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NYC shelter rules around childcare are making it hard for migrant moms to find work
With thousands of asylum-seekers arriving in New York City in recent months, many migrant families in shelters are facing a “Catch-22” when it comes to childcare.
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Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeats Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff
After a long campaign cycle that stretched into December with a runoff election, Georgia elected Sen. Raphael Warnock to a full term.
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Former President Donald Trump's company is found guilty of criminal tax fraud
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Trump and his company have repeatedly faced criminal investigations but this case marks the first time his company has been charged, tried, and convicted on criminal charges. -
McConnell criticizes Trump's calls to terminate the Constitution
The Senate minority leader said Tuesday that anyone seeking the presidency, which includes Trump, "would have a very hard time being sworn in" if the Constitution was suspended. -
Supreme Court to hear controversial election-law case
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The "independent state legislature theory" could give state legislatures independent power to put in place all manner of election rules, without any available review by state courts. -
The cutting edge solution to rising debt? Paying in cash
2022 has been a rough year for America's personal finances. That's sparked a throwback movement among some young debtors: all cash, all the time. -
New Jersey Bear Hunt
The Brian Lehrer Show
Why New Jersey's bear hunting season has been put on pause.
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Then I Blocked Them: How Estrangement Became Official
Death, Sex & Money
It’s been 248 days since I spoke to my parents. -
Bartees Strange
Helga
Producer and singer-songwriter Bartees Strange considers what it means to write music for the people who are not seen, heard, or cared about. -
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center
All Of It
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is back with a holiday season of performances. - Edit Bucket
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Susan Orlean on the Death of the Choco Taco
The New Yorker Radio Hour
The writer reads from her Afterword column about the Choco Taco, a beloved ice-cream novelty that the manufacturer, Unilever, discontinued earlier this year.
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The Divided Dial: Episode 1 - The True Believers
On the Media
On how one side of the political spectrum came to dominate talk radio —and how one company is using the airwaves to launch a right wing media empire. -
The Divided Dial: Episode 2 - From Pulpit to Politics
On the Media
On the backstory of Salem Media from its scrappy beginnings to its place of influence in Republican party politics. -
The Divided Dial: Episode 3 - The Liberal Bias Boogeyman
On the Media
How did the right get their vice grip of the airwaves, all the while arguing that they were being silenced and censored by a liberal media?
Music For Your Day
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Weekly Music Roundup: Joe Rainey, Gaye Su Akyol, and Neil Young
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This week, industrial pow wow singing from Joe Rainey, Turkish psych-rock from Gaye Su Akyol, and Neil Young’s World Record. -
Gentle Psychedelic Soul of Crooner Nick Hakim
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Hakim’s songs can sound a little like Nick Drake fronting a psychedelic soul band from the early 70s. Nick Hakim and his band perform songs from his latest, Cometa, in-studio. -
British Singer-Songwriter Beth Orton Collaborates With Herself On 'Weather Alive'
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British singer and songwriter Beth Orton distinctively blends mood and atmosphere for introspective songs that were created on a street piano. She and her band play in-studio. -
Discodelic Soul From Say She She
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Get down to the sweet discodelic confections by New York-based band Say She She (Yes! after the band Chic), who perform their sugary harmonies, disco-grooves, and dance moves, in-studio. -
Listening Party: Belgian Musician Stromae's Latest Album
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Multitude is Belgian musician Stromae's first studio album in eight years, following a hiatus imposed by physical and mental health struggles.
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Dec 3 | World Cup Watch Series: USA vs Netherlands
Join us at The Greene Space to watch the most exciting moments in the world’s biggest sporting event LIVE in WNYC’s broadcast studio!
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Dec 4 | The Innocence Project Presents: Twenty Years Since Exoneration
In conversation with members of the Central Park “Exonerated 5” Kevin Richardson and Raymond Santana.
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Dec 12 | WQXR Christmas Concert
Join some of your favorite WQXR hosts for an evening of holiday music!
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Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! — Live at Carnegie Hall
Be in the audience when Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis bring “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” to New York for two live shows this December. WNYC listeners can purchase tickets now and get the best seats before they go on sale to the general public Thursday, September 1.
Promo code: WNYC
PURCHASE TICKETS:
Thursday, December 8, 7:30pm
Friday, December 9, 7:30pm
