10 posts tagged ‘Podcast / The New Yorker Radio Hour’
Sara Bareilles Talks with Rachel Syme
The New Yorker,
The songwriter and performer on her journey from pop music to theatre, with a live performance of “Gravity.”
Rachel Aviv on Alice Munro’s Family Secrets
Munro kept quiet about the sexual abuse of her daughter by her partner—but wrote about the family trauma in fiction.
Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane
The writer explains how she took up quilting to help her cope with terrible news, and the science behind why it works.
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving
“The Thanksgiving Play” is a comedy on an awkward subject, and a sendup of liberal good intentions. The staff writer Vinson Cunningham speaks with the playwright Larissa FastHorse.
Ketanji Brown Jackson on Ethics, Trust, and Keeping It Collegial at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Justice talks with David Remnick about the decline in public trust and questions about the Court’s ethics code, and how Justices get along in a very partisan era.
Pramila Jayapal: Biden’s “Coalition Has Fractured”
Can Joe Biden put the Democratic Party back together again in time for the 2024 election? Plus, E. Jean Carroll on her case against Trump.
How Donald Trump Broke the Iowa Caucuses and Owns the G.O.P.
The former President has upended the first 2024 Republican contest without participating in a debate, and barely campaigning on the ground. Plus, the actress Danielle Brooks on “The Color Purple.”
The Border Crisis
Dexter Filkins reports on the chaotic situation at the southern border. Plus, a poet whose writing on the DeafBlind experience is full of humor and life.