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Press: Interviews


Jun 2015

Video: CNN: “Gender is who I am… sexuality is who I bounce it off of”

Andrew Solomon says the “rate of change” in views of transgender is “nothing short of astonishing.”

Jun 2015

Audio: Fresh Air: Pregnant Women With Depression Face Tough Choices, No Easy Answers

Pregnant women who suffer from serious depression face a difficult dilemma: Should they continue taking medication and risk side-effects to the fetus, or go without?

Jun 2015

What gay couples get about relationships that straight couples often don’t

A new study finds that same-sex couples tend to communicate better, share chore duties more fairly and assign tasks based on personal preference.

Jun 2015

Video: Good Morning America: Depression Could Overshadow the Bliss of Being with Child

ABC’s JuJu Chang interviews Andrew Solomon on depression during pregnancy, which affects up to 20% of women.

May 2015

Audio: The Takeaway: Depression During Pregnancy is a Double-Edged Sword

Women who suffer from depression during pregnancy face a difficult question without a clear answer: What’s worse for the fetus, a depressed mother or prescription drugs?

May 2015

Audio: New York Times Book Review Podcast: On the Move

On this week’s podcast, Andrew Solomon talks about Oliver Sacks’s new memoir, “On the Move.”

May 2015

Getting to the Bottom of Depression with Andrew Solomon

Most of all: surround yourself as much as you can with people who understand what you are enduring and will help you through it — be they family, doctors, or friends.

May 2015

Audio: Freethought Radio: Courageous Satire

Freethought Radio interviews Andrew Solomon about PEN American Center’s “Freedom of Expression Courage Award” to French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Apr 2015

Video: WSJ Interviews Andrew Solomon on Charlie Hebdo Award

PEN president Andrew Solomon discusses the controversy surrounding the PEN Award honoring Charlie Hebdo.

Apr 2015

Audio: ABC Radio Australia: Je Suis Charlie?

Host Phillip Adams interviews PEN President Andrew Solomon on PEN’s decision to award its Freedom of Expression Courage Award to French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.