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Writers Daniel Torday and Eric Rosenblum discuss the weekly content of the New Yorker Magazine. Plus special guests!
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Salinger in the Magazine: Episode 1 from 2020-05-22T08:21:58
In the first of a series of episodes, Eric explores JD Salinger's history in the magazine as he recounts his own experiences reading Salinger and tries to figure out the impact that New Yorker e...
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January 20, 2020 Episode-- ARBITERS OF DOOM! We discuss: David Rohde on Bill Barr; Louis Menand on the history of affirmative action; and more! from 2020-01-27T11:33:23
This week: Dan and Eric discuss bad-ass journalist and executive editor of newyorker.com David Rohde's in-depth take on ultra-conservative protector of Trump, William Barr. Dan and Eric briefly...
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September 16, 2019 Issue- AD ASTRA PLUS! We discuss Michael Schulman on fans; Nathan Heller on director James Gray; and a beautiful new Garth Greenwell short story! from 2019-09-21T14:44:08
As Dan and Eric discuss Michael Shulman's wonderful piece about contemporary fandom, they get into the author's earlier work and how Dan & Eric Read the New Yorker is, in fact, an act of fan...
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September 9, 2019 Issue- FRANZEN KICKS THE HIVE! We discuss Dan Piepenbring on his time with Prince; an inflammatory Franzen essay on climate change; and a beautiful new Louise Erdrich short story! from 2019-09-11T16:03:41
This week, Dan and Eric have an extensive conversation about Jonathan Franzen's take on climate change and his history as a provocateur; Dan Piepenbring's vivid account of spending time with Pri...
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September 2, 2019 issue-- BOOKS AND VACCINES! We discuss Evan Osnos on Hong Kong; Nick Paumgarten on Measles; a Kate Walbert story; and Dan Chiasson on books! from 2019-09-04T19:52:56
Dan and Eric talk about Evan Osnos's long take on the protests in Hong Kong; Nick Paumgarten's piece on vaccines and anti-vaxxers; Kate Walbert's moving short story, "To Do"; and Dan Chiasson on...
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August 19, 2019 Issue- SAUNDERS RETURNS! We discuss: Remnick on Toni Morrison; Jelani Cobb on Stacey Abrams; and the triumphant return of George Saunders short fiction. from 2019-08-22T13:38:33
This is an exciting episode because the New Yorker put out the first story by George Saunders in several years. This gives Dan and Eric a lot to talk about: the history of the American short st...
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July 29, 2019 Episode- CONTROVERSY ABOUNDS! We discuss Jane Mayer's blockbuster on Al Franken; Jill Lepore on Melville; and Hilton Als' controversial piece on Hannah Gadsby. from 2019-07-31T13:24:28
Dan and Eric discuss the nature of criticism this issue as well as where the New Yorker tends to situate itself in today's cultural climate. They start out talking about Jane Meyer's detailed i...
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July 21, 2019 Episode! We discuss: Sarah Larson on a visit to the Met w/ Marc Maron and his director; Dana Goodyear on Kamala Harris; a great new Hanif Kureishi short story; and more! from 2019-07-26T12:17:10
Dan and Eric talk about Dan's recent surgery, from which he's still recovering; Sarah Larson's Talk piece on Lynn Shelton, Marc Maron, and a current exhibit at the Met; Dana Goodyear's insightfu...
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Guest Episode: Fiction writer Mary Gaitskill! In this episode Eric talks with novelist and short story writer Mary Gaitskill, author of VERONICA, BAD BEHAVIOR, THE MARE and many other books. from 2019-07-16T13:34:14
Eric talks to fiction writer and New Yorker contributor Mary Gaitskill about getting started as a writer; publishing Bad Behavior; Philip Roth and Richard Yates; her perceptions of Eric when he ...
