New Yorker editor David Remnick talks with Conan O'Brien at festival
The gist
New Yorker editor David Remnick spoke with Conan O'Brien at the magazine's 27th annual festival.
The magazine's editor is also publicly criticizing Trump ahead of the midterms.
How it unfolded
- Oct 11, 2026Remnick's New Yorker piece "Donald Trump after the Midterms" is published, in which he writes that the President has "the impulse control of a toddler."
- Oct 30, 2026Conan O'Brien talks with Remnick at The New Yorker Festival, the magazine's 27th annual event; the video is released.
- Nov 1, 2026A New Yorker Radio Hour episode, "Defending the Midterms from Donald Trump," features reporter Barton Gellman and Remnick discussing threats to the midterm elections.