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This podcast, published by The New Yorker, is a series of weekly conversations about new items and coverage in The New Yorker Magazine.

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TitlePodcast DescriptionAuthor/ReaderDuration
Pianist Jeremy Denk on recording an album.Pianist Jeremy Denk discusses recording Charles Ives's "Concord" Sonata with Blake Eskin. Joys and frustrations of recording music, and some alternate takes.The New Yorker00:13:29
Jonah Lehrer: Stimulating group creativityJonah Lehrer looks at the science behind teamwork. Why brainstorming doesn't work, and why encouraging criticism and coffee breaks does.The New Yorker00:14:04
Donald Hall and His Family HomeDonald Hall writes about growing old in his family's New Hampshire farmhouse. He talks about how it inspires his writing and why he's stopped writing poetry.The New Yorker00:12:56
The future of video and televisionJohn Seabrook talks to Blake Eskin about how YouTube is trying to grow, and what it might mean for the future of television.The New Yorker00:10:00
American crime reporter in JapanPeter Hessler profiles Jake Adelstein, an American who reports on organized crime in Japan, and talks with Blake Eskin about the Yakuza, and his own experiences as a reporter abroad.The New Yorker00:12:53
Favorite Out Loud podcasts from 2011Blake Eskin surveys some of his favorite Out Loud podcasts from the past twelve months.The New Yorker00:06:36
Burkhard Bilger on desertification.Blake Eskin talks with Bilger about his visit to the Sahel, in Africa, and how farmers there are using agroforestry to grow crops and keep the Sahara at bay.The New Yorker00:08:45
Don Carlo GesualdoAlex Ross talks to Blake Eskin about Renaissance prince and composer Don Carlo Gesualdo's visionary music and violent life, with musical excerpts.The New Yorker00:13:48
Best and worst filmsDavid Denby and Blake Eskin review "The Adventures of Tintin", "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and other end-of-year releases looking for adult audiences and award nominations.The New Yorker00:12:52
Walking About TownThe 'Going On About Town' section of the The New Yorker is available as a free iPhone or Android app. Blake Eskin previews Calvin Trillin's eating tour of lower Manhattan and more...The New Yorker00:09:14
The pleasures of televisionEmily Nussbaum talks about Whitney Cummings, who stars in the television show "Whitney," and is also co-creator of "2 Broke Girls." She discusses what doesn't work about these two shows, and why she loves writing about TV.The New Yorker00:13:40
Alternative history in fictionThomas Mallon writes about alternative history - fiction in which the South wins the Civil War, and J.F.K. lives. He tells how challenging this can be and which historical moment he would most like to change.The New Yorker00:13:55
Birth control, abortion, and politicsJill Lepore talks about the American Birth Control League, conservative support for Planned Parenthood, and how an organization founded to prevent abortions came to provide them.The New Yorker00:15:31
Daniel Mendelsohn on a slimmer, faster IliadDaniel Mendelsohn reviews a new, slimmer version of Homer's Iliad, translated by Stephen Mitchell, and tells us how this new translation fits into the old argument over the authorship of the Iliad.The New Yorker00:15:34
Mark Alan Stamaty on storytelling, cartoons, and his parentsCartoonist Mark Alan Stamaty remembers growing up with two cartoonist parents. He talks to Blake Eskin about the shift from gag cartoons and the rise of undergound comics, and about what motivates his own work.The New Yorker00:12:01
Biodiversity and birdwatching in northeastern TurkeyElif Batuman traveled to northeastern Turkey to visit an ornithologist. He tells of the region's history, the challenges facing wildlife there, and how the human and natural worlds are interwoven.The New Yorker00:12:10
An alternative to the war on drugsMichael Specter looks at Portugal a decade after it decriminalized personal drug use. He tells why it makes sense to treat drug abuse as a public-health problem rather than a crime, and what we can learn from Portugal.The New Yorker00:12:05
Akash Kapur on modernization and rural lifeAkash Kapur visits a shandy, or cow market, to see how India's economic rise is changing rural life. He talks about how difficult it's become to make a living as a cow broker, how the place where he grew up has been transformed, and what its like to raise his own children there.The New Yorker00:13:24
