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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.
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Our Collective Obsession with True Crime
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May 09, 2024 |
Why the Sports Movie Always Wins
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May 02, 2024 |
“Civil War” ’s Unsettling Images
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Apr 18, 2024 |
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” and the Art of the Finale
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Apr 11, 2024 |
Why We Want What Tom Ripley Has
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Apr 04, 2024 |
Kate Middleton and the Internet’s Communal Fictions
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Mar 28, 2024 |
Is Science Fiction the New Realism?
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Mar 21, 2024 |
The New Coming-of-Age Story
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Mar 14, 2024 |
Why We Love an Office Drama
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Mar 07, 2024 |
The Politics of the Oscar Race
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Feb 29, 2024 |
How Usher, Beyoncé, and Taylor Swift Build Their Own Legacies
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Feb 15, 2024 |
The Painful Pleasure of “Wretched Love”
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Feb 08, 2024 |
Why We Can’t Quit the Mean Girl
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Feb 01, 2024 |
From In the Dark: The Runaway Princesses
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Jan 30, 2024 |
What Is the Comic For?
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Jan 25, 2024 |
The Case for Criticism
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Jan 18, 2024 |
Can Slowness Save Us?
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Jan 11, 2024 |
Portraits of the Artist
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Jan 04, 2024 |
From The New Yorker Radio Hour: a Conversation with Dolly Parton
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Dec 28, 2023 |
The Year of the Doll
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Dec 21, 2023 |
George Santos and the Art of the Scam
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Dec 14, 2023 |
Hayao Miyazaki’s Magical Realms
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Dec 07, 2023 |
The Past, Present, and Future of the Period Drama
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Nov 30, 2023 |
Samantha Irby Knows How to Be Funny
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Nov 21, 2023 |
Is “The Golden Bachelor” Too Good to Be True?
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Nov 16, 2023 |
Why We Dine Out (or Don’t)
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Nov 09, 2023 |
Britney Spears Tells Her Horror Story
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Nov 02, 2023 |
Martin Scorsese’s America
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Oct 26, 2023 |
Are Straight Couples O.K.?
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Oct 19, 2023 |
Spies, Sex, and John le Carré
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Oct 12, 2023 |
Taylor Swift Is Everywhere All at Once
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Oct 05, 2023 |
The Myth-Making of Elon Musk
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Sep 28, 2023 |
What Is Cringecore, and Why Is It Everywhere?
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Sep 28, 2023 |
Introducing: Critics at Large
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Sep 21, 2023 |