The New Yorker Radio Hour Explained

Show Name:The New Yorker Radio Hour
Format:Magazine
Runtime:55 min. (approx.)
Country:United States
Language:English
Home Station:WNYC Studios
Syndicates:WNYC
Presenter:David Remnick
Executive Producer:David Krasnow
Technical Director:Louis Mitchell
Record Location:New York City
First Aired:2015
Audio Format:Stereo
Opentheme:Composed by Merrill Garbus
Podcast:RSS feed

The New Yorker Radio Hour is a radio show and podcast produced by The New Yorker and WNYC Studios.[1] [2] It is hosted by David Remnick, who has been editor of The New Yorker since 1998.[1] [3] [4] The first episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour debuted on October 24, 2015.[5] The New Yorker Radio Hour is broadcast on more than 345 terrestrial radio stations,[6] is also available on demand in a variety of ways.[7]

The weekly radio show and podcast features interviews with journalists and cartoonists from The New Yorker as well as interviews with artists, writers, comedians, filmmakers and other cultural figures.[8] [9] [10] Past guests include Aziz Ansari, Sarah Koenig, Julián Castro, Larry David, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Gloria Steinem, and Amy Schumer.[11] [12] [13] [14]

Format

As defined by host David Remnick, The New Yorker Radio Hour is "an hourlong program that is very much of The New Yorker, infused by its values, hosted by its writers and editors and artists, but also something unique, capacious, freewheeling".[15] However, the podcast does not include New Yorker pieces read out loud and is not a reproduction of the magazine.[16] [17] Furthermore, according to Remnick, the depth of the interviews, variety, and daring of the interviews as well as the humor sets the podcast apart from the magazine.[18]

While the podcast includes stories connected to the news, it is not a news program, but rather a show focused on interviews and personal narratives.[16] It also features readings of short fiction, book excerpts and satirical or humorous monologues.

History

Before creating The New Yorker Radio Hour, the magazine had several podcasts dedicated to a variety of topics including politics,[19] culture,[20] and fiction.[21] The New Yorker Radio Hour is different in that it is distributed to public-radio stations around the country and is co-produced with WNYC Studios. On October 24, 2015, the show debuted on 26 stations around the United States.[16]

The New Yorker Radio Hour began as a podcast on October 23, 2015.[22] The first episode featured a conversation between host David Remnick and author Ta-Nehisi Coates; a personal story from The New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore, and New Yorker cartoonists discussing the magazine’s cartoon-submission process.[23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "The New Yorker" Editor David Remnick Has A New Gig: Radio Host. Fast Company. 2016-02-09. en-US.
  2. Web site: Using video, The New Yorker abandons its mystique in hopes of attracting a larger audience. Columbia Journalism Review. 2016-05-05.
  3. Web site: David Remnick: The New Yorker Radio Hour. 2016-01-12. ideastream. 2016-05-05.
  4. Web site: New Year, New Radio Shows on WNPR. Brown. Lydia. wnpr.org. 31 December 2015 . 2016-05-05.
  5. Web site: David Remnick Set to Make Debut on 'The New Yorker Radio Hour'. WWD. 2016-02-09. en-US. Alexandra. Steigrad. 19 October 2015 .
  6. Web site: "The New Yorker Radio Hour" station list. WNYC Studios. 2018-04-17.
  7. Web site: POLITICO New York Playbook, presented by PhRMA: STUYVESANT TOWN near sale -- UBER targets upstate -- NEW YORKER's new radio show -- NYT's virtual reality project. POLITICO. 2016-03-31.
  8. Web site: The New Yorker Editor David Remnick Launched a Radio Hour in L.A. - Los Angeles Magazine. Los Angeles Magazine. en-US. 2016-04-13.
  9. Web site: David Remnick and Deborah Treisman on fiction in the New Yorker — Bookworm — KCRW. www.kcrw.com. 2016-05-05.
  10. Web site: A Podcast for Every Activity in Your Life. Taylor. Eric McQuade and Laura Standley and Devon. 2016-01-27. thrillist. 2016-05-05.
  11. Web site: David Remnick: "Radio is an obsession of mine". Current.org. 20 October 2015 . 2016-02-09.
  12. Web site: Julián Castro pushes back against liberal critics. Smilowitz. Elliot. 2016-04-22. TheHill. 2016-05-05.
  13. Web site: Larry David, what have you done? - The Boston Globe. BostonGlobe.com. 2016-05-05.
  14. Web site: Live From The New Yorker. . 2016-05-05.
  15. Web site: David Remnick: "Radio is an obsession of mine". Current. 20 October 2015 . 2016-03-31.
  16. Web site: Shouts, murmurs, earbuds: How The New Yorker is making the transition to radio. Nieman Lab. 2016-03-31.
  17. Web site: The New Yorker Radio Hour, Now on Cleveland Airwaves. Cleveland Scene. 2016-05-05.
  18. Web site: The New Yorker Editor David Remnick Launched a Radio Hour in L.A. - Los Angeles Magazine. 2016-03-11. Los Angeles Magazine. en-US. 2016-05-05.
  19. Web site: The New Yorker: Politics and More. 26 July 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20170726232227/http://feeds.wnyc.org/tnypoliticalscene. 26 July 2017.
  20. Comment. The New Yorker. 7 November 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20161107220611/http://www.newyorker.com/feed/podcast/comment. 7 November 2016.
  21. Out Loud Podcast. https://web.archive.org/web/20161210180802/http://www.newyorker.com/feed/podcast/out-loud. 2016-12-10. The New Yorker.
  22. Web site: Episode One: "Boarding Call". David. Remnick. 23 October 2015. www.newyorker.com.
  23. Web site: 'The New Yorker Radio Hour' will bring the magazine's cultural potpourri to airwaves. Poynter. 19 October 2015. en-US. 2016-03-31.

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