John Colapinto on the business of namingBlake Eskin talks with John Colapinto, about the art and science of brand names and Lexicon Branding, the company behind names such as BlackBerry, PowerBook and Swiffer.The New Yorker00:12:58
Jenny Diski on shopliftingJenny Diski, reviewer of Rachel Shteir's new cultural history of shoplifting, "The Steal," talks about her own history of shoplifting, why people assume that women shoplift more than men, and the recent London riots.The New Yorker00:14:52
Ariel Levy on sexual revolutionsBlake Eskin talks with Ariel Levy about Wilhelm Reich's idea that sexual health leads to social health, why all sexual revolutions think they have discovered something new, and how we're not as sexually fulfilled as we appear.The New Yorker00:12:40
Drawing Manhattan, before and after 9/11In 1998, Matteo Pericoli started drawing the Manhattan skyline, on two thirty-seven-foot scrolls. On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, he talks about The City, his drawing process, and how the skyline has changed.The New Yorker00:13:47
Working with Haruki MurakamiBlake Eskin talks with Murakami's longtime translator, Jay Rubin, about how he became a Murakami fan and translator, the reception in Japan of Murakami's latest novel, "1Q84," and why Rubin doesn't recommend reading literature in translation.The New Yorker00:12:09
Listening to Shabazz Palaces.Sasha Frere-Jones talks with Blake Eskin about Shabazz Palaces, a hip-hop group led by the rapper Ishmael Butler, Butler's early work with Digable Planets and about jazz in early-nineties hip-hop.The New Yorker00:12:24
Katharine and E. B. White's Salt-Water FarmBlake Eskin visits the farm in Brooklin, Maine, that used to belong to Katharine and E. B. White. The current owner points out features readers of "Charlotte's Web" would recognize.The New Yorker00:13:50
Jennifer Hale and the "Mass Effect" trilogyTom Bissell talks with Blake Eskin about Hale's performance as Commander Shepard in the "Mass Effect" video games, and why Bissell prefers playing with a female avatar.The New Yorker00:12:51
Lucretius and his poem "On the Nature of Things"Stephen Greenblatt explains how Lucretius and his poem shaped the modern world. He reads a passage, and tells how the poem disappeared and was rediscovered, and the clash between Lucretius' ideas and the Catholic church.The New Yorker00:13:46
Illegal immigrantsSuketu Mehta talks with Blake Eskin about why the asylum process encourages embellishment, the ethics of lying to gain asylum, and the multiple identities that illegal immigrants juggle.The New Yorker00:14:33
The Freedom Riders.Calvin Trillin reported on the Freedom Rides, a civil-rights campaign aimed at demonstrating the illegal segregation of interstate bus travel. He talks of his experiences with Blake Eskin.The New Yorker00:24:13
The Rwandan national cycling teamPhilip Gourevitch talks with Blake Eskin about what the team means for Rwanda and for the individual riders, who were children during the 1994 genocide.The New Yorker00:15:17
Ben McGrath and Amy Davidson on Super Sam FuldBen McGrath profiles Sam Fuld, Tampa Bay Rays outfielder. Blake Eskin talks with McGrath and Amy Davidson about how Fuld's physique and style of play hearken back to the '80s, and the agony of being a Mets fan.The New Yorker00:13:52
Nicholas Lemann on city livingNicholas Lemann writes about the blurry line between city and suburbs, and talks with Blake Eskin about what the recent enthusiasm for cities misses, and what- if anything - makes cities special.The New Yorker00:15:16
On The Talk of the TownBlake Eskin talks with the editor and writers of "Talk of The Town" about the Visit, the Amateur Ichthyologist, the Past Sports Lives of Important Political Figures and why there aren't more Talk stories about hockey.The New Yorker00:15:05
Nabokov's correspondence with his wifeBlake Eskin talks with Brian Boyd and Olga Voronina about letters written by Vladimir Nabokov to his wife, Vera, while on a college lecture tour in 1942.The New Yorker00:14:40
Ariel Levy on Italian men, women, and prime ministersAriel Levy writes about Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, embroiled in a growing sex scandal. She talks with Blake Eskin about Berlusconi's rise to power, gender politics in Italy, and why disclosures about his sexual behavior may have exhausted the tolerance of the nation.The New Yorker00:13:38
Patients who deny their mental illnessRachel Aviv talks with Blake Eskin about Linda Bishop, a mentally ill woman who would not admit she was sick.The New Yorker00:15:02
