Episode 16: Laura Poitras, David Bowie’s Last Band, and the Poet Brenda Shaughnessy
The Oscar-winning documentarian Laura Poitras (“Citizenfour”) talks to David Remnick about her first solo museum exhibition, “Astro Noise,” which channels her investigations of government surveillance...
5 Helmi 201655min
Episode 15: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Marc Maron, and the Broads of 'Broad City'
This week, stars of the stage, screen, and earbuds. Marc Maron tells Kelefa Sanneh why talking into a mic saved his life. The magazine’s TV critic, Emily Nussbaum, speaks with Abbi Jacobson and Ilana ...
29 Tammi 201655min
Episode 14: The Koch Brothers, the Ninth Planet, and an Undefeated Female Boxer
In this episode, three epic battles: Jane Mayer recounts her experience investigating—and being investigated by—Koch Industries; Junot Díaz discusses his fraught relationship with his native Dominican...
22 Tammi 201655min
Episode 13: El Chapo v. Flores Brothers, and Jack Handey’s Santa Fe
If Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the drug kingpin known as El Chapo, is extradited to the United States, he might face two formidable witnesses: identical twin brothers, former drug traffickers on a major sca...
15 Tammi 201655min
Episode 12: Sarah Koenig on "Serial," and a Resilient Poet
Sarah Koenig, the host of “Serial,” talks with David Remnick about why her podcast’s success caught her by surprise. Robin Coste Lewis, who recently won a National Book Award, explains how a devastat...
8 Tammi 201655min
Episode 11: Life as a Reporter Covering ISIS, and Puppet Sex
What's the funniest way to spook a horse? Cartoonists Matt Diffee and Emily Flake give us a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how jokes get made. Then, comedian Aziz Ansari critiques Hollywood’s casting ha...
1 Tammi 201655min
Episode 10: Lenny Shiller's Famous Cars, and the Search for a Lost Father
Lenny Shiller owns some of the most recognizable cars around; his vintage vehicles have been appearing in movies for years (often with Lenny at the wheel). We’ll visit the garage in Brooklyn they call...
25 Joulu 201555min
Episode 9: Christmas Skies Full of Drones, and Donald Trump's Ultimate Luxury
Mark Singer had the temerity to write about Donald Trump, and Trump wanted revenge -- but just who came out on top? Sofia Coppola talks about working with Bill Murray on a Christmas special. And we of...
18 Joulu 201555min
