In the book “The Anxious Generation,” Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at New York University, argues that social-media platforms are detrimental to youths’ well-being, and that society needs to treat them as literally addictive. It has spent nearly a hundred weeks on the New York Times best-seller list, and has helped galvanize a movement seeking limits to social media in legislatures, in school districts, and in the courts. David Remnick speaks with Haidt about an Australian law to verify the age of social-media users, the first of its kind in the world, and about lawsuits in California that are aiming to pin liability for harms on social-media companies themselves. 
Further reading: 
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 <li>“<a href="https://www.worldhappiness.report/news/leading-experts-to-examine-the-impact-of-social-media-in-world-happiness-report-2026/" rel="noopener noreferrer">World Happiness Report 2026</a>,” featuring a contribution from Jonathan Haidt and other researchers </li>
 <li>“<a href="https://www.afterbabel.com/p/mountains-of-evidence" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mountains of Evidence</a>,” by Jonathan Haidt</li>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;In the book “The Anxious Generation,” Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at New York University, argues that social-media platforms are detrimental to youths’ well-being, and that society needs to treat them as literally addictive. It has spent nearly a hundred weeks on the New York &lt;i&gt;Times&lt;/i&gt; best-seller list, and has helped galvanize a movement seeking limits to social media in legislatures, in school districts, and in the courts. David Remnick speaks with Haidt about an Australian law to verify the age of social-media users, the first of its kind in the world, and about lawsuits in California that are aiming to pin liability for harms on social-media companies themselves. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further reading: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 &lt;li&gt;“&lt;a href="https://www.worldhappiness.report/news/leading-experts-to-examine-the-impact-of-social-media-in-world-happiness-report-2026/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;World Happiness Report 2026&lt;/a&gt;,” featuring a contribution from Jonathan Haidt and other researchers &lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;“&lt;a href="https://www.afterbabel.com/p/mountains-of-evidence" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Mountains of Evidence&lt;/a&gt;,” by Jonathan Haidt&lt;/li&gt;
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Jonathan Haidt, the author of “The Anxious Generation,” discusses the movement to limit social-media use among young people, including a major liability case in the California courts.

Social Media Goes to Court

When the Oscar nominations were announced this year, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” set a record. It received sixteen nominations, the most for any film ever. The fact that it’s, in part, a vampire movie, made by a director who’s not yet forty, makes that feat all the more remarkable. Coogler—who previously directed “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/creed-is-a-knockout" rel="noopener noreferrer">Creed</a>” and “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-passionate-politics-of-black-panther" rel="noopener noreferrer">Black Panther</a>”—sat down with the New Yorker staff writer <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/jelani-cobb" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jelani Cobb</a> to discuss the recurrent themes of history, faith, and race in his work, and how he refracted them through the lens of horror in “Sinners.”
This segment originally aired on April 11, 2025.
 
Further reading: 
“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/05/ryan-coogler-profile" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ryan Coogler’s Road to ‘Sinners</a>,’ ” by Jelani Cobb
 
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<description>&lt;p&gt;When the Oscar nominations were announced this year, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” set a record. It received sixteen nominations, the most for any film ever. The fact that it’s, in part, a vampire movie, made by a director who’s not yet forty, makes that feat all the more remarkable. Coogler—who previously directed “&lt;a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/creed-is-a-knockout" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Creed&lt;/a&gt;” and “&lt;a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-passionate-politics-of-black-panther" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Black Panther&lt;/a&gt;”—sat down with the &lt;i&gt;New Yorker&lt;/i&gt; staff writer &lt;a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/jelani-cobb" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Jelani Cobb&lt;/a&gt; to discuss the recurrent themes of history, faith, and race in his work, and how he refracted them through the lens of horror in “Sinners.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;This segment originally aired on April 11, 2025.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Further reading: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“&lt;a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/05/ryan-coogler-profile" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ryan Coogler’s Road to ‘Sinners&lt;/a&gt;,’ ” by Jelani Cobb&lt;/p&gt;
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The director talks with staff writer Jelani Cobb about his movie, which has been nominated for a record-setting sixteen Academy Awards. 

Ryan Coogler on “Sinners,” His Epic Film about Race, Music, and the Undead

As Iran’s retaliation hit American allies throughout the Middle East this week, David Remnick was joined by two New Yorker writers with decades of experience reporting from the region. <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/robin-wright" rel="noopener noreferrer">Robin Wright</a> has reported from Iran extensively, and she met with Ali Khamenei before he became the Supreme Leader of Iran; <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/dexter-filkins" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dexter Filkins</a> covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he has been reporting on the Pentagon and military readiness. Filkins and Wright discuss the possibilities for future leadership in Iran; the Administration’s chaotic statements in regard to its goals and time frame; and the economic impact of the war, which is already being felt around the globe. 
 