Lab-grown meatThis week Michael Specter writes about the progress scientists have made in developing in-vitro meat. He talks to Blake Eskin about the strong arguments in favor of lab meat and overcoming initial reactions to the concept.The New Yorker00:12:49
Obesity and SnackingJohn Seabrook discusses Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo's CEO, and how the country's largest food and beverage company is trying to make healthier snacks and soft drinks, and whether the company is concerned with the health of consumers or its own longevity.The New Yorker00:14:02
Kelefa Sanneh on reality televisionKelefa Sanneh talks with Blake Eskin about the evolution of the genre, why unscripted television gets so little respect, and what reality shows reveal about society.The New Yorker00:14:49
Lauren Collins on the British royal weddingLauren Collins talks with Blake Eskin about whether the British are more excited about the wedding or getting a long weekend, and how American attitudes toward the Royal Family and toward the Middletons differ from British ones.The New Yorker00:15:32
Alex Ross listens to Wagner's "Die Walkure"This week Alex Ross writes about Richard Wagner's "Ring," focussing in on ten haunting measures from Act II of "Die Walkure," the second opera of the four-part cycle.The New Yorker00:15:36
The Return of "Upstairs Downstairs"Nancy Franklin reviews the sequel to "Upstairs Downstairs." She talks with Blake Eskin about her fondness for the original "Upstairs Downstairs" and how the British imports on Masterpiece Theater were once the best thing on television.The New Yorker00:13:01
The Fpic Fantasy of George R. R. MartinLaura Miller writes about the epic fantasy author George R. R. Martin and his relationship with his fans, who have been waiting for his latest novel in the series "A Song of Ice and Fire" for almost six years.The New Yorker00:13:01
Adam Gopnik on intelligenceThis week Adam Gopnik looks at memory, intelligence, and the shrinking advantage humans have over computers. Gopnik and Blake Eskin examine the layers of tone and meaning in human speech that are hard for computers to understand.The New Yorker00:15:37
Alexandra Jacobs on SpanxAlexandra Jacobs profiles Sara Blakely, founder of the shapewear company Spanx. Blakely has used humor, sex, and new technology to make foundation garments for women stylish again.The New Yorker00:11:49
Ian Frazier on his urban wanderingsIan Frazier on his urban wanderings.The New Yorker00:12:39
Abbas Kiarostami FilmsDavid Denby on the films of Abbas Kiarostami.The New Yorker00:16:32
Turkish soccer fansElif Batuman reveals secrets of Turkish soccer fans.The New Yorker00:13:57
The Asteroid ThreatTad Friend discusses the asteroid threat.The New Yorker00:15:17
The Internet revolutionAdam Gopnik discusses the Internet revolution.The New Yorker00:14:32
Paul Haggis and ScientologyLawrence Wright talks about Paul Haggis and Scientology.The New Yorker00:15:49
The death of my wifeFrancisco Goldman on the death of his wife.The New Yorker00:15:27
The tiger-mother furorElizabeth Kolbert and Evan Osnos on the tiger-mother furor.The New Yorker00:14:59
Sri LankaJon Lee Anderson on Sri Lanka.The New Yorker00:12:45
Psychoanalysis in ChinaEven Osnos on psychoanalysis in China.The New Yorker00:14:33
The state of dessert.Adam Gopnik holds forth on the state of dessert.The New Yorker00:14:01
A Peace Corps volunteerPeter Hessler tells of a Peace Corps volunteer's experience in Washington.The New Yorker00:12:24
Chinese state capitalismJohn Cassidy on how Chinese state capitalism takes after the U.S. and Europe.The New Yorker00:16:07
Marina PoplavskayaGay Talese on the soprano Marina Poplavskaya.The New Yorker00:14:57
The unhinged power of Keith MoonJames Wood on the unhinged power of Keith Moon.The New Yorker00:14:30
The underground food movementBurkhard Bilger on the underground food movement.The New Yorker00:14:40
CleopatraJudith Thurman discusses Cleopatra.The New Yorker00:12:09
Writer Wang MengJianying Zha on the writer Wang Meng.The New Yorker00:18:38
Roz ChastRoz Chast speaks of her career at The New Yorker.The New Yorker00:14:28
Tories' new philosophy.Lauren Collins reflects on the Tories' new philosophy.The New Yorker00:10:49
Tijuana police chief's campaign against corruptionWilliam Finnegan on a Tijuana police chief's campaign against corruption.The New Yorker00:14:54
Henry Bromell on writingHenry Bromell on writing, from short stories to "Rubicon."The New Yorker00:18:50
The Dalai LamaEvan Osnos discusses the Dalai Lama.The New Yorker00:15:43
