Podcasts
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Michaela Coel of “I May Destroy You,” and the State of the Biden Campaign
Staff writers discuss how the Democratic Presidential candidate is handling one of the most tumultuous periods in modern times. Plus, a conversation with Coel about dramatizing sexual assault on television.
The New Yorker Radio Hour
The Power of Police Unions
William Finnegan on what the repeal of an arcane law reveals about the conflict among police, protesters, and politicians. Plus, an interview with the mayor of Chicago, Lori Lightfoot.
Who Gets to Be Italian?
The children of Black immigrants in Italy are dispossessed by a country that doesn’t offer birthright citizenship. Plus, an economist on whether—and how—to reopen schools.
Chance the Rapper’s Art and Activism, and the Perils of Prison Reform
David Remnick talks with the hip-hop star about political change at the local and national levels. And two prison abolitionists talk about reforms that may do as much harm as good.
Hilton Als’s Homecoming and the March for Queer Liberation
The writer recalls two days of unrest in his neighborhood in 1967, and how they relate to today’s protests for racial justice. And, in spite of COVID-19, gay pride goes on in New York.
Politics and More
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Federal Forces in Chicago
President Trump is deploying two hundred federal agents to “drive down violent crime” in Chicago. Mayor Lori Lightfoot gives David Remnick her take on the situation.
Why Trump and the Public Love the Army Corps of Engineers
The Corps, the rare federal-government organization to effectively respond to the coronavirus pandemic, is also in charge of building Trump’s border wall.
Emily Oster on Whether and How to Reopen Schools
An economist at Brown University and co-author of the Web site COVID Explained discusses the seemingly impossible trade-offs required by in-person classes.
Chance the Rapper’s Art and Activism
Chance is one of the biggest stars in hip-hop, and one of the most political musicians working today. He talks with David Remnick about the fight for racial justice in Chicago.
The Writer’s Voice
A. M. Homes Reads Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”
Homes reads and discusses Jackson’s story from 1948, which was republished in the July 27, 2020, bonus archive issue of the magazine.
Fiction
Tommy Orange Reads Louise Erdrich
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Years of My Birth,” by Louise Erdrich, from a 2011 issue of the magazine.
Allegra Goodman Reads Eudora Welty
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “No Place for You, My Love,” by Eudora Welty, from a 1952 issue of the magazine.
Bryan Washington Reads Haruki Murakami
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “U.F.O. in Kushiro,” by Haruki Murakami, from a 2001 issue of the magazine.
Kristen Roupenian Reads Shirley Jackson
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Afternoon in Linen,” by Shirley Jackson, from a 1943 issue of the magazine.
Deborah Treisman Reads David Foster Wallace
The New Yorker fiction editor reads and discusses “Good People,” by David Foster Wallace, from a 2007 issue of the magazine.
Poetry
Radical Imagination: Tracy K. Smith, Marilyn Nelson, and Terrance Hayes on Poetry in Our Times
In a special episode of the Poetry Podcast, Tracy K. Smith, Marilyn Nelson, and Terrance Hayes join Kevin Young to read their work, and to discuss its relationship to protest and liberation.
Elisa Gonzalez Reads Czeslaw Milosz
Gonzalez joins Kevin Young to discuss “Gathering Apricots,” by Milosz, and her own poem “Failed Essay on Privilege.”
Ben Purkert Reads Jorie Graham
Purkert joins Kevin Young to discuss “Notes on the Reality of the Self,” by Graham, and his own poem “News.”
Kwame Dawes Reads Derek Walcott
Dawes joins Kevin Young to discuss “The Season of Phantasmal Peace,” by Walcott, and his own poem “Before Winter.”