Larry David and Amy Poehler on comedy as a way of life, and Randy Newman on the dying art of writing lyrics.
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Two giants of soul music, and a song chronicling a South Carolinian’s fascination with Trump.
Larry David and Amy Poehler on comedy as a way of life, and Randy Newman on the dying art of writing lyrics.
A few tips from Instagram’s Mike Krieger, plus three jokes from Bob Mankoff.
Three experts explain the rise of Trump, Cynthia Erivo on her rise to Broadway, and Roz Chast meets a fan.
The “Veep” star weighs in on the insane 2016 campaign, and Malcolm Gladwell attempts to understand a terrible trend.
A Manhattan bartender returns to an ancestral mansion, and Siri guides you home after a few too many.
Larry David vents, and a Chicago priest delivers a sermon to gang members.
Black Lives Matter’s DeRay Mckesson on his campaign for mayor of Baltimore, and David Simon, the creator of “The Wire,” on what’s wrong with policing.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the mixed legacy of nineties-style liberalism and the challenge of the new progressivism.
David Haglund talks to Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst, who serve as co-producers on Jill Soloway’s hit series, “Transparent.”
Jeffrey Toobin joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss why minority voters are still being impeded at the polls.
Stevenson, the lawyer and civil-rights activist, says we still lack a sense of shame and a desire to right wrongs.
Evan Osnos joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the fractured foreign-policy platform of the Republican Party.
Tunisia, the lone success story of the Arab Spring, is now an incubator of jihadis, The New Yorker’s George Packer says.
Dexter Filkins joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss how the Islamic State terrorizes the West and attracts young recruits.
For journalists, a Trump-Clinton race will be a gift that keeps on giving.
Jelani Cobb and Benjamin Wallace-Wells join Evan Osnos to discuss the diverging fates of the populist movements in the two parties.
School shooters have become part of a self-perpetuating subculture, Malcolm Gladwell says.
John Cassidy joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss how Hillary Clinton is addressing the Sanders phenomenon.
Low oil prices used to be a windfall for the American economy. So where’s the boom?
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Anne Enright joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Frank O’Connor’s “The Masculine Principle,” from a 1950 issue of the magazine.
Jonathan Franzen joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss David Means’s “The Spot,” from a 2006 issue of the magazine.
Kevin Barry joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Brian Friel’s “The Saucer of Larks,” from a 1960 issue of the magazine.
Rivka Galchen joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Isaac Bashevis Singer's "The Cafeteria," from a 1968 issue of the magazine.
Andrew O’Hagan joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Edna O’Brien’s “The Widow,” from a 1989 issue of the magazine.
Lydia Davis joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Robert Gorham Davis’s “Then We’ll Set it Right,” from a 1943 issue of the magazine.
The author reads Grace Paley’s “My Father Addresses Me on the Facts of Old Age,” from 2002.
Lionel Shriver joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss T. C. Boyle’s “Chicxulub,” from a 2004 issue of the magazine.
Sam Lipsyte and Deborah Treisman discuss James Purdy’s short story “About Jessie Mae,” from a 1957 issue of the magazine.
Yiyun Li joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Patricia Highsmith’s “The Trouble with Mrs. Blynn, the Trouble with the World.”
Michael Cunningham joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Harold Brodkey’s “Dumbness Is Everything,” from a 1996 issue of the magazine.
Joshua Ferris joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss Robert Coover’s “Going for a Beer,” from a 2011 issue of the magazine.
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Andrea Cohen joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Philip Levine’s “The Mercy,” and her own poem “Major to Minor.”
Stephen Dunn joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Donald Justice’s “There is a gold light in certain old paintings,” and his own poem “History.”
J. D. McClatchy joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss James Merrill’s “164 East 72nd Street,” and his own poem “Cağaloğlu.”
Ellen Bass joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Adam Zagajewski’s “Try to Praise the Mutilated World,” and her own poem “Reincarnation.”
Meghan O’Rourke joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss John Ashbery’s “Tapestry,” and her own poem “Apartment Living.”
Calvin Trillin joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Ogden Nash’s “Autres Bêtes, Autres Mœurs,” and his own poem “Oh, Y2K, Yes Y2K, How Come It Has to End This Way?”
Rosanna Warren joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Ellen Bryant Voigt’s “Bear,” and her own poem “Man in Stream.”
Sophie Cabot Black joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Donald Hall’s “The Ship Pounding,” and her own poem “Chemotherapy.”
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Alex Ross and Richard Brody join Amelia Lester and David Haglund to discuss the particular genius of Orson Welles, and his evolving legacy.
Nicholas Dawidoff and Adam Gopnik join Amelia Lester and David Haglund to discuss why we sports fans love the teams we love.
Carrie Battan and Kelefa Sanneh join Amelia Lester and David Haglund to discuss R. & B. artists from the Weeknd to Aretha Franklin.
Nicola Twilley and Joshua Rothman discuss our complicated relationship with all things icky.
In light of a new biography of Joan Didion, Louis Menand and Thessaly La Force join Amelia Lester and David Haglund to discuss her influence.
Sarah Larson and Andrew Marantz join Amelia Lester and David Haglund to discuss self-help, podcasting, and how the two have converged.
Nick Paumgarten and Reeves Wiedeman join Amelia Lester and David Haglund to discuss the stars of the U.S. Open.
Bianca Bosker and Rachel Arons join Amelia Lester and David Haglund to discuss the language of wine.
Adam Gopnik, Sarah Larson, Amelia Lester, and David Haglund talk about how children’s books have evolved and why they’re worth revisiting as adults.
Hua Hsu and Karan Mahajan join Amelia Lester and David Haglund to discuss the MTV documentary “White People.”
Joshua Rothman and Nicholas Thompson join Amelia Lester and David Haglund to discuss just how scared we should be of robots.
Richard Brody and Sarah Larson join Amelia Lester and David Haglund to discuss “Trainwreck” and the comedy of Amy Schumer and Judd Apatow.