Staging "The Great Gatsby"Rebecca Mead on staging F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby."The New Yorker00:13:39
The pleasure of parodyLouis Menand on the pleasure of parody.The New Yorker00:13:39
Roland Barthes, writer and son.Judith Thurman discusses Roland Barthes, the writer and the son.The New Yorker00:11:07
A Reporting LifeLillian Ross remembers Hemingway, Salinger, and sixty-five years at The New Yorker.The New Yorker00:14:29
Living with face blindnessOliver Sacks on living with face blindness.The New Yorker00:13:51
Buying a car in New YorkPatricia Marx on buying a car in New York.The New Yorker00:11:28
The changing role of record labelsSasha Frere-Jones on the changing role of record labels.The New Yorker00:12:47
Video gamesNicholson Baker examines video games.The New Yorker00:16:21
The music of Brad PaisleyKelefa Sanneh on the music of Brad Paisley.The New Yorker00:16:16
The slaughter of songbirds in EuropeJonathan Franzen on the slaughter of songbirds in Europe.The New Yorker00:14:31
David Ortiz - Boston Red Sox D.H.Ben McGrath on David Ortiz's career as a designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox.The New Yorker00:10:06
North Korean refugeesBarbara Demick on the experiences of North Korean refugees.The New Yorker00:15:12
Rebecca Mead on PlaygroundsRebecca Mead speaks about how playground design affects our children's brains.The New Yorker00:13:00
Calvin Tomkins on Roger FedererCalvin Tomkins on Roger Federer.The New Yorker00:12:40
The World CupHampton Sides, Daniel Alarcon, and Burkhard Bilger on the World Cup.The New Yorker00:16:55
The 20 Under 40 listFiction editors Deborah Treisman and Cressida Leyshon on The New Yorker's 20 Under 40 list.The New Yorker00:14:43
The allure of the circusJoan Acocella on the allure of the circus.The New Yorker00:13:21
The Mexican crime cartel La FamiliaWilliam Finnegan on the Mexican crime cartel La Familia.The New Yorker00:16:00
Los Tigres del NorteAlec Wilkinson on Los Tigres del Norte.The New Yorker00:16:31
Movie musicAlex Ross discusses the history and future of movie music.The New Yorker00:16:53
Adopting a Haitian childJohn Seabrook on adopting a Haitian child after the earthquake.The New Yorker00:17:43
Living abroad and returning to AmericaPeter Hessler and Evan Osnos on living abroad and returning to America.The New Yorker00:14:53
Saul Bellow's LettersJanis Bellow on the letters of her late husband, Saul Bellow.The New Yorker00:11:06
Lost Turkish recipesElif Batuman on rediscovering lost Turkish recipes.The New Yorker00:11:37
Balkan jewel thievesDavid Samuels investigates a gang of Balkan jewel thieves.The New Yorker00:13:37
French culinary movementAdam Gopnik discusses the French culinary movement Le Fooding.The New Yorker00:13:28
Marriage counsellingJill Lepore on the disturbing origins of marriage counselling.The New Yorker00:11:04
Lacrosse and writingJohn McPhee on the sport of lacrosse and (the non-sport of) writing.The New Yorker00:11:36
The music of Esperanza SpaldingJohn Colapinto on the music of Esperanza Spalding.The New Yorker00:13:44
Marina AbramovicJudith Thurman on the work of Marina Abramovic.The New Yorker00:14:56
On depressionLouis Menand looks at the contradictory ways we understand and treat depression.The New Yorker00:13:43
TwitterGeorge Packer and Susan Orlean on Twitter.The New Yorker00:12:41
The heroes of the civil-rights eraDavid Remnick discusses the heroes of the civil-rights era.The New Yorker00:13:51
The gospel singer TonexKelefa Sanneh discusses the gospel singer Tonex.The New Yorker00:16:55
Meghan O'Rourke on griefThe cultural history of mourning and grief.The New Yorker00:13:22
Daniel Mendelsohn on memoirsPersonal confessions, from St. Augustine to James Frey.The New Yorker00:14:15
Claudia Roth Pierpont on the Arabic novelClaudia Roth Pierpont on the Arabic novel in translation.The New Yorker00:11:46
John Cassidy on the Chicago School and the financial crisisHow economists are responding to the financial crisis.The New Yorker00:14:07
David Denby and Richard Brody on their favorite films of the decadeDavid Denby and Richard Brody discuss their favorite films of the year and the decade.The New Yorker00:15:43
Fen Montaigne on Adelie penguinsFen Montaigne discusses the five months he spent working alongside the ecologist Bill Fraser, studying the declining Adelie penguin populations in Antarctica.The New Yorker00:12:19
John McWhorter on Louis ArmstrongJohn McWhorter discusses Louis Armstrong's unchanging musical style, the controversy over his public persona, and the underestimation of his genius.The New Yorker00:13:54
