with David Remnick
Episode 248
For the past twenty-five years, since she was a young teen-ager, the singer Robyn has been on the cutting edge of pop music. Her sound is sparse and …
7 years, 1 month ago
Helen Rosner Ferments at Home, Plus Dexter Filkins on Saudi Arabia
Episode 247
One of the hot trends in the food world is one of the oldest: fermentation. No longer just for beer and sauerkraut, fermentation—which Helen Rosner c…
7 years, 1 month ago
Voter Suppression in the Twenty-First Century
Episode 246
In the November midterm elections, Stacey Abrams, a gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, arrived at her polling place to cast a vote for herself, only…
7 years, 1 month ago
Bridget Everett Talks with Michael Schulman
Episode 245
Appearing at the New Yorker Festival, in conversation with Michael Schulman , Bridget Everett brought her dog onstage. It was unconventional, but no …
7 years, 1 month ago