98 Episodes

  1. The Many Faces of the Hit Man

    Published: 6/6/2024

  2. The Rising Tide of Slowness

    Published: 5/30/2024

  3. The New Midlife Crisis

    Published: 5/23/2024

  4. Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and the Benefits of Beef

    Published: 5/16/2024

  5. Our Collective Obsession with True Crime

    Published: 5/9/2024

  6. Why the Sports Movie Always Wins

    Published: 5/2/2024

  7. “Civil War” ’s Unsettling Images

    Published: 4/18/2024

  8. “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and the Art of the Finale

    Published: 4/11/2024

  9. Why We Want What Tom Ripley Has

    Published: 4/4/2024

  10. Kate Middleton and the Internet’s Communal Fictions

    Published: 3/28/2024

  11. Is Science Fiction the New Realism?

    Published: 3/21/2024

  12. The New Coming-of-Age Story

    Published: 3/14/2024

  13. Why We Love an Office Drama

    Published: 3/7/2024

  14. The Politics of the Oscar Race

    Published: 2/29/2024

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

    Published: 2/15/2024

  16. The Painful Pleasure of “Wretched Love”

    Published: 2/8/2024

  17. Why We Can’t Quit the Mean Girl

    Published: 2/1/2024

  18. From In the Dark: The Runaway Princesses

    Published: 1/30/2024

  19. What Is the Comic For?

    Published: 1/25/2024

  20. The Case for Criticism

    Published: 1/18/2024

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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.