The Poet John Lee Clark’s “How to Communicate” Brings DeafBlind Experience to the Page
Although many hearing and sighted people imagine DeafBlind life in tragic terms, as an experience of isolation and darkness, the poet John Lee Clark’s writing is full of joy. It’s funny and surprising...
2 Tammi 202426min
Dexter Filkins Reports on the Border Crisis
Dexter Filkins has reported on conflict situations around the world, and recently spent months reporting on the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border. In a piece published earlier this year, Filkins tri...
29 Joulu 202324min
From Critics at Large: The Year of the Doll
This bonus episode comes from The New Yorker’s Critics at Large podcast.In the highest-grossing movie of 2023, Barbie, a literal doll, leaves the comforts of Barbieland and ventures into real-world Lo...
26 Joulu 202344min
Bruce Springsteen Has a Gift He Keeps on Giving
At seventy-four, Bruce Springsteen has been cementing his status as a rock-and-roll legend for almost fifty years: he released his widely heralded, but not initially widely heard, début, “Greetings fr...
22 Joulu 202349min
Christmas in Tehran: Bringing the Holidays to Hostages
In 1979, as Christmas approached, the United States Embassy in Tehran held more than fifty American hostages, who had been seized when revolutionaries stormed the embassy. No one from the U.S. had bee...
19 Joulu 202328min
A Harrowing Detention in Gaza
Growing up in Gaza, Mosab Abu Toha wasn’t used to seeing Israeli soldiers in person. “You are bombed from the sky. You are bombed by tanks. You do not see the people, the soldiers who are killing you ...
15 Joulu 202321min
Brandy Clark: Grammy-Nominated Album Is “Authentically Me”
As an aspiring artist, Brandy Clark found herself in love with the craft of songwriting, as some of her peers were working on their image and presentation. She became a top songwriter in Nashville, co...
12 Joulu 202327min
Liz Cheney: Donald Trump Should Go to Jail if Convicted
Liz Cheney has been Republican royalty, and a conservative stalwart in Washington—a daughter of former Vice-President Dick Cheney and culture warrior Lynne Cheney. But after protesting Donald Trump’s ...
8 Joulu 202324min
