The New Yorker Radio Hour

WNYC Studios and The New Yorker
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Jan 27, 2017 • 56min

How to Cover Trump’s Presidency, and Football’s Concussion Crisis

An N.F.L. pro, whose son now plays football, struggles to balance safety against a certain necessary brutality, and BuzzFeed’s Ben Smith on why he broke the norm to cover Trump. New Yorker Radio Hour listeners, we want to hear from you.  We have a few questions about the show and how you listen to it. The survey takes about twenty minutes, and your feedback will help us make our podcast better.  Take the survey here.
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Jan 20, 2017 • 56min

The Two­-State Solution, and a Standing Desk Problem

We take the temperature of the Middle East peace process. Plus, Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry, Run the Jewels’ oldster rap, and the life­saving benefits of a standing desk.  New Yorker Radio Hour listeners, we want to hear from you.  We have a few questions about the show and how you listen to it. The survey takes about twenty minutes, and your feedback will help us make our podcast better.  Take the survey here.
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Jan 13, 2017 • 56min

Episode 65: High-Rise Lettuce Farms, and the First Woman President

Ian Frazier explores indoor farming; Dan Savage tells David Remnick a thing or two about sex; and Amy Davidson asks, Why Angela Merkel but not Hillary Clinton?   New Yorker Radio Hour listeners, we want to hear from you.  We have a few questions about the show and how you listen to it. The survey takes about twenty minutes, and your feedback will help us make our podcast better.  Take the survey here.
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Jan 6, 2017 • 56min

Episode 64: Self-Esteem for Owls, and Newt Gingrich on the Heroin Problem

Newt Gingrich talks about the opioid epidemic and Donald Trump’s Twitter habit; Patricia Marx tries to relax, and fails. New Yorker Radio Hour listeners, we want to hear from you.  We have a few questions about the show and how you listen to it. The survey takes about twenty minutes, and your feedback will help us make our podcast better.  Take the survey here.
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Dec 30, 2016 • 56min

Episode 63: Late-Night Icon David Letterman and Songwriter Jason Isbell

David Letterman discusses life after late night and songwriter Jason Isbell talks about songwriting while sober. New Yorker Radio Hour listeners, we want to hear from you.  We have a few questions about the show and how you listen to it. The survey takes about twenty minutes, and your feedback will help us make our podcast better.  Take the survey here.
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Dec 23, 2016 • 56min

Episode 62: Laura Poitras, David Bowie’s Last Band, and the Poet Brenda Shaughnessy

Laura Poitras turns surveillance into art, David Bowie’s jazz band, and more.   New Yorker Radio Hour listeners, we want to hear from you.  We have a few questions about the show and how you listen to it. The survey takes about twenty minutes, and your feedback will help us make our podcast better.  Take the survey here.
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Dec 16, 2016 • 56min

Episode 61: Jeanette Winterson’s Christmas and Obama’s Legacy

The New Yorker’s political reporters assess the successes and failures of Barack Obama’s Presidency; Jeanette Winterson celebrates Christmas; and a poet visits the food court. New Yorker Radio Hour listeners, we want to hear from you.  We have a few questions about the show and how you listen to it. The survey takes about twenty minutes, and your feedback will help us make our podcast better.  Take the survey here.
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Dec 9, 2016 • 56min

Episode 60: What Is Trumpism?

A populist candidate hires an economic team from Goldman Sachs, and an English professor delivers a Hegelian analysis of Trump the disrupter. Plus, Michael Chabon on TV’s best, most boring show. New Yorker Radio Hour listeners, we want to hear from you.  We have a few questions about the show and how you listen to it. The survey takes about twenty minutes, and your feedback will help us make our podcast better.  Take the survey here.
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Dec 2, 2016 • 56min

Episode 59: The Koch Brothers and Boxing Champion Heather Hardy

Jane Mayer gets pushback after she investigates the Koch brothers; Heather Hardy prepares for a big fight; and an astronomer makes his case for the existence of a new ninth planet. New Yorker Radio Hour listeners, we want to hear from you.  We have a few questions about the show and how you listen to it. The survey takes about twenty minutes, and your feedback will help us make our podcast better.  Take the survey here.
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Nov 25, 2016 • 56min

Episode 58: Bruce Springsteen Talks with David Remnick

Bruce Springsteen tells David Remnick why he waited decades to put out a memoir. New Yorker Radio Hour listeners, we want to hear from you.  We have a few questions about the show and how you listen to it. The survey takes about twenty minutes, and your feedback will help us make our podcast better.  Take the survey here.

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