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July 8&15th Issue! We discuss: Amy Sorkin Davidson on the margins; a great Dan Chiasson review of poet James Tate; and a mind-blowing David Rabe short story! from 2019-07-10T15:33:04
This was a great week at the New Yorker and on the pod. Dan and Eric talk about: Amy Davidson Sorkin's excellent and unique piece about the Democratic debates; Dan Chiasson's insightful close r...
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July 1, 2019 Episode! We discuss: Robin Wright on T***p's Iran folly; an epically good Lauren Collins profile of Macron; and Emma Cline fiction! from 2019-07-02T13:57:38
Dan and Eric actually just met up in New York for a good friend's wedding, so they reminisce, briefly, about their mutual, now-married friend, and their debauchery over the long weekend. The co...
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June 24 Issue! We discuss: Amy Sorkin Davidson on Biden/T***p; Sheelah Kolhatkar on Elizabeth Warren's economics; Peter Schjeldahl on Whitman at 200; and much more! from 2019-06-28T09:00:41
This week, Dan and Eric discuss recent experiences--Dan went to a Vermont conference for Jewish writers, Eric saw two concerts. They discuss the shame a person in their 40s might feel when enga...
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Special Guest: Rebecca Curtis from 2019-06-18T15:48:31
Rebecca Curtis's short stories are often told by narrators who are unafraid to tell you exactly what they think--this is just one element of what's so great about her work. Curtis has published...
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June 10&17, 2019 Issue-- We discuss the Fiction Issue! Amy Davidson Sorkin on the EU; an excerpt of Ta-Nehisi Coates' debut novel; Jennifer Egan remembering travel in China;&more! from 2019-06-11T13:04:40
It is the summer fiction issue, and this week Dan and Eric talk--lamely--about how exhausted they both are. Apparently, parenting, teaching, writing and podcasting has caught up with them, and ...
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June 3, 2019 Issue-- We discuss: Margaret Talbot on child separation's continuation; William Finnegan on Beto; Emily Nussbaum on #metoo on TV; and a great Rivka Galchen piece on Curious George! from 2019-06-04T10:54:26
On this episode, Dan discusses how being a podcast host has led him to be overly confident about his knowledge of facts; Eric counters by reflecting on his over-enthusiasm and thoughtless relian...
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May 27, 2019 Issue-- We discuss: Jeffrey Toobin on threats to Roe; a glorious Mark Singer profile of David Milch; some fiction from Ben Lerner; and more! from 2019-05-28T13:19:51
Dan and Eric had a good time this episode. They have a lengthy talk about Jeffrey Toobin's piece on Roe v. Wade and the abandonment of stare decisis; they chat about Mark Singer's profile of De...
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May 20, 2019 Issue-- We discuss Elizabeth Kolbert on mass extinction; essayist John Jeremiah Sullivan on musician Rhiannon Giddens; a killer short story by Camille Bordas; and pods! from 2019-05-20T12:47:03
Dan and Eric discuss Elizabeth Kolbert and her piece about the destruction of biodiversity and the change of the climate; essayist John Jeremiah Sullivan, and his profile of contemporary folk mu...
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May 13, 2019 Issue-- We discuss Margaret Talbot on Barr shame; Vinson Cunningham's genius profile of Tracy Morgan; a great new Lauren Groff short story; and more! from 2019-05-14T11:00:01
In this exciting episode, Dan and Eric talk about: their yin and yang; Margaret Talbot on the spinelessness of Trump appointees and Jeffrey Toobin on the effectiveness of Trump's Roy Cohn-inspir...
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May 6, 2019 Issue-- We discuss Jeffrey Toobin on Michael Cohen; a genius Rivka Galchen piece about the moon; critic Adam Kirch on a new Buber bio;&a takedown of the new David Brooks from 2019-05-06T14:34:22
This week! Dan and Eric dicuss Jeffrey Toobin's piece about Michael Cohen, his history, his illegal deeds and how he turned on Trump; Rivka Galchen on the past, present and future of lunar trav...
