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The Press Box

The December Issue: Can The New Yorker Survive Another Century?

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🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

Hello, media consumers! Welcome to the first in a monthly series of special episodes in which we take an in-depth look at a single subject and then interview a guest to help us understand that subject. This month’s subject is The New Yorker magazine and our guest is its editor, David Remnick. This month’s issue kicks off with a discussion between Bryan and David about Netflix’s new documentary on The New Yorker, ‘The New Yorker at 100,’ including what they both liked (02:54) and disliked about it (11:43). Next, they recall their first interactions with The New Yorker (16:08) and then dive into the history of the magazine (22:31). Bryan and David then contemplate some questions about the magazine, including, “If you were stuck on a desert island, whose New Yorker collected works would you pick?” (29:36), “What is your favorite New Yorker cover?” (36:31), "What movie or TV show to come out of The New Yorker would you pick?” (45:20), and more. David and Bryan finish their discussion by asking “Can The New Yorker survive another century?”(59:21). The December Issue winds down with an interview with New Yorker editor David Remnick (1:11:17). He and Bryan discuss what it was like having a documentary crew around while he worked, what kind of news outlet he wants The New Yorker to be (1:15:43), how much he wants the magazine to be about the city (1:29:45), and so much more, here on the Press Box. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Guest: David Remnick Producer: Bruce Baldwin Additional Production Support: Conor Nevins and Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, media consumers.

0:13.2

Welcome to Press Box, Brian Curtis of the Ringer here, along with producer Bruce Baldwin.

0:18.5

David Shoemaker will join us in one second.

0:22.8

This is a special episode of the press box that I am calling the December issue to be followed by issues, that is special

0:29.6

episodes, in January and February, and on and on. In these episodes, we are going to take a big,

0:36.4

fun, sprawling, in-depth look at a single subject,

0:40.0

and then we'll bring on a guest to help us understand that subject.

0:43.6

Our subject today is The New Yorker magazine, and our guest is David Remnick, the editor of

0:49.4

The New Yorker.

0:50.4

In a time when most media outlets have the lifespan of a Mayfly, the New Yorker is celebrating its 100th birthday.

0:57.9

There's a brand new Netflix doc that's going to be out on Friday about the magazine as part of that celebration.

1:03.0

In that documentary, David Remnick calls the New Yorker a miracle.

1:06.8

And what's miraculous isn't just the New Yorker still exists.

1:10.4

It's that it is a media outlet with a collective memory.

1:14.8

It is and has always been the New Yorker.

1:17.3

Today, David and I are going to review the Netflix doc.

1:20.3

We're going to talk about the New Yorker's history and pick some favorite writers and covers and cartoons.

1:26.1

Then I'll bring in David Remnick to talk about what the next hundred years of the New Yorker

1:30.7

will be like.

1:31.8

If I may sound like an editor writing an editor's letter for just a second, welcome to the

1:36.4

December issue.

1:37.7

Can the New Yorker survive another century?

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