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How Lionel Richie Mastered the Love Song. Plus, a Conservative Professor on How to Fix Campus Culture
The New Yorker Radio Hour
The singer discusses his memoir, “Truly.” And the legal scholar Robert P. George explains what the Trump Administration has got right and wrong in its attack on America’s universities.
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How Trump Is Using The Shutdown To Punish Blue States
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
As the federal government shutdown continues, how is the White House using it for political leverage?On Today's Show:Russell Berman, a staff writer at The Atlantic talks shares the la... -
In Season: Apples (and cider)
It's peak apple season! New York State is the second-largest apple producer in the country, right behind Washington State, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Ameli...
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Teachers' Union Head On Education As A Tool Against Fascism
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
Learning institutions, from public schools to universities, have been the site of several political fights in recent times. On Today's Show:Randi Weingarten, president of the American... -
The best places to eat on MacDougal Street
Food critic Robert Sietsema counts 36 restaurants on one very busy block. He picks his favorites. -
30 Issues in 30 Days: Rent Regulation
The Brian Lehrer Show
The City's Greg David and Patrick Spauster from City Limits debate rent regulations, including a rent-freeze or means-testing. -
30 Issues in 30 Days: Affordable Housing in New Jersey
The Brian Lehrer Show
WNYC/Gothamist reporter Mike Hayes talks about the New Jersey governor's race and the issue of too little affordable housing in New Jersey. -
NY prison staffing and morale are low 6 months after strike
Staffing shortages at New York prisons have worsened, morale among guards remains low and the lives of incarcerated people are still disrupted six months after a wildcat prison strike...
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Let’s talk democracy at the laundromat!
Soap gets laundry done. Conversation gets democracy going. This election year, WNYC is turning some laundromats in the New York metro area into hubs of civic dialogue. - Edit Bucket
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Ask Governor Murphy
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One of the Country's Earliest African-American Radio Programs on WNYC 1929-1930
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Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Lilian Supove Blake
When most women in Radio were doing home-ec shows, she was WNYC's News and Special Events Director. -
Take A Dive into the WNYC Archives
As part of WNYC's centennial celebration, each week we'll share key moments from the from the vast WNYC and NYC Municipal archives.
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The NYC Yarn Crawl
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The NYC Yarn Crawl is this weekend -- an annual fall extravaganza in which fiber craft lovers off all kinds visit knitting stores across Manhattan and Brooklyn. There are events! Disc... -
The Whitney Investigates the 60s Through Surrealism
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Today marks the opening of the Whitney's major exhibition this fall, "Sixties Surreal." The exhibition displays the work of over 100 American artists made during the years 1958-1972, ... -
What Do You Call Your Neighborhood Amid 'Rebrandings' (Small Stakes Big Opinions)
All Of It
SoHa, NoBat, NoCal, BoHo, GoCaGa. In NYC, the lines that deliniate one neighborhood from another can be blurry, and it gets even more confusing when 'neighborhood re-brandings' occur.... -
The Cartoonist Liana Finck Picks Three Favorite Children’s Books
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The illustrator explains how kids’ books made her an artist, and shares favorites from William Steig, Maira Kalman, and Lore Segal and Harriet Pincus. -
Chronicling the Creation of Lilith Fair
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The new documentary "Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery" tells the story of the creation of Lilith Fair, an all-female musical festival started by Sarah McLachlan. Director Ally Pankiw d...
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On The Media: Tuning Into the Divided Dial
Join us on June 11th at 7 PM for a conversation between OTM host Micah Loewinger and journalist Katie Thornton as they discuss their Peabody-winning series, new season of “The Divided Dial.” The first season, released in late 2022, examined how the right came to dominate talk radio in the US — and how one company was launching an ultra-conservative media empire from the airwaves. The second season, released May 2025, explores the world of shortwave radio: the lesser-known cousin of AM and FM radio that travels thousands of miles across rough terrain and geopolitical borders. This once-ubiquitous medium went from a utopian experiment in global communication to a propaganda tool for governments at war — and then became a vehicle for American right-wing extremists and cults. Katie visits a very strange station in Northern Maine. And explains what a little-known battle playing out on the shortwaves right now — between radio fanatics and Wall Street — can tell us about how we value our public airwaves.
Micah goes behind the scenes with Katie — to hear about her reporting process, how she found these stories and audio recordings (some of which had never been digitized), and the talk radio and shortwave gems that were left on the cutting room floor.
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Current threats to public media and what you can do about it
As threats to funding for public media have been in the news, many of you- our audiences, supporters, and community partners—have been asking how to stay informed and support public media
