 Is anyone qualified to succeed David Remnick as the editor of The New Yorker? That was a question I dug into last summer, when I reported on how every Condé Nast editor is required to annually submit a list of candidates who could step into their shoes when the time comes. That looming succession is an undercurrent of a new Netflix documentary on the 100-year anniversary of The New Yorker, which Remnick has edited for a quarter-century. On this week’s Mixed Signals, he unpacked his lengthy career, including covering the collapse of the Soviet Union for the Washington Post, as well as how his magazine balances its legacy, a loyal subscriber base, and a future grounded in a “humane liberalism” ethos. He also shared his most recent experience dealing directly with Donald Trump, and reflected on the editorial brilliance of the investigative work his team pulls off and how he makes sense of the current political moment. “I’ve never seen democratic institutions and the press and freedom of speech so endangered,” he told us. You can listen to the latest episode of Mixed Signals here, or watch it on YouTube. We’ll be back in your inbox on Sunday with our usual media scoops and more takeaways from the interview. — Max Tani | 
