Explaining the Manosphere, Alternate Side Parking Returns, 2022 Debuts: NSFW, The Star-Spangled Banner's History, Leonard Cohen Documentary

After a series of deadly attacks committed by self-proclaimed “incels," many have turned their attention to the dangers of the toxic online ecosystem known as the "manosphere." Criminology researcher at Saint Vincent College Sarah E. Daly, Ph.D explains how extreme online rhetoric can lead to dangerous outcomes offline.

After being partially suspended during the pandemic, New York City will restore full alternate side parking regulations on July 5. WNYC's Kate Hinds will talk about the history of these New York City regulations, and field calls from listeners who may be waiting out the regulations in their cars.

This week, our 2022 Debut selection follows the story of one young assistant working in TV development in Hollywood. As she struggles to make her mark, she realizes that in a pre-Me Too world, that often means enduring, or staying silent, about sexual abuse and harassment in the workplace. Author Isabel Kaplan joins us to discuss her adult debut novel, NSFW.

If you were educated in a U.S elementary school, you may have heard the story of how "The Star-Spangled Banner" was written. At a battle in Baltimore during the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key watched the British bomb American forts, and decided to write patriotic lyrics that eventually became the country's national anthem. But the story of the lyrics, how Key's words became the anthem, and how its role in our culture has changed throughout the last two hundred years, is much more complex. Today, you can hear the national anthem in many aspects of life, be it a high school football game, a concert, or a graduation. After a weekend of July 4 celebrations, Mark Clague, professor of musicology at the University of Michigan, joins to discuss his new book, O Say Can You Hear?: A Cultural Biography of "The Star-Spangled Banner."

"Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song" is a new documentary that explores the lives of both the esteemed songwriter and his enduring song. Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine join us to discuss the film.