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April 29, 2019 Issue- We discuss Amy Davidson Sorkin on Mueller; an excellent Rebecca Mead piece on Air BnB; good stuff on John Hersey and the First Amendment; and a Greg Jackson short story! from 2019-04-29T15:56:05
Dan and Eric talk about Dan's recent hosting of Yiyun Li at Bryn Mawr College, and how she knows when a short story is complete; Amy Davidson Sorkin on the Mueller report and the profanity of Tr...
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April 22, 2019 Issue: We discuss David Remnick on Bibi; Ben Taub on a Guantanamo release story; a Catherine Lacey fiction; and a lot more! from 2019-04-23T21:40:02
This week, Dan and Eric have a wide-ranging conversation. They discuss their respective Passover weekends, Dan's spend in DC, Eric's on Long Island; David Remnick's piece on the osmotic relatio...
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April 15, 2019 Episode: Toobin on Barr; Paumgarten on the sad tale of a sports radio show host; Booker Prize winner Pat Barker's NYer debut; Jonathan Dee on Nelson Algren;&Hilton Als on Sam Gold. from 2019-04-15T15:27:40
Dan and Eric talk about how tired they tend to get every April; Toobin's reporting on William Barr (is he just doing Trump's bidding? All signs point to yes.); Jonathan Dee's excellent review o...
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April 8, 2019 Episode: Steve Coll on Mueller, Rachel Aviv on mental health; and a new short story writer! from 2019-04-08T10:47:25
This week, Dan and Eric talk about Steve Coll's assessment of American news and reporting; Rachel Aviv's wonderful piece on the difficulties of getting off anti-depressants; Te-Ping Chen's short...
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April 1, 2019 Episode- We discuss John Cassidy on the Barr letter; Elizabeth Kolbert on the bayou; James Wood on Amy Hempel and more! from 2019-03-27T12:55:49
This week on the pod, Dan and Eric discuss John Cassidy's piece on William Barr's letter; how they're both feeling about the release of the Mueller report; Elizabeth Kolbert's piece about the si...
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March 25, 2019- We discuss Ed Caesar on Brexit's Trump; a gorgeous new Lore Segal short story; and way more! from 2019-03-21T15:11:55
Dan and Eric talk about: their summit at a Starbuck's in East Brunswick, New Jersey, the halfway point between Brooklyn and Philadelphia; Zach Helfand's piece on Bubba the Love Sponge and his vi...
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March 18, 2019 Episode- We discuss Adam Gopnik on impeachment; Tad Friend on Bill Hader's BARRY; a new Sally Rooney story and more! from 2019-03-13T10:59:05
Dan and Eric talk about the weight of the podcasted word versus the written word; Adam Gopnik's piece on whether or not Dems should pursue impeachment (as well as an accompanying web piece on th...
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March 11, 2019- We discuss Evan Osnos on N Korea, Jane Mayer's Fox blockbuster, Yiyun Li and more from 2019-03-08T16:36:51
Dan and Eric discuss their 15-year friendship; Evan Osnos's piece on North Korea, in which he compares Michael Cohen to North Korean defector, Tae Young Ho; Jane Mayer's breaking news story abou...
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Guest Episode: Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner from 2019-03-04T11:55:02
Dan talks with musician and memoirist Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast. Zauner's "Crying in H Mart" appeared on the New Yorker site in August 2018 to great fanfare. A memoir-length version ...
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March 4, 2019 Issue-- We discuss Jeffrey Toobin on McCabe; Sam Knight on ESP; a new Jonathan Lethem story and more! from 2019-02-28T20:58:01
Dan and Eric talk about their love of magazines; Jeffrey Toobin's Comment piece about former FBI director, Andrew McCabe; Sam Knight's piece about psychologists who believed in ESP in 1960s and ...
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Guest Episode: Akhil Sharma from 2019-02-25T20:50:48
Eric talks to award-winning novelist and short story writer Akhil Sharma about writing for the New Yorker since 1997, the works of Anton Chekhov, working on his Folio-prize winning novel, Family...
