Where Are the Children?

Undocumented migrants are being held for ransom by extortionists who know that they aren’t likely to report the crime.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Apr 20, 2015
Length: 37 minutes (9,381 words)

Moving to Mars

How NASA is preparing its astronauts for for the longest, loneliest voyage ever.

Author: Tom Kizzia
Source: The New Yorker
Published: Apr 20, 2015
Length: 28 minutes (7,000 words)

The Nerd Hunter

How “Freaks and Geeks” casting director Allison Jones is reshaping American comedy, one outsider at a time.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Apr 6, 2015
Length: 25 minutes (6,490 words)

Life Lines

An artist with amnesia finds comfort and stability by drawing. She’s also helping researchers learn more about the way our brains work.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Mar 23, 2015
Length: 40 minutes (10,032 words)

About Face

The reporter visits South Korea and tries to understand why the country has the highest rate of plastic surgery per capita in the world.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Mar 16, 2015
Length: 17 minutes (4,455 words)

A Friend of the Devil

How the CIA funded the National Student Association during the Cold War.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Mar 17, 2015
Length: 17 minutes (4,253 words)

Confessions of a Comma Queen

The New Yorker‘s longtime copy editor reflects on a life in grammar.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Feb 23, 2015
Length: 26 minutes (6,711 words)

Brother from Another Mother

“It’s not all pathos, pathos, pathos. One sketch ponders the eternal question ‘What if names were farts?'” Zadie Smith spends time with Comedy Central stars Key & Peele.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Feb 19, 2015
Length: 34 minutes (8,596 words)

Terrorist or Freedom Fighter?

Adventure turns to tragedy when a troubled army vet joins the fight against Assad in Syria.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Feb 16, 2015
Length: 37 minutes (9,470 words)

The Shape of Things to Come

A profile of Apple designer Jonathan Ive.

Author: Ian Parker
Source: The New Yorker
Published: Feb 16, 2015
Length: 66 minutes (16,540 words)