May 20, 2019 Issue-- We discuss Elizabeth Kolbert on mass extinction; essayist John Jeremiah Sullivan on musician Rhiannon Giddens; a killer short story by Camille Bordas; and pods!

Dan and Eric discuss Elizabeth Kolbert and her piece about the destruction of biodiversity and the change of the climate; essayist John Jeremiah Sullivan, and his profile of contemporary folk musician Rhiannon Giddens; and novelist Camille Bordas and the intricacies of her lovely short story, her third in the magazine.  Plus: D & E discuss the most recent episodes of the New Yorker Fiction podcast and the New Yorker Radio Hour.  Not to be missed!!!