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For a French Burglar, Stealing Masterpieces Is Easier Than Selling Them
Episode 257
Vjeran Tomic has been stealing since he was a small child, when he used a ladder to break into a library in his home town, in Bosnia. After moving to…
7 years, 7 months ago
How “The Apprentice” Made Donald Trump, and a Boondoggle in Wisconsin
Episode 256
The staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe has reported on “The Apprentice” and its impact on Donald Trump—on how America saw Trump, and how Trump saw him…
7 years, 7 months ago
The Director Boots Riley on “Sorry to Bother You”
Episode 255
Boots Riley’s directorial début, “Sorry to Bother You,” blends a dark strain of comedy with a sci-fi vision of capitalism run amok. The film’s hero, …
7 years, 7 months ago
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, 7 months 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, 7 months 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, 8 months 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, 8 months 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, 8 months 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, 8 months 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, 8 months ago