Critics at Large | The New Yorker
5.0/5
Critic Rating
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.
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Reggie Ugwu • New York Times • Dec 6, 2024
"The hosts’ spirited and generous deconstructions of a wide range of modern texts...You’ll laugh, you’ll learn, you’ll impress your group chat."
Score: 5
Fiona McCann • Irish Times • Sep 9, 2024
"If this sounds effete or too drily intellectual, Critics at Large is anything but. These three discuss everything from Taylor Swift to true crime to therapy with a mental acuity and engaging rigour that are also often funny and push at least my thinking out of its own solitary eddies and into wider, wilder waters. Listen, most closely, to what they say about critics. “It’s someone who ... loves experience,” Cunningham says. “It’s someone that looks at any phenomenon ... and wants to extend their life by engaging, paying it attention.” See? You pay attention and love experience? You’re a critic, and this podcast is also for you. …"
Score: 5
PR Staff • PodcastReview.org • Apr 5, 2024
"Unafraid to tackle high and low-brow topics, these critics cover subjects as diverse as our news feeds. Their funny and insightful analysis helps us make sense of the zeitgeist in a world swirling with points of view."
Score: 5
Eliana Dockterman • Time • Nov 22, 2023
"...these critics begin with a deep read of a new release...Fry, Cunningham, and Schwartz happen to be three of the smartest cultural critics working today and setting them free to talk about the larger implications of any one piece of culture plays to their strengths as thinkers and conversationalists."
