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In this episode, we meet a father who's turning around a gang feud in Harlem, the owners of Sylvia's give us a tour of the famed restaurant, and two cartoonists chat about talking dogs. (episode)
David Remnick talks with staff writer George Packer, who has covered the Iraq War and American politics, about the banlieues of Paris, which have been called “incubators” of terrorism.
There was no Planet Fitness on Malcolm X Blvd. when Sylvia’s, the soul food restaurant, moved to its current location in 1967. Sylvia's family tells us how they've stayed in the game.
Staff writer Jennifer Gonnerman spent time with Taylonn Murphy to understand how and why he has dedicated his life to ending the feud that killed his daughter.
George Booth started cartooning at three-and-a-half years old, when he drew a picture of a race car stuck in the mud. Nearly 90 years old, he still contributes to The New Yorker.
Staff writer Judith Thurman introduces us to linguist Daniel Kaufman, whose mission it is to preserve some of New York City's endangered languages.