The Rise and Fall of Crypto Billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried (with Writer Michael Lewis)
Upon taking a walk with crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, writer Michael Lewis had a sense that there might be a story here. In the intervening two years, that story has taken a series of twists a...
29 Okt 20231h 8min
Singer-Songwriter Weyes Blood Gives Us ‘Something to Believe’
Singer-songwriter Weyes Blood is one of the most inventive musicians working today. One year ago, she released her prescient album And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow. On the heels of her whirlwind tour...
22 Okt 20231h 2min
A Human Conversation with Writer George Saunders
Last fall, George Saunders published Liberation Day, his first short-story collection in nine years. This week, we return to our conversation with the beloved author. At the top, we discuss his proces...
15 Okt 202356min
Author and Critic Hua Hsu (The New Yorker) ‘Stays True’
One year ago, The New Yorker staff writer and critic Hua Hsu published his singular memoir entitled Stay True. Earlier this May, the autobiography won a Pulitzer Prize. Upon its paperback release, Hsu...
8 Okt 20231h 3min
The Transformations of Novelist Zadie Smith
Novelist Zadie Smith is one of the most acclaimed and beloved writers of her generation. Editor David Remnick has called her “a blessing not merely to The New Yorker but to language itself.” Author Ge...
1 Okt 20231h 9min
Writer Sandra Cisneros Finds the Poetry of the World
Writer Sandra Cisneros has been making sense of the world on the page since 1984’s The House on Mango Street. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we wanted to replay our 2022 conversation with the be...
27 Sep 20231h 9min
Legend David Byrne (‘Stop Making Sense’) is Still Burning Down the House
For the better part of a decade, David Byrne was the front-man of Talking Heads. To celebrate the revival of Jonathan Demme’s concert film, Stop Making Sense, we’re revisiting our special talk with th...
24 Sep 202350min
The State of Hollywood with Matt Belloni (‘The Town’)
For nearly two decades, Matt Belloni (The Town) has been observing and writing about Hollywood. He joins us today to unpack the latest on the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. After a review of TIFF 2023 (6:...
17 Sep 20231h 12min