Platon on photographing world leadersPlaton discusses his portfolio of portraits of world leaders.The New Yorker00:09:20
Ariel Levy on Caster SemenyaAriel Levy discusses the controversy over Caster Semenya's gender, and the implications of her story for sports and society.The New Yorker00:13:40
Calvin Trillin on PoutineCalvin Trillin and Blake Eskin visit the New York restaurant T Poutine to sample and discuss poutine, a Canadian concoction of French fries, gravy, and cheese curds.The New Yorker00:10:27
Margaret Talbot on nightmaresMargaret Talbot discusses imagery-rehearsal therapy, which helps patients to edit their nightmares into more benign dreamsThe New Yorker00:12:45
Gaza in RuinsLawrence Wright talks to Blake Eskin about the violent conflict between Israel and Hamas and the difficulties he faced in reporting.The New Yorker00:11:45
Drag and DropRobert Mankoff and Zachary Kanin discuss Cartoon Kit, the Caption Contest, vampires, and how both guests found their voices as cartoonists.The New Yorker00:10:56
Is Hip-Hop Dead?Sasha Frere-Jones discusses the future of hip-hop.The New Yorker00:10:30
Bad BehaviorRebecca Mead and Daniel Zalewski discuss books for children and young adults.The New Yorker00:13:24
Better LivingJill Lepore talks about the pioneers of scientific management, Frederick Winslow Taylor and Frank and Lillian Gilbreth.The New Yorker00:13:26
InteriorsRobert Polidori discusses the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations.The New Yorker00:09:23
The AccusedAdam Gopnik talks about Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish army officer arrested in 1894 for espionage in France.The New Yorker00:14:18
Fall PreviewJohn Lahr, Peter Schjeldahl, and Nancy Franklin discuss the fall season's theatre, art, and television highlights.The New Yorker00:09:05
Happiness DeliveredAlexandra Jacobs talks about the online shoe store Zappos.The New Yorker00:12:22
The Willingham FireDavid Grann talks about Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas in 2004 for setting a fire that killed his three children.The New Yorker00:13:40
DoublesBurkhard Bilger talks about Bob and Mike Bryan, identical twins who are champion tennis partners.The New Yorker00:13:43
Imaginary MusicAlex Ross talks about the fictional music of composers in literature.The New Yorker00:13:43
Commodity RockJohn Seabrook talks about the history of the rock-concert industry.The New Yorker00:12:50
Going EastIan Frazier discusses his road trip across Siberia.The New Yorker00:14:26
Alternative ConservativeKelefa Sanneh on talk-show host Michael Savage.The New Yorker00:14:29
The Kindness of StrangersLarissa MacFarquhar on the issues surrounding kidney donation.The New Yorker00:12:02
Bad HabitsPaul Rudnick on Hollywood and nuns.The New Yorker00:12:48
Rules of EngagementRaffi Khatchadourian on a war crime in Iraq.The New Yorker00:16:09
The Parent TrapJill Lepore on parenthood.The New Yorker00:12:29
Book of LoveLauren Collins on Nora Roberts and the history of the romance novel.The New Yorker00:11:48
Summer SoundsSasha Frere-Jones shares his all-time favorite summer jam, and discusses some of the current songs and artists he's excited about.The New Yorker00:10:38
Creative TensionLouis Menand talks about writing workshops.The New Yorker00:11:53
The Human FactorElizabeth Kolbert on the history of mass extinctions.The New Yorker00:11:42
Accounting for the MeltdownNick Paumgarten on understanding the financial crisis.The New Yorker00:11:56
Remembering J. G. BallardTom Shone discusses J. G. Ballard's novels and the films they inspired.The New Yorker00:11:52
Rwanda in RecoveryPhilip Gourevitch on how a country of murderers and survivors manage to live together.The New Yorker00:12:38
Consecrated BronzeElif Batuman on the return of Harvard's bells to Russia.The New Yorker00:11:21
Pets Gone WildBurkhard Bilger on Florida’s problem with invasive exotic wildlife.The New Yorker00:10:13
Pimp and CircumstanceKelefa Sanneh on the comedian Katt Williams.The New Yorker00:12:44
Oranges and LemonsPeter Schjeldahl on the emotional power of painting.The New Yorker00:10:39
Trash TalkEvan Osnos on the economic slowdown in China.The New Yorker00:11:07
Show TrialKeith Gessen discusses the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya.The New Yorker00:13:25
Fatal AttractionJoan Acocella discusses the enduring appeal of vampiresThe New Yorker00:13:16
Witty and BrashSasha Frere-Jones talks about the music and fame of Lily Allen.The New Yorker00:11:35
Hell on WheelsAriel Levy discusses Lamar Van Dyke and the world of lesbian separatists.The New Yorker00:11:35
