David Furst

Host, WNYC/WQXR News

David Furst appears in the following:

Bandleader and activist Michael Mwenso shares the soul-nourishing power of Black music at The Greene Space

Saturday, November 12, 2022

Musician, artist and social commentator Michael Mwenso focuses on Black music's power to nourish and heal in a star-studded Greene Space residency Nov. 14-16.

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This Week In Politics: Kathy Hochul holds on, but GOP wins big on Long Island

Saturday, November 12, 2022

The Democratic incumbent governor was able to win statewide, but Republican challenger Lee Zeldin's strong showing on Long Island boosted congressional candidates there. 

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Weekend Arts Planner: Edward Hopper's New York at the Whitney and two big shows at Carnegie Hall

Saturday, October 22, 2022

WNYC
WNYC's Culture and Arts Editor Steve Smith brings us his latest picks.

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Weekend Arts Planner: "Death of a Salesman" back on Broadway and a musical tribute to Ingram Marshall

Saturday, October 15, 2022

WNYC
WNYC Culture and Arts Editor Steve Smith brings us his latest picks.

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This Week in Politics: A New Jersey congressional race in the national spotlight

Saturday, October 15, 2022

WNYC
WNYC's Nancy Solomon brings us the latest on New Jersey's congressional races.

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Weekend Arts Planner: MoMA celebrates a pioneering art space and the New York Philharmonic comes home

Saturday, October 08, 2022

WNYC
WNYC's Culture and Arts Editor is back with his latest picks.

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This Week in Politics: Activits say the GOP is attempting to 'wreak havoc' on New York's general election

Saturday, October 08, 2022

WNYC
Activists say a Republican-backed lawsuit seeking to upend the state's absentee ballot laws is a transparent attempt to 'wreak havoc.'

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Weekend Arts Planner: Radiolab for kids, A Raisin in the Sun returns and klezmer goes gospel

Saturday, September 24, 2022

WNYC
Steve Smith, WNYC's Culture and Arts Editor, brings us his latest picks.

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Weekend Arts Planner: Broadway in previews, Rosalia at Radio City and a big anniversary for New Sounds

Saturday, September 17, 2022

WNYC
WNYC Culture and Arts Editor Steve Smith is back with his latest picks.

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This Week in Politics: The politics of yeshivas

Saturday, September 17, 2022

WNYC
The topic of ultra-Orthodox Jewish yeshivas took center stage in Albany this week.

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Weekend Arts Planner: Lots of new exhibitions, the return of Afropunk and Roxy Music at MSG

Saturday, September 10, 2022

WNYC
As the fall arts season kicks into gear, WNYC Culture and Arts Editor Steve Smith brings us his latest picks.

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This Week in Politics: Back to school with a dose of politics

Saturday, September 10, 2022

WNYC
It was back to school for students in New York City this week. New legislation signed by Governor Hochul means their class sizes will eventually be getting smaller.

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This Week in Politics: Looking ahead after the New York primaries

Saturday, August 27, 2022

WNYC
We look ahead to November after New York's second primary of the summer.

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Weekend Arts Planner: Our fall arts preview plus some jazz to end the month of August

Saturday, August 27, 2022

WNYC
WNYC's Culture and Arts editor joins us for a look at the week ahead.

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The Essentials for Moving into College

Friday, August 19, 2022

Wirecutter senior staff writer and former RA Jackie Reeve to give tips on what items you actually need to bring to college, and what you can leave at home.

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Approaching College Move-in Day as a Parent

Friday, August 19, 2022

We give tips and take calls from parents about their feelings about moving their kid into college.

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Poet Laureate Ada Limón

Friday, August 19, 2022

We're joined by soon-to-be U.S Poet Laureate Ada Limón.

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Producing 'Summer of Soul'

Friday, August 19, 2022

We reair our conversation with Joseph Patel, producer of the oscar-winning documentary, 'Summer of Soul.'

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'The Kite Runner' Comes to Broadway

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Khaled Hosseini's wildly popular 2003 novel The Kite Runner has now been adapted into a Broadway.

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A New Documentary Shows How Hurricane Katrina Affected Young People

Thursday, August 18, 2022

New Orleans native Ed Buckles' new film, "Katrina Babies," documents how the disaster changed the trajectory of the lives of kids who were also his age at the time.

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