

The New Yorker Radio Hour
WNYC Studios and The New Yorker
Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick.
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Aug 22, 2017 • 27min
Why Men Should Read Romance Novels
The New Yorker’s Josh Rothman explains why men are missing out on romance novels, and Sherman Alexie reads a new story about a motel maid confronting the ugly sides of human nature.
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Aug 18, 2017 • 29min
Russian Spies Never Go Out of Style
A former C.I.A. operative writes about the struggle between East and West, and Annie Dillard describes the awesome, frightening experience of a total eclipse.
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Aug 15, 2017 • 17min
Foraging for a Salad in Central Park
Patricia Marx goes foraging in Central Park, and Kathryn Schulz recommends a country music album, a poet, and a movie about magicians.
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Aug 11, 2017 • 40min
Building a War-Crimes Case Against Bashar al-Assad
Ben Taub shares his reporting on a group that’s building a war-crimes case against Bashar al-Assad, and a war-crimes expert explains how to run a fair tribunal.
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Aug 8, 2017 • 22min
Senator Al Franken Really Is Senatorial
Senator Franken and David Remnick discuss the health-care vote, the Russia investigation, and how his sense of humor has been a liability
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Aug 3, 2017 • 35min
The Scaramucci Call
David Remnick and Ryan Lizza listen back to the phone call from Anthony Scaramucci that ended his brief term as White House communications director.
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Aug 1, 2017 • 16min
An Irish Novelist’s Début Explores Friendship and Adultery in the Digital Age
An Irish writer explores friendship and adultery in the digital age in her début novel.
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Jul 28, 2017 • 41min
George Strait, on the Record with Kelefa Sanneh
Country superstar George Strait’s search for the next hit, and Lawrence Wright’s exploration of how Texas is our future.
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Jul 25, 2017 • 26min
A Rookie Reporter in Vietnam Captures the War’s Futility
In 1967, a rookie reporter’s eyewitness account of the futility of the Vietnam War shocked readers.
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Jul 21, 2017 • 30min
Maggie Haberman: Gang War in the White House
Maggie Haberman and Donald Trump go way back.
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