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The young poet’s reading at President Biden’s Inauguration made her as famous as a poet can be. She talks with Kevin Young about writing a new book once the stakes were much higher. (episode)
The young poet’s reading at President Biden’s swearing in made her about as famous as a poet can be. She talks with Kevin Young about writing a new book once the stakes were much higher.
William Finnegan on how police and their unions stymie the efforts of reform-minded politicians to bring change and rein in abuses.
The young poet’s reading at President Biden’s swearing in made her about as famous as a poet can be. She talks with Kevin Young about writing a new book once the stakes were much higher. (article)
Vjeran Tomic carried out the biggest art heist of his generation: seventy million dollars’ worth of paintings taken from a Paris museum. But that’s where his troubles began. (article)
A diva in the Americana scene shows her global side. Plus: a burglar took seventy million dollars’ worth of art from a French museum. Selling it was harder than stealing it. (episode)
A founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, the singer and banjo player talks with David Remnick and performs songs from her new album.
Vjeran Tomic carried out the biggest art heist of his generation: seventy million dollars’ worth of paintings taken from a Paris museum. But that’s where his troubles began.
A founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, the singer and banjo player talks with David Remnick and performs songs from her new album. (article)
How did children in Puerto Rico have a “white Christmas” – and why? WNYC’s Alana Casanova-Burgess reports on a delivery of snow to the Caribbean, and what it means to Puerto Ricans. (article)
How did San Juan children have a snowball fight—and why? Plus, a look at how poor students struggle to afford college, even on scholarship. (episode)
Élite universities want to diversify. A college senior explains how, even when schools give full scholarships, they may misunderstand the needs of the students they seek to recruit.
How did children in Puerto Rico have a “white Christmas” – and why? WNYC’s Alana Casanova-Burgess reports on a delivery of snow to the Caribbean, and what it means to Puerto Ricans.
Élite universities want to diversify. A college senior explains how, even when schools give full scholarships, they may misunderstand the needs of the students they seek to recruit. (article)
The New Yorker Radio Hour producer Ngofeen Mputubwele reports on a feeling of hopelessness pervading his peers—and on how they live with that feeling. (article)
The filmmaker returns to his home terrain, where he set “Boogie Nights” and other movies. Plus, millennial writers reflect on the particular sense of despair in their generation. (episode)
In his new film, “Licorice Pizza,” the writer-director returns to his home terrain.
The New Yorker Radio Hour producer Ngofeen Mputubwele reports on a feeling of hopelessness pervading his peers—and on how they live with that feeling.