Further reading:
“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/what-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-meant-to-iran-and-what-comes-next#rid=d2c89d6d-4990-4ebe-86a1-9adb7c2f0cd2&q=robin+wright" rel="noopener noreferrer">What Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Meant to Iran, and What Comes Next</a>,” by Robin Wright
"<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/01/19/marco-rubio-profile" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Marco Rubio Went from “Little Marco” to Trump’s Foreign-Policy Enabler</a>,” by Dexter Filkins
“<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/49387/the-forever-war-by-dexter-filkins/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Forever War</a>,” by Dexter Filkins
 
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<description>&lt;p&gt;As Iran’s retaliation hit American allies throughout the Middle East this week, David Remnick was joined by two &lt;i&gt;New Yorker&lt;/i&gt; writers with decades of experience reporting from the region. &lt;a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/robin-wright" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Robin Wright&lt;/a&gt; has reported from Iran extensively, and she met with Ali Khamenei before he became the Supreme Leader of Iran; &lt;a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/dexter-filkins" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Dexter Filkins&lt;/a&gt; covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he has been reporting on the Pentagon and military readiness. Filkins and Wright discuss the possibilities for future leadership in Iran; the Administration’s chaotic statements in regard to its goals and time frame; and the economic impact of the war, which is already being felt around the globe. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Further reading:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“&lt;a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/what-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-meant-to-iran-and-what-comes-next#rid=d2c89d6d-4990-4ebe-86a1-9adb7c2f0cd2&amp;q=robin+wright" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;What Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Meant to Iran, and What Comes Next&lt;/a&gt;,” by Robin Wright&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;"&lt;a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/01/19/marco-rubio-profile" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;How Marco Rubio Went from “Little Marco” to Trump’s Foreign-Policy Enabler&lt;/a&gt;,” by Dexter Filkins&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“&lt;a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/49387/the-forever-war-by-dexter-filkins/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;The Forever War&lt;/a&gt;,” by Dexter Filkins&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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As the conflict rapidly spreads throughout the Middle East, the New Yorker writers Dexter Filkins and Robin Wright discuss the stakes for Iran, the U.S., and the rest of the world. 

The Global Fallout of Donald Trump’s War on Iran

David Remnick sits down with Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the creators of a show he loves, “Industry,” which is currently airing its fourth season. The show is centered on the financial and personal dramas of junior employees at a fictional London investment bank. Down and Kay are old friends who both did unsuccessful stints in banking. “Before we could formulate our own identities, we allowed the institution to make them for us,” Down tells Remnick. But, having left finance for television, he says, “I still feel like I want to make money. . . .  I’m never content with my career. The reason our show feels like it’s constantly changing and vibrating with electricity is because me and Konrad are, in terms of our careers. And, you know, we want to be successful. We were finance bros in the first instance.”
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<description>&lt;p&gt;David Remnick sits down with Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the creators of a show he loves, “Industry,” which is currently airing its fourth season. The show is centered on the financial and personal dramas of junior employees at a fictional London investment bank. Down and Kay are old friends who both did unsuccessful stints in banking. “Before we could formulate our own identities, we allowed the institution to make them for us,” Down tells Remnick. But, having left finance for television, he says, “I still feel like I want to make money. . . .  I’m never content with my career. The reason our show feels like it’s constantly changing and vibrating with electricity is because me and Konrad are, in terms of our careers. And, you know, we want to be successful. We were finance bros in the first instance.”&lt;/p&gt;
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The creators of the financial drama, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, explain what “finance bros” misunderstand about capitalism’s allure.

Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

As Donald Trump and his Administration threaten to attack Iran, their motivations remain unclear. Does the President want to force Iran to make a nuclear deal, to replace the one that he scrapped in his first term, or is he really seeking regime change? To understand how this all might play out, David Remnick speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a policy analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, who writes about the Middle East for Foreign Affairs and other publications. Citing the disastrous precedents in Afghanistan and Iraq, Sadjadpour notes, “the last two decades has proven that we don’t have the ability to dictate . . . who comes to power the day after a military attack.”
Plus, After protests over the economy erupted across Iran late last year, reports emerged that the regime was killing protesters. Donald Trump threatened to intervene, but did not. Estimates vary widely, but some note that thirty thousand people or more may have been killed. Now, as the U.S. sends a huge military force to the Gulf, Iranians are waiting for war—and many in the country are in the shocking position of hoping for conflict, if it will end the Ayatollah’s government. The reporter <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/cora-engelbrecht" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cora Engelbrecht</a> has been recording her conversations with sources on the ground about what that could mean. Their voices were altered or overdubbed for our story, to protect them from reprisal.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;As Donald Trump and his Administration threaten to attack Iran, their motivations remain unclear. Does the President want to force Iran to make a nuclear deal, to replace the one that he scrapped in his first term, or is he really seeking regime change? To understand how this all might play out, David Remnick speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a policy analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, who writes about the Middle East for &lt;i&gt;Foreign Affairs&lt;/i&gt; and other publications. Citing the disastrous precedents in Afghanistan and Iraq, Sadjadpour notes, “the last two decades has proven that we don’t have the ability to dictate . . . who comes to power the day after a military attack.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Plus, After protests over the economy erupted across Iran late last year, reports emerged that the regime was killing protesters. Donald Trump threatened to intervene, but did not. Estimates vary widely, but some note that thirty thousand people or more may have been killed. Now, as the U.S. sends a huge military force to the Gulf, Iranians are waiting for war—and many in the country are in the shocking position of hoping for conflict, if it will end the Ayatollah’s government. The reporter &lt;a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/cora-engelbrecht" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cora Engelbrecht&lt;/a&gt; has been recording her conversations with sources on the ground about what that could mean. Their voices were altered or overdubbed for our story, to protect them from reprisal.&lt;/p&gt;
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The foreign-policy analyst Karim Sadjadpour on what it would mean for the U.S. to pursue regime change in Iran again. And we hear from Iranians who are waiting, even hoping, for war.

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