Critics at Large | The New Yorker
Hosted by Naomi Fry and Vinson Cunningham and Alexandra Schwartz · The New Yorker
4.5from 1,766 ratings
- 145
- Episodes
- 74
- Transcribed
- 1,766
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 228M
- YouTube views
About Critics at Large | The New Yorker
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.
- Publisher
- The New Yorker
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 21 Sept 2023
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
74 of 145 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Cozy Conservatism of “The Gilded Age”
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Critics at Large Live: “I Need a Critic!”
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
“You Can See Everything” and the Nathan Fielder Effect
Inside a recent episode
The Cozy Conservatism of “The Gilded Age”
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's interesting what you're saying about being so far removed that we can cozy up to this history, because I do think that's what the show is helping us do. But I don't know if I agree. Exactly that we're so far removed that we can cozy up to it. I think the show is the show. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Tyler Foggatt
- Kathryn Schultz
- Amanda Petrusich
- Lauren Michele Jackson
- Alex Barasch
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 227,922,710
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 645 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 1,121 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100
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- Quality
- 93
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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Naomi Fry and Vinson Cunningham and Alexandra Schwartz host the show. Published by The New Yorker.
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