84 Episodes

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

    Published: 2/15/2024

  2. The Painful Pleasure of “Wretched Love”

    Published: 2/8/2024

  3. Why We Can’t Quit the Mean Girl

    Published: 2/1/2024

  4. From In the Dark: The Runaway Princesses

    Published: 1/30/2024

  5. What Is the Comic For?

    Published: 1/25/2024

  6. The Case for Criticism

    Published: 1/18/2024

  7. Can Slowness Save Us?

    Published: 1/11/2024

  8. Portraits of the Artist

    Published: 1/4/2024

  9. From The New Yorker Radio Hour: a Conversation with Dolly Parton

    Published: 12/28/2023

  10. The Year of the Doll

    Published: 12/21/2023

  11. George Santos and the Art of the Scam

    Published: 12/14/2023

  12. Hayao Miyazaki’s Magical Realms

    Published: 12/7/2023

  13. The Past, Present, and Future of the Period Drama

    Published: 11/30/2023

  14. Samantha Irby Knows How to Be Funny

    Published: 11/21/2023

  15. Is “The Golden Bachelor” Too Good to Be True?

    Published: 11/16/2023

  16. Why We Dine Out (or Don’t)

    Published: 11/9/2023

  17. Britney Spears Tells Her Horror Story

    Published: 11/2/2023

  18. Martin Scorsese’s America

    Published: 10/26/2023

  19. Are Straight Couples O.K.?

    Published: 10/19/2023

  20. Spies, Sex, and John le Carré

    Published: 10/12/2023

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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.