# Critics at Large | The New Yorker

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Official site: https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/critics-at-large
Author: The New Yorker (audio_production@condenast.com)
Episodes: 136

## Resource

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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## Episodes
- [An American Playlist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/an-american-playlist) — 2026-07-02T09:00:00+00:00
- [From The Political Scene: The Politics of the Big Game](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/from-the-political-scene-the-politics-of-the-big-game) — 2026-06-25T09:00:00+00:00
- [Steven Spielberg’s Blockbusters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/steven-spielberg-s-blockbusters) — 2026-06-18T09:00:00+00:00
- [Why We Cling to the Animal Kingdom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/why-we-cling-to-the-animal-kingdom) — 2026-06-11T09:00:00+00:00
- [I Need a Critic: June, 2026, Edition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/i-need-a-critic-june-2026-edition) — 2026-06-04T09:00:00+00:00
- [Our Modern Glut of Choice](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/our-modern-glut-of-choice) — 2026-05-28T10:00:00+00:00
- [Where Do Men Go from Here?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/where-do-men-go-from-here) — 2026-05-21T09:00:00+00:00
- [How Romantasy Seduces Its Readers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/how-romantasy-seduces-its-readers) — 2026-05-14T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Met Gala, “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” and the State of Style](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/the-met-gala-the-devil-wears-prada-2-and-the-state-of-style) — 2026-05-07T09:00:00+00:00
- [What “Michael” Tries to Show—or Hide](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/what-michael-tries-to-show-or-hide) — 2026-04-30T10:00:00+00:00
- [Why Earnestness is Everywhere](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/why-earnestness-is-everywhere) — 2026-04-23T09:00:00+00:00
- [“Beef,” “The Drama,” and the New Marriage Plot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/beef-the-drama-and-the-new-marriage-plot) — 2026-04-16T09:00:00+00:00
- [The Guilty Pleasure of the Heist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/the-guilty-pleasure-of-the-heist) — 2026-04-09T09:00:00+00:00
- [“DTF St. Louis” and the New Story of the Suburbs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/dtf-st-louis-and-the-new-story-of-the-suburbs) — 2026-04-02T09:00:00+00:00
- [The Soft Power of BTS](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/the-soft-power-of-bts) — 2026-03-26T10:00:00+00:00
- [“Love Story” and Why We Cling to the Kennedy Myth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/love-story-and-why-we-cling-to-the-kennedy-myth) — 2026-03-12T09:00:00+00:00
- [The Hall of Fame—and of Shame—of Oscars Hosts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/the-hall-of-fame-and-of-shame-of-oscars-hosts) — 2026-03-05T10:00:00+00:00
- [Critics at Large Live: “Wuthering Heights” and Its Afterlives](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/critics-at-large-live-wuthering-heights-and-its-afterlives) — 2026-02-26T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Truth of Toni Morrison](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/the-truth-of-toni-morrison) — 2026-02-19T10:00:00+00:00
- [Charli XCX Misses the Moment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/charli-xcx-misses-the-moment) — 2026-02-12T10:00:00+00:00
- [“Heated Rivalry,” “Pillion,” and the New Drama of the Closet](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/heated-rivalry-pillion-and-the-new-drama-of-the-closet) — 2026-01-29T10:00:00+00:00
- [I Need a Critic: One-Hundredth-Episode Edition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/i-need-a-critic-one-hundredth-episode-edition) — 2026-01-22T10:00:00+00:00
- [Why Football Matters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/why-football-matters) — 2026-01-15T10:00:00+00:00
- [Do We Need Saints?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/do-we-need-saints) — 2026-01-08T11:00:00+00:00
- [Our Romance with Jane Austen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/our-romance-with-jane-austen) — 2025-12-25T11:00:00+00:00
- [The Year of the Broken Mirror](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/the-year-of-the-broken-mirror) — 2025-12-18T11:00:00+00:00
- [“Wake Up Dead Man” and the Whodunnit Renaissance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker-6612611/wake-up-dead-man-and-the-whodunnit-renaissance) — 2025-12-11T11:00:00+00:00

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