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February 18& 25 Issue- Part Two! We discuss a new piece by Ronan Farrow and cartoons by Maggie Larson from 2019-02-22T14:45:37
Dan and Eric come together for the anniversary issue, episode two! They discuss the piece "Private Mossad for Hire" by Ronan Farrow and Adam Entous; Farrow's work for the New Yorker since he be...
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Guest Episode: Keith Gessen from 2019-02-18T09:07:50
Eric talks to New Yorker contributor Keith Gessen about his long history of writing for the magazine; the founding of N+1; what Keith learned about fiction writing from fellow New Yorker contrib...
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February 18& 25 Issue- Jelani Cobb on voting rights; Toobin on Roger Stone& Jerome Corsi; a new story from the author of THE PERFECT NANNY; and more! from 2019-02-13T23:45:44
Dan and Eric discuss Kadir Nelson's beautiful anniversary issue cover; Jelani Cobb and his incisive piece on the new bill, H.R. 1; Jeffrey Toobin, his current piece about Roger Stone and Jerome ...
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BONUS! The Debrief: Eric's George Saunders interview. In a podcast bonus episode, Dan& Eric chat about the George talk. from 2019-02-12T20:27:03
Dan and Eric discuss the George Saunders interview; their memories from studying with George in the Syracuse University MFA program; what George continues to mean in their daily lives; and the e...
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Guest Episode: George Saunders from 2019-02-11T13:06:09
Eric talks to fiction writer and New Yorker contributor, George Saunders, about first getting published in the magazine, finding the right ending to "Sea Oak," the legacies of fiction editors at...
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February 11, 2019- Ian Parker's profile of novelist Dan Mallory goes viral; a new TC Boyle short story; Dan Chiasson on poet Shane McCrae's new book and more! from 2019-02-06T17:11:17
Dan and Eric discuss the Ian Parker tale of writer/editor Dan Mallory's fascinating trail of deception; TC Boyle's short story in which he envisions a future with all self-driving cars; Margaret...
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Guest Episode: Emily Flake from 2019-02-04T06:05:36
You likely already know Emily Flake's unique cartoons and illustrations, which have been appearing for years in the New Yorker. You might also know her essays and work as a performer. In this ...
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February 4, 2019 Episode-- Amy Davidson Sorkin on the NRA in NYC; Louis Menand on White Supremacy in the US; Sheelah Kolhatkar; plus us on plays and poems! from 2019-01-30T18:28:12
Dan and Eric discuss the February 4th issue of the New Yorker. They talk about Amy Davidson Sorkin's long career at the magazine, and her piece on a supreme court gun rights case; Louis Menand'...
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January 28, 2019- Jeffrey Toobin on William Barr confirmation; Jill Lepore on newspapers; and we talk about a Haruki Murakami short story! from 2019-01-23T15:44:25
Dan and Eric talk about John Cuneo's satirical cover; Jeffrey Toobin's skeptical view of Attorney General nominee William Barr; Jill Lepore's prescient take on the state of journalism today; Har...
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January 21, 2019 issue- Dana Goodyear on Richter and Donnersmarck; Emily Nussbaum on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and more! from 2019-01-17T14:55:43
Dan and Eric talk about Dana Goodyear's excellent piece on the relationship between artist Gerhard Richter and Florian Von Donnersmarck, director of "The Lives of Others"; Joshua Rothman on the ...
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January 7, 2019 issue- Mark Burnett, Nathan Heller on philosophy and more from 2019-01-11T09:13:27
Dan and Eric discuss Patrick Raden Keefe's piece about Tr*mp and Mark Burnett; Nathan Heller on philosopher Elizabeth Anderson; plus much more!
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January 14, 2019 issue- Malcolm Gladwell on pot; Victor Orban; poems and more from 2019-01-09T11:44:43
Dan and Eric talk about Malcolm Gladwell piece cautioning against getting too comfortable with marijuana legalization; Elizabeth Zerofsky on fascism in Hungary; poetry; and the new New Yorker in...
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