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Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty Of Two Counts Of Rape & Sexual Assault
Weinstein was found guilty of sexual abuse and rape but was acquitted on the most serious charges. He will face a sentence of no less than five years and max sentence of 25 years.
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Commuters With Disabilities Dreading Cap On Unlimited Ride Experiment
“Expanding it across all users without caps would be something we couldn’t financially afford,” said MTA Chairman Pat Foye.
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Is Congestion Pricing Happening?
The Brian Lehrer Show
Christopher Robbins, reporter and editor for Gothamist, explains why New York’s ambitious plan to address traffic congestion in Manhattan is delayed (or might not even happen).
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Sanders' Expanding Coalition
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
If it wasn't clear before, Sanders' big win in Nