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Critics at Large | The New Yorker

Critics at Large | The New Yorker


Critics at Large | The New Yorker

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33 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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Critics at Large is a weekly culture podcast from The New Yorker. Every Thursday, the staff writers Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz discuss current obsessions, classic texts they’re revisiting with fresh eyes, and trends that are emerging across books, television, film, and more. The show runs the gamut of the arts and pop culture, with lively, surprising conversations about everything from Salman Rushdie to “The Real Housewives.” Through rigorous analysis and behind-the-scenes insights into The New Yorker’s reporting, the magazine’s critics help listeners make sense of our moment—and how we got here.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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Why the Sports Movie Always Wins

From “Raging Bull” to “A League of Their Own,” films about athletes have commanded the ...

45 minutes
May 02, 2024

“Civil War” ’s Unsettling Images

“Civil War,” Alex Garland’s divisive new action flick, borrows iconography—and actual f...

46 minutes
Apr 18, 2024

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” and the Art of the Finale

Since the turn of the millennium, HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” has slyly satirized the ...

44 minutes
Apr 11, 2024

Why We Want What Tom Ripley Has

In her 1955 novel, “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” Patricia Highsmith introduced readers to ...

47 minutes
Apr 04, 2024

Kate Middleton and the Internet’s Communal Fictions

News of Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis arrived after months of speculation regarding...

45 minutes
Mar 28, 2024

Is Science Fiction the New Realism?

Science fiction has historically been considered a niche genre, one in which far-flung ...

46 minutes
Mar 21, 2024

The New Coming-of-Age Story

For centuries, the bildungsroman, or novel of education, has offered a window into a fo...

50 minutes
Mar 14, 2024

Why We Love an Office Drama

The office has long been a fixture in pop culture—but, in 2024, amid the rise of remote...

47 minutes
Mar 07, 2024

The Politics of the Oscar Race

The campaign for an Oscar is just that: a campaign. In the weeks and months leading up ...

48 minutes
Feb 29, 2024

How Usher, Beyoncé, and Taylor Swift Build Their Own Legacies

At this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, Usher Raymond sang through decades of hits whi...

44 minutes
Feb 15, 2024