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The New Yorker Radio Hour

The New Yorker Radio Hour
The New Yorker’s editor, David Remnick, presents interviews, profiles, and humor, in a co-production with WNYC Studios.

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How Extreme Heat Affects the Body

Dhruv Khullar, who reports on medicine for The New Yorker, investigates the medical effects of extreme heat.

How Big Tech Sets the Agenda in Trump’s America

Evan Osnos speaks with Wired’s Katie Drummond about the hype around artificial intelligence, and what tech moguls learned from Elon Musk’s tenure in the White House.

A Palestinian Journalist Escapes Death in Gaza

The reporter Mohammed R. Mhawish was targeted in an Israeli air strike. He lived, and escaped Gaza. He continues to report on the deprivation and challenges of people trapped in the war.

Spike Lee and Denzel Washington on a Reunion Making “Highest 2 Lowest”

The director and the actor discuss their latest collaboration, nineteen years after their previous film together. “Time flies,” Lee says. “I didn’t know it had been that long.”

Your Questions Answered: Trump vs. the Rule of Law

Jeannie Suk Gersen and Ruth Marcus, who write about the law for The New Yorker, address listeners’ pressing questions about the Trump Administration’s legal controversies.

Richard Brody Picks Three Favorite Clint Eastwood Films

The New Yorker critic explains which movies by the filmmaker he loves most—and why.

Jamaica Kincaid on “Putting Myself Together”

The celebrated writer discusses how she found her unique voice, and a new collection of her writings that begins with her first published piece in The New Yorker.

John Brennan, Former C.I.A. Director, on Being Targeted by Trump

Brennan’s agency was lambasted by the President as part of what he called the “Russia hoax.” Why is the Administration going Brennan now?

Mayor Karen Bass on Marines in Los Angeles

Elected in part on a promise to address the housing crisis, Bass faces a different crisis: a federal “seizure” of Los Angeles, and an Administration fixated on mass deportation.

Dexter Filkins on Drones and the Future of Warfare

Rapid changes in technology are rendering American supremacy in highly advanced, expensive weapons a thing of the past. Can the military adapt in time for the next conflict?

Michael Wolff on MAGA’s Revolt Over Jeffrey Epstein

The journalist talks about his interviews with the infamous abuser, and the political fallout from the White House’s attempt to close his case.

The Director Ari Aster Explains His COVID-Era Western “Eddington”

Ari Aster’s neo-noir Western involves a gun-toting sheriff, COVID, the George Floyd protests, and a mysterious A.I. data center. The writer-director talks with Adam Howard.

Carrie Brownstein on a Portrait of Cat Power by Richard Avedon

The musician and “Portlandia” co-creator dissects an iconic rock-and-roll image: a 2003 photograph of Chan Marshall, better known as Cat Power, for a New Yorker profile.

Susan B. Glasser on the Deficit, and Why “We Are the Boiled Frog”

The New Yorker staff writer explains the political implications of Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”

Janet Yellen on the Danger of a “Banana Republic” Economy

The former Treasury Secretary and chair of the Federal Reserve on the budget bill, the exploding deficit, and why Donald Trump is so desperate for lower interest rates.

U2’s Bono on the Power of Music

The singer on his memoir, “Surrender,” which deals with the early loss of his mother, finding religion in music, and navigating the Troubles while in a rock band from Dublin.

Kalief Browder: A Decade Later

Ten years after his suicide, lessons from what Browder shared with The New Yorker about his time in solitary confinement.

Bret Baier on Trump’s Love-Hate Relationship with Fox News

The Fox News anchor discusses the channel’s nightly news show, his role in the current media ecosystem, and what liberal outlets have got wrong about covering Trump.

“Super Gay Poems”

The writer Stephanie Burt discusses her new anthology of L.G.B.T.Q. poetry.

America’s Oligarch Problem

How did the United States join Russia and China as an oligarchy? The staff writer Evan Osnos chronicles the shift in his new book, “The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich.”