Podcasts
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Bette Midler on “Coastal Elites”
The actress, along with the screenwriter Paul Rudnick, talks about playing a character close to their hearts: a New Yorker who is educated, funny, and losing her mind over Donald Trump.
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Joe Biden on F.D.R., and Rick Perlstein on Donald Trump
A sit-down interview with the Democratic nominee. Plus, Rick Perlstein on Goldwater, Reagan, and Trump.
Will This Be Joe Biden’s F.D.R. Moment?
The longtime political reporter Evan Osnos sat down—in person, masked, and socially distant—with the Democratic nominee.
Will Ahmaud Arbery Get Justice?
We try to explain why prosecutors let a young man’s killers walk free. Plus, a conversation with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross about their score for “Watchmen.”
A Former White Nationalist Goes on the Record, and a Classic Villain Gets an Origin Story
How does a young woman go from canvassing for Obama to carrying a tiki torch in Charlottesville? Plus, a new Netflix show imagines the backstory of the classic antihero Nurse Ratched.
The Rikers Debate Project, and Isabel Wilkerson
Inmates and former inmates debate the most critical topics of the day, parliamentary style. Plus, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer explains America’s racial caste system.
Politics and More
Bette Midler and the Screenwriter Paul Rudnick on “Coastal Elites”
In the new film, the actress’s role is no big stretch: a smart, funny New Yorker so angered by a MAGA hat that she winds up in police custody. (This segment contains adult language.)
Can Ron DeSantis Deliver a Victory in Florida to Donald Trump?
How Republicans have been suppressing Democratic votes to turn Florida from a swing state into a G.O.P. stronghold.
Would an Election Victory Be Joe Biden’s F.D.R. Moment?
The longtime political reporter Evan Osnos sat down—in person, masked, and socially distant—with the Democratic nominee.
Trump’s Convention and the Allure of the Politics of Fear
The President’s pitch to voters hasn’t changed since 2016: you’re under dangerous attack, and I’m the only one who can save you.
Everyone Knew Who Shot Ahmaud Arbery. Why Did the Killers Walk Free?
In February, a young Black man was shot by three white men while jogging. His killers were known. But it took seventy-four days for them to be arrested. What were prosecutors thinking?
Fiction
David Gilbert Reads Samantha Hunt
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Three Days,” by Samantha Hunt, from a 2006 issue of the magazine.
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.
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.”