Rodrigo Duterte’s Deadly Promise
When Rodrigo Duterte ran for the presidency of the Philippines and won, in 2016, the Western press noted the similarities between this unconventional candidate and Donald Trump—who also liked to casua...
17 Okt 202323min
Werner Herzog Defends His “Ecstatic” Approach to the Truth
The renowned German filmmaker Werner Herzog has become known for many things: his notoriously ambitious film productions like “Fitzcarraldo” and “Aguirre, The Wrath of God”; his expansive documentarie...
13 Okt 202326min
Rubén Blades Wasn’t Supposed to Be a Salsa Star
For roughly half a century, the singer Rubén Blades has been spreading the gospel of salsa music to every corner of the globe, but his status as an music icon was anything but assured. Despite having ...
10 Okt 202328min
Al Gore on the Climate Crisis: “We Have a Switch We Can Flip”
Despite months of discouraging news about extreme weather conditions, the former vice-president Al Gore still believes that there is a solution to the climate crisis clearly in sight. “We have a switc...
6 Okt 202321min
Introducing Critics at Large: The Myth-Making of Elon Musk
In this bonus episode, the hosts of Critics at Large dissect Walter Isaacson’s new biography of Elon Musk, asking how it reflects ideas about power, money, cults of personality—from “Batman” to “The S...
4 Okt 202312min
Should Biden Push for Regime Change in Russia?
Throughout the Russian invasion of Ukraine, David Remnick has talked with Stephen Kotkin, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution who is deeply informed on U.S.-Russia relations, and a biographer of...
3 Okt 202323min
Olivia Rodrigo Talks with David Remnick
Being called the voice of a generation might seem a little off to someone born after the millennium. But Olivia Rodrigo’s songs clearly hit home for Gen Z. She turned twenty this year, and has already...
29 Sep 202327min
Hernan Diaz’s “Trust,” a Novel of High Finance
The daughter of eccentric aristocrats marries a Wall Street tycoon of dubious ethics during the Roaring Twenties. That sounds like a plot that F. Scott Fitzgerald might have written, or Edith Wharton....
26 Sep 202320min
