Podcasts
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The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Chaotic Election Ends—Maybe?
David Remnick talks with Susan B. Glasser, Evan Osnos, Jeannie Suk Gersen, and Amy Davidson Sorkin about the challenges to a peaceful transition of power.
Trump in Review
Donald Trump’s time in office has shaken American politics to its core. We’ll examine some of the ways that his impact will be felt long after he’s gone.
Driving Through the Pandemic, and the Future of Trumpism
A New York bus operator on working under the threat of the virus, and Nicholas Lemann on the Republican Party after Trump.
A Visit with Elvis Costello, Plus Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Elizabeth Warren
David Remnick speaks with the legendary musician, and two leaders of the progressive left discuss the election and the state of our democracy.
The Battle Over Portland
Far-right extremists ride into the liberal Northwestern bastion to clash with anti-racism protesters. Plus, a conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Politics and More
The Agonizing Election of 2020
Voter turnout was the highest in a hundred and twenty years, but the Democratic “Blue Wave” failed to materialize, as the two parties fought to the finish in the days after the election. How to think about the results, and the future of a deeply divided country.
A Voter’s Guide to Three Key Swing States
Reporters from three key states from across the country talk about what they've witnessed during a chaotic election season.
The Future of Trumpism
Donald Trump ran as a populist insurgent, but he has governed largely according to Republican priorities. If he loses the election, what will become of his movement?
Ilana Glazer’s “Cheat Sheet for the Voting Booth”
The co-creator and star of “Broad City” talks about her new project to demystify elections for younger voters.
Fiction
Elizabeth Strout Reads William Trevor
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Bravado,” by William Trevor, from a 2007 issue of the magazine.
ZZ Packer Reads Lesley Nneka Arimah
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Who Will Greet You at Home,” by Lesley Nneka Arimah, from a 2015 issue of the magazine.
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.
Poetry
Joy Harjo Reads Sandra Cisneros
Joy Harjo joins Kevin Young to discuss “Still-Life with Potatoes, Pearls, Raw Meat, Rhinestones, Lard, and Horse Hooves,” by Sandra Cisneros, and her own poem “Running.”
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.”