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The New Criterion

A monthly review of the arts and intellectual life. Interviews, poetry readings, musical criticism, and more.

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June 11 · 39 min
Book party with Nicholas O’Connell
On June 9, the Friends of The New Criterion gathe…
May 8 · 1 hr 11 min
Fr. George Rutler on Shakespeare & Lincoln
On May 7, the Friends and Young Friends gathered …
April 10 · 52 min
Poetry Party with David Lehman
On April 9, the Friends and Young Friends gathere…
January 27 · 13 min
Brooke Allen on “Good Bones”
On January 22, Friends of The New Criterion gathe…
Dec 18, 2025 · 42 min
Music for a While #108: Singing, playing, and shouting Christmas
“Chronological order is not the only order,” says…
Oct 22, 2025 · 33 min
Andrew Jones on “The London Club”
On October 22, Friends of The New Criterion gathe…
Oct 22, 2025 · 27 min
Music for a While #107: Songs of the heart, etc.
This episode is about songs of the heart. There i…
Oct 1, 2025 · 37 min
Music for a While #106: Souvenirs
This episode begins with a Tchaikovsky work, Souv…
Sep 19, 2025 · 29 min
Music for a While #105: A composer, in words and music
Jay offers a personal appreciation of Rodion Shch…
Jun 25, 2025 · 26 min
Music for a While #104: Vibrations (good)
In recent days, the music world—classical and pop…
Jun 11, 2025 · 43 min
Music for a While #103: Songs, arias, etc.
Ricky Ian Gordon has written a cycle of songs abo…
May 15, 2025 · 41 min
Music for a While #102: A contemplation, a cartoon, etc.
Have you ever heard Contemplazione, a piece for o…
Apr 29, 2025 · 47 min
Music for a While #101: A Frenchman’s birthday, etc.
This year marks the one hundred and fiftieth anni…
Apr 8, 2025 · 50 min
Music for a While #100: Old Hundredth
This is Episode No. 100 of “Music for a While.” T…
Mar 21, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min
Dominic Green & D. J. Taylor discuss “What would Orwell do?”
On March 19, Friends of The New Criterion gathere…
Mar 16, 2025 · 38 min
Music for a While #99: Charity, malice & more
An appetizing, eclectic program. Charity is repre…
Feb 24, 2025 · 35 min
Music for a While #98: Paeans, poems, etc.
This episode begins with Pärt’s “Hymn to a Great …
Feb 11, 2025 · 41 min
Music for a While #97: Beach music
In this episode, three pieces by the American Amy…
Jan 28, 2025 · 41 min
Music for a While #96: Ring out
Tennyson wrote a famous poem for New Year’s Day, …
Jan 27, 2025 · 38 min
Jeremy Black & James Panero discuss “The scream of steam”
Jeremy Black and James Panero discuss the transfo…

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