Dan & Eric Read The New Yorker So You Don't Have To

Each week, writers Daniel Torday and Eric Rosenblum discuss the contents of the New Yorker and the magazine's history. Plus guests!

Salinger in the Magazine: Episode 1

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 editors Gus Lobrano and William Maxwell had on the writer. Eric speaks with Ben Yagoda, author of ABOUT TOWN: THE NEW YORKER AND THE WORLD IT MADE about Salinger's history with the magazine. The actor Michael Shannon reads as Salinger.

05-22
30:08

January 20, 2020 Episode-- ARBITERS OF DOOM! We discuss: David Rohde on Bill Barr; Louis Menand on the history of affirmative action; and more!

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 argue about whether or not the American experiment is about to fail. And, finally, the two writers discuss Louis Menand and his remarkable piece on the history of Affirmative Action. Enjoy. 

01-27
23:42

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