Found SentencesLouis Menand talks about the writer Donald Barthelme.The New Yorker00:14:24
The Chinese DreamEvan Osnos talks about African merchants in China.The New Yorker00:11:29
Moral ArgumentsDavid Remnick interviews the Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister, Tzipi Livni, at Kennedy Airport on January 17th.The New Yorker00:11:50
Doom BoomBen McGrath talks about predictions of economic and social collapse, the history of doomsaying, and the future of the American Dream.The New Yorker00:10:20
War of WordsJudith Thurman talks about the importance of Scrabble to her own family, and her adventures playing online.The New Yorker00:09:25
Face TimeMartin Schoeller and Steve Pyke discuss photography.The New Yorker00:11:54
Joy RevisionAriel Levy discusses The Joy of Sex and its relevancy.The New Yorker00:11:36
All in the FamilyZadie Smith writes about comedy and her family.The New Yorker00:10:34
Long Hot SummerWendell Steavenson discusses the tensions between Georgia and Russia, and how Georgia has changed since she lived there, in the late nineteen-nineties.The New Yorker00:11:06
Voice of the LeftLarissa MacFarquhar discusses Naomi Klein and her book "The Shock Doctrine."The New Yorker00:09:48
Brutal HonestyJames Wood discusses V. S. Naipaul.The New Yorker00:10:40
Strange BrewsBurkhard Bilger talks about the rise of extreme beer.The New Yorker00:12:15
Moving OnGeorge Packer on what to look for in the next Administration, and whether the Internet's pro-Obama movement will continue to support him as President.The New Yorker00:15:28
A Fine MessJohn Lanchester on why derivatives are like modernist art and what his father, a banker, would have thought of what finance has become.The New Yorker00:10:26
Man and MachineBruce McCall on his drawing for the Cartoon Issue, his artistic process, and his career.The New Yorker00:08:14
Playing PoliticsKelefa Sanneh and David Denby on the pleasures and perils of political impersonation.The New Yorker00:11:31
Better LateMalcolm Gladwell on genius and precocity.The New Yorker00:10:45
Back at the RanchPamela Colloff discusses George W. Bush and Crawford, Texas.The New Yorker00:09:44
Speaking for the TreesRaffi Khatchadourian explains how an illegally harvested tree in Russia can become a toilet seat in an American home.The New Yorker00:11:29
Home and AwayPlaton on photographing members of the military and their families.The New Yorker00:09:48
Elephant in the RoomAdam Gopnik discusses the controversy behind Babar and the books' enduring appeal.The New Yorker00:11:30
Role CallAriel Levy on Cindy McCain and the women of the 2008 election.The New Yorker00:15:01
The Face of the SurgeSteve Coll discusses General David Petraeus's duties in Iraq and his role in information operations.The New Yorker00:15:43
Prime TimeThe New Yorker's television critic, Nancy Franklin, discusses the Beijing Olympics and why great television is such a rare thing.The New Yorker00:14:27
Getting in TuneIn this week's issue, the composer John Adams writes about his time in San Francisco. Here Adams discusses his influences, the pressures of expectation, and the motivation behind his memoir.The New Yorker00:17:05
Emotional ProfitIn this week's issue, David Grann writes about the French con man Frederic Bourdin. Here Grann discusses Bourdin's deceptions in Europe and the United States and whether he has left behind imposture for good.The New Yorker00:15:30
The DissidentThis week in the magazine, Kelefa Sanneh writes about the radio and television host Tavis Smiley. Here Sanneh explains Smiley's wary commentary about Barack Obama and discusses the meaning of Obama's candidacy for African-Americans.The New Yorker00:13:03
The California DreamIn this issue of the magazine, David Samuels writes about medical marijuana and its effect on California's pot industry overall. Here Samuels describes how marijuana is grown and sold, and how he went about reporting the story.The New Yorker00:10:24
Little TroubleIn this week's issue, Jill Lepore writes about the battle over E. B. White's "Stuart Little." Here Jill Lepore and Roger Angell, E. B. White's stepson and an editor at the magazine, talk about E. B. White's writing, Katharine White's columns about children's literature, the librarian Ann Carroll Moore, and the challenge of writing for children.The New Yorker00:15:38
EscalationSeymour M. Hersh talks about the Bush Administrations secret campaign against Iran.The New Yorker00:07:20
Can't StopAtul Gawande explores the science behind itching and describes one extreme case of a woman who couldn't stop scratching.The New Yorker00:16:45
