A weekly conversation about what's new in The New Yorker: Michael Specter talks about ancient, deadly viruses that are being brought back from extinction, what these retroviruses can teach biologists about how humans evolved, and how they may hold the key to conquering AIDS and other diseases; Jeffrey Toobin on the recent memoir by the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and on his own book "The Nine"; Raffi Khatchadourian on the high-seas vigi...
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A weekly conversation about what's new in The New Yorker: Michael Specter talks about ancient, deadly viruses that are being brought back from extinction, what these retroviruses can teach biologists about how humans evolved, and how they may hold the key to conquering AIDS and other diseases; Jeffrey Toobin on the recent memoir by the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and on his own book "The Nine"; Raffi Khatchadourian on the high-seas vigilante Paul Watson and his thirty-year crusade to save the oceans; The New Yorker's Washington correspondent, Ryan Lizza, on Mitt Romney and the state of his Presidential campaign; Sasha Frere-Jones on how indie-rock bands have strayed from the origins of rock and roll, with clips of relevant songs; William Finnegan on the recent history Kosovo and the region's outlook for independence; Alex Ross on his new book, his blog, and the New Yorker Festival; David Remnick interviews Garry Kasparov, the Russian chess grandmaster and political activist, about the Putin regime and Russia's future; Dana Goodyear on Kim Hastreiter and the downtown-life-style magazine Paper, and on her own experience, living in Los Angeles; Mark Singer on the incredible career of the pianist Joyce Hatto, with clips of music and archival interviews; Jane Kramer on her kitchen in Italy and eating with the cookbook writer Claudia Roden; John Seabrook on the world's first global seed bank and the importance of biological diversity; Peter J. Boyer on the unique appeal of Rudy Giuliani; David Denby on the work of Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni; Elizabeth Kolbert on her back-yard hive and the fate of the honeybee; David Remnick on Avraham Burg's inflammatory comments and the current mood of Israel; William Dalrymple on Pakistan's uncertain future; Jon Lee Anderson on a battle with the Taliban in the poppy fields of Afghanistan; Ken Auletta on Rupert Murdoch's WSJ takeover bid.
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