The New Yorker Radio Hour

Apr 11 2025 150 ep. 27 mins 114.6k
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Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick.

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Will the Supreme Court Yield to Donald Trump?

Apr 11 2025 27 mins  
The contributor Ruth Marcus looks at resistance to executive orders by federal judges—and whether the Supreme Court will ultimately allow Trump to remake the government in his image.

The Writer Katie Kitamura on Autonomy, Interpretation, and “Audition”

Apr 08 2025 18 mins  
The novelist speaks with the staff writer Jennifer Wilson about her newest book, “Audition,” a nuanced story about desire, agency, and creative craft.

Why the Tech Giant Nvidia May Own the Future. Plus, Joshua Rothman on Taking A.I Seriously

Apr 04 2025 31 mins  
Stephen Witt on the microchip maker’s rise, and the geopolitical challenges it faces. And, Rothman thinks people outside the tech world should help shape the impact of A.I.

Elaine Pagels on the Mysteries of Jesus

Apr 01 2025 26 mins  
After a lifetime spent studying Christianity, the scholar and best-selling author talks with David Remnick about why there’s still controversy over the religion’s foundational texts.

Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

Mar 28 2025 24 mins  
The Trump Administration is moving to prevent fair elections in 2026, the Connecticut Democrat says. “It won’t matter if we’re more popular than them.”

A West Bank Family on the Verge of Annexation

Mar 25 2025 21 mins  
Soon after October 7th, Hisham Awartani and two Palestinian friends were shot on the street in Vermont. At home in the West Bank, he contemplates the prospect of Israeli annexation.

Kaitlan Collins Is Not “Nasty”; She’s Just Doing Her Job

Mar 21 2025 28 mins  
The CNN anchor and chief White House correspondent talks with the guest host Clare Malone about covering the Trump Administrations—and how Trump’s circle isn’t as hostile as it seems.

We the Builders: Federal Employees Stand Up to DOGE; Plus, Celebrating 100 Years: Michael Cunningham on “Brokeback Mountain”

Mar 18 2025 23 mins  
Federal employees share what life is like under DOGE cuts, and why they’re speaking out. Plus, the novelist talks about Annie Proulx’s 1997 story, which eventually became a hit film.

Atul Gawande on Elon Musk’s “Surgery with a Chainsaw”

Mar 14 2025 27 mins  
Gawande, until recently a senior leader at U.S.A.I.D., explains the agency’s importance to America and to the world, and what its undoing by DOGE will bring.

How Bob Menendez Came By His Gold Bars

Mar 10 2025 23 mins  
The former senator faces prison time for accepting bribes in cash and gold, and for related crimes. Then he made a thinly veiled plea to the President he had once voted to impeach.