Mouthing OffThis week, Peter J. Boyer writes about the MSNBC host Keith Olbermann. Here Boyer talks about Olbermann's style and how it contrasts with traditional television news.The New Yorker00:14:58
Perfect PitchThis week, Sasha Frere-Jones writes about Auto-Tune, a pitch-correction software program used in pop music. Here Frere-Jones talks about how Auto-Tune has become a pop-music phenomenon, and demonstrates how it can transform the human voice with the help of the music producer Tom Beaujour.The New Yorker00:10:08
In the Bird's NestThis week in the magazine, Paul Goldberger writes about the architecture of the Beijing Olympics. Here Goldberger talks about Beijing's standout buildings, and the long-term impact that the Olympic games has on host cities.The New Yorker00:10:52
Soup CourseIn this issue of the magazine, Ian Frazier writes about a Chelsea soup kitchen. Here Frazier talks about his experiences running a writers' workshop at the soup kitchen, and the differences between humor writing and reportage.The New Yorker00:14:41
Battle ScarsThis week in the magazine, Sue Halpern writes about Virtual Iraq, a treatment for traumatized veterans. Here Halpern talks about how researchers adapted a video game into a simulation of combat experiences, and how soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder react to it.The New Yorker00:12:46
Word BirdThis week in the magazine, Margaret Talbot writes about the scientist Irene Pepperberg and her work with Alex the parrot. Here Talbot talks about what Pepperberg's research reveals about animal language and cognition, with samples of Alex speaking.The New Yorker00:13:20
Human ResourcesIn this issue of the magazine, William Finnegan writes about young women from Moldova who were forced into prostitution in other countries. Here Finnegan talks about the transnational networks of human trafficking and the efforts to help their victims.The New Yorker00:10:50
The End of the RoadBurkhard Bilger talks about the history of field recording, and introduces samples from the folklorist Art Rosenbaum's recordings.The New Yorker00:14:35
Toy StoryJonathan Franzen talks about his journey to China.The New Yorker00:13:24
Star-CrossedJoan Acocella dissects "Dancing with the Stars."The New Yorker00:10:02
Extra InningsThis week, Ben McGrath writes about the retired baseball player Lenny Dykstra and his new magazine, The Players Club. Here, McGrath discusses Dykstra's efforts to broaden the horizons of retired athletes.The New Yorker00:12:40
Take a CardThis week in the magazine, Adam Gopnik writes about modern magic. Here Gopnik talks about the future of magic and compares the magician's art to the writer's craft.The New Yorker00:14:06
Cape CrusaderThis week in the magazine, Michael Chabon writes about what superheroes should wear. Here Chabon talks about the difficulties of dressing superheroes off the comic-book page, writing about clothes, and turning books into movies.The New Yorker00:13:31
ConfessionsThis week in the magazine, in an excerpt from her book, "The Bishop's Daughter," Honor Moore writes about her father, the Episcopal bishop Paul Moore, his faith, and his secret. Here Moore talks about her father's public service and private life.The New Yorker00:16:10
Counting CarbonThis week in the magazine and online, Michael Specter writes about the fine line between morality and science in dealing with carbon pollution. Here Specter talks about the possibility of using economics to change behavior and cut emissions.The New Yorker00:15:42
From Page to StageGeorge Packer talks about "Betrayed," a play he adapted from his The New Yorker article of the same title.The New Yorker00:13:25
Thoroughly Modern TilleyThe New Yorkers art editor, Francoise Mouly, talks with Matt Dellinger about the nearly three hundred submissions to the Eustace Tilley Contest.The New Yorker00:10:44
Words to SingThe New Yorker's poetry editor, Paul Muldoon, talks with Matt Dellinger about rock and roll and the state of poetry.The New Yorker00:17:10
Armed and DangerousThis week in the magazine, Steve Coll writes about the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and the growing violence in Pakistan. Here Coll talks with Matt Dellinger about the country's insurgency, the influence of the Taliban, and President Musharraf's changing role.The New Yorker00:18:42
What We KnowThis week in the magazine, Lawrence Wright writes about Mike McConnell, the director of National Intelligence. Here Wright talks with Matt Dellinger about McConnell's ideas for reform, his views on privacy issues and torture, and the threats the intelligence community may confront in the future.The New Yorker00:18:03
Jury DutyDavid Denby talks about the director Otto Preminger and the films of 2007.The New Yorker00:15:00
Salvage CityBurkhard Bilger talks about the mysterious past and future of 211 Pearl Street, the man who tried to save the building, and preserving old New York.The New Yorker00:15:20
Between PausesJohn Lahr talks about what he learned from the playwright Harold Pinter, and how Pinter changed theatre.The New Yorker00:14:41
Gray MatterMalcolm Gladwell on race and I.Q.The New Yorker00:16:13
Freshman SlumpNick Paumgarten on Eliot Spitzer's difficult first year as Governor, and whether he's likely to change.The New Yorker00:13:08
In the GenesMichael Specter talks about ancient, deadly viruses that are being brought back from extinction, what these retroviruses can teach biologists about how humans evolved, and how they may hold the key to conquering AIDS and other diseases.The New Yorker00:10:56
Freak ShowGahan Wilson, who has been contributing cartoons to the magazine for more than three decades, talks with cartoon editor Robert Mankoff about how he got started, the legacy of Charles Addams, and his singular comic point of view.The New Yorker00:13:21
Friends and EnemiesJon Lee Anderson talks about how the troop surge is working in the Baghdad suburb of Ghazaliya, and the activities and alliances that have accompanied a reduction in violence.The New Yorker00:16:54
CourtsideJeffrey Toobin on the recent memoir by the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and on his own book "The Nine."The New Yorker00:12:30
The Green PiratesRaffi Khatchadourian talks about high-seas vigilante Paul Watson and his thirty-year crusade to save the oceans.The New Yorker00:15:30
All BusinessThis week in the magazine, The New Yorkers Washington correspondent, Ryan Lizza, writes about the cultures that shaped Mitt Romney and the candidates attempt to cast himself as a conservative. Here, with Blake Eskin, Lizza talks about Romney and the state of his Presidential campaign.The New Yorker00:14:49
Lost SoulThis week in the magazine, The New Yorker's pop-music critic, Sasha Frere-Jones, writes about how indie-rock bands have strayed from the origins of rock and roll. Here Frere-Jones talks with Matt Dellinger about the loss of miscegenation in American music, with clips of relevant songs.The New Yorker00:14:59
Waiting to SecedeThis week in the magazine, William Finnegan reports on the push for independence in Kosovo and the upcoming elections there. Here, with Matt Dellinger, Finnegan discusses the recent history of the region and the outlook for an independent Kosovo.The New Yorker00:16:37
Feel the NoiseAlex Ross talks about his new book, his blog, and the New Yorker Festival.The New Yorker00:15:33
His Next MoveDavid Remnick interviews Garry Kasparov, the Russian chess grandmaster and political activist, about the Putin regime and Russia's future.The New Yorker00:21:48
Downtown GirlDana Goodyear talks with Blake Eskin about Kim Hastreiter and the downtown-life-style magazine Paper, and about her own experience, living in Los Angeles.The New Yorker00:15:53
Too Good to Be TrueThis week, Mark Singer writes about the incredible career of the pianist Joyce Hatto. Here Singer talks with Matt Dellinger about Hatto, with clips of music and archival interviews.The New Yorker00:15:40
Hungry for HomeJane Kramer talks about her kitchen in Italy and eating with the cookbook writer Claudia Roden.The New Yorker00:15:40
What You SowJohn Seabrook talks about the worlds first global seed bank and the importance of biological diversity.The New Yorker00:13:13
The Dragon-SlayerPeter J. Boyer talks about the unique appeal of Rudy Giuliani.The New Yorker00:14:20
Fade to BlackDavid Denby talks about the work of Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni.The New Yorker00:12:30
Bearish on BeesElizabeth Kolbert talks about her back-yard hive and the fate of the honeybee.The New Yorker00:08:30
Hard to BelieveDavid Remnick discusses Avraham Burg's inflammatory comments and the current mood of Israel.The New Yorker00:12:18
Beyond the Red MosqueWilliam Dalrymple discusses Pakistan's uncertain future.The New Yorker00:11:07
Afghan AmbushJon Lee Anderson talks about a battle with the Taliban in the poppy fields of AfghanistanThe New Yorker00:11:35
A Wealthy SuitorKen Auletta discusses Rupert Murdoch's WSJ takeover bid.The New Yorker00:12:14

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