Category:
Anthology,
Art,
ContemporaryLanguage:
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Cultural Commentary Culture Current-affairs Fiction Humor Humour magazine News opinion Poetry Politics Reporting WeeklyWritten by The New Yorker Magazine
Format: MP3
Abridged
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Since its founding, in 1925, The New Yorker has evolved from a Manhattan-centric “fifteen-cent comic paper” to a multi-platform publication known worldwide for its in-depth reporting, political and cultural commentary, fiction, poetry, and humor. The New Yorker continues to stand apart for its rigor, fairness, and excellence, and for its singular mix of stories that surprise, delight, and inform.
December 11, 2023 - Audio Contents
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Comment: Peacemaking in the Israel-Hamas war, by Steve Coll
AMERICAN CHRONICLES: The Mistrial - Prosecuting an insurrectionist ex-President for treason, by Jill Lepore
SHOUTS & MURMURS: Which Friendship Plan Is Right for You? by Evan Waite and River Clegg
ANNALS OF TECHNOLOGY: The Optimists - How Microsoft saved Sam Altman, by Charles Duhigg
PROFILES: Peak Performer - The quest to be the world’s top motivational speaker, by Tad Friend
FICTION: ‘Keats at Twenty-four’ by Caleb Crain
POEMS
‘Autumn Fern’ by Henri Cole
‘Funny You Should Ask’ by Anne Carson
COVER: ‘Special Delivery’ by Barry Blitt
Only a selection of the long reads are available as audio. For remaining content, including cartoons, refer to the print version