Bonus: “The French Dispatch” Reads The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour
17. Sept. 2021 28 min
Bonus: “The French Dispatch” Reads The New Yorker
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About this episode

<p><span>Wes Anderson’s new film, “The French Dispatch,” is about a magazine, and it was inspired by Anderson’s long-standing love of </span><i><span>The New Yorker.</span></i><span> In this special episode, introduced by the articles editor Susan Morrison, cast members read excerpts from classic works associated with the magazine. </span><span>Bill Murray reads a letter from the editor Harold Ross to an angry writer, Steve Park reads James Thurber, and Elisabeth Moss reads E. B. White. Owen Wilson reads Joseph Mitchell’s piece on rats; Frances McDormand reads Mavis Gallant’s record of the 1968 student uprising in Paris; Tilda Swinton reads a Calvin Tomkins art-world profile; and Jeffrey Wright reads James Baldwin’s “Equal in Paris,” a remarkable indictment of French institutions. </span></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

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