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- 3 days agonarrative20 min4-min read
Despite Reports, Reading Is Alive and Well
Despite widespread panic about the decline of reading, staff writer Nathan Heller argues in a new piece for The New Yorker that books are far from dying. In fact, print sales, bookstore visits, and youth engagement with literature are all on the rise, driven in part by social media and a renewed cultural appetite for physical books.
- 1 weeks agonarrative28 min4-min read
Gina Hinojosa Aims to Make Texas Blue Again
The New Yorker Radio Hour features an in-depth interview with Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic candidate for governor of Texas, who is running neck and neck with three-term incumbent Greg Abbott. The episode explores how economic anxiety, data center expansion, public education, and disillusionment with both parties are reshaping Texas politics.
- 1 weeks agonarrative26 min5-min read
Molly Fischer on Waymo, the Driverless Taxi Coming to a City Near You
The episode explores the rise of Waymo's driverless taxis, examining their technological promise, societal implications, and the human anxieties they provoke. While marketed as safer and more convenient, the autonomous vehicles reveal deep tensions around safety, labor displacement, and the isolation of Silicon Valley’s vision for the future.
- 1 weeks agoconversational30 min4-min read
Has MAGA Lost Faith in Donald Trump?
Pollster Rich Baris, once a MAGA supporter and dubbed the 'People's Pundit,' argues that Donald Trump's coalition is fracturing due to self-inflicted wounds—particularly the Iran war, economic discontent, and the perceived grift of Trump’s inner circle. Despite ideological alignment with MAGA, Baris predicts a Democratic 'blue wave' in the upcoming midterms, with Republican losses in traditionally red states and a collapse in Hispanic and suburban voter support.
- 2 weeks agonarrative18 min4-min read
The Reporter Nicholas Lemann on California’s Battle to Pass a Billionaire Tax
A proposed 5% wealth tax on billionaires in California, known as Proposition 40, has become a flashpoint in national Democratic politics, revealing deep divisions over economic populism, party funding, and the influence of tech wealth. Despite broad public support for taxing billionaires in theory, the measure faces fierce opposition from within the Democratic establishment.
- 2 weeks agoconversational31 min4-min read
Canada’s Plans for Donald Trump
Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland discusses the deteriorating U.S.-Canada relationship under Donald Trump’s second administration, framing it as an existential challenge rooted in Trump’s transactional worldview and hostility toward democracies. She argues that Canada’s dignified resistance, including economic retaliation and strategic diversification, reflects a broader rupture in trust — yet she remains hopeful that the Western alliance can be rebuilt.
- 3 weeks agonarrative21 min5-min read
An American Journalist Imprisoned as a Spy in Russia
Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, was wrongfully imprisoned in Russia for 16 months on fabricated espionage charges, becoming a pawn in a high-stakes geopolitical hostage exchange. His return and reflections reveal the psychological toll of captivity and the chilling mechanics of authoritarian repression.
- 3 weeks agonarrative28 min4-min read
Jeremy Strong on Playing Mark Zuckerberg and Other Unpopular Characters
The New Yorker Radio Hour features an in-depth conversation with actor Jeremy Strong about his portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg in Aaron Sorkin’s new film The Social Reckoning, a sequel to The Social Network that examines the fallout of social media’s global influence. The episode explores Strong’s immersive method acting, his empathetic approach to complex real-life figures, and the cultural weight of portraying powerful, controversial men.
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