The New Yorker Radio Hour

Nov 19 2024 150 ep. 27 mins 113.2k

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Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick.

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Danielle Deadwyler on August Wilson and Denzel Washington

Nov 19 2024 18 mins

The actress discusses starring in the new film adaptation of “The Piano Lesson,” Wilson’s play about the Great Migration and a family torn apart by inheritance.

The Authors of “How Democracies Die” on the New Democratic Minority

Nov 15 2024 31 mins

Two leading political scientists explain why voters failed to defend democracy: We never do.

Sam Gold’s “Romeo + Juliet” Is Shakespeare for the Youth

Nov 12 2024 21 mins

Gold, a celebrated Shakespeare director, designed his theatre production for a young audience. “It’s loud. I’m willing to hear the complaints, because I have risk tolerance,” he said.

Donald Trump’s Reëlection, and America’s Future

Nov 07 2024 49 mins

David Remnick joins Evan Osnos, Jane Mayer, and Susan Glasser to explain how Trump won the race, and what his rhetoric of vengeance and retribution portends for his return to power.

Rachel Maddow on the Fascist Threat in America, Then and Now

Nov 04 2024 22 mins

The MSNBC host says that Trump’s authoritarian message is timeless. “You can sell [it] to people who are in great need of relief,” she says. “But you can also sell it to billionaires.”

Liz Cheney on Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and Jeff Bezos

Nov 01 2024 28 mins

Once a top Republican in Congress, and now a supporter of Kamala Harris, Cheney cancelled her subscription to the Washington Post after Bezos blocked its endorsement: “It’s a disgrace.”

How Alpha Kappa Alpha Shaped Kamala Harris; Plus, Bill T. Jones

Oct 29 2024 35 mins

Jazmine Hughes considers the nation’s oldest Black sorority and its most famous sister. And the choreographer talks about a new performance of his classic “Still/Here.”

Charlamagne tha God Has Some Advice for Kamala Harris and the Democrats

Oct 25 2024 36 mins

The “Breakfast Club” co-host talks with David Remnick about Black voters, his recent interview with the Vice-President, and why the Democratic Party needs a lot more “Bulworth.”

The Stakes for Abortion Rights, from the Head of Planned Parenthood

Oct 22 2024 21 mins

Alexis McGill Johnson discusses lobbying for a Democratic “trifecta” in Washington—and what a second Trump Administration would do on abortion rights in America.

With “The Warriors,” Lin-Manuel Miranda Takes on Another New York Story

Oct 18 2024 28 mins

A concept album based on a 1979 gang film is no big stretch for the creator of “Hamilton,” a rap musical based on a biography of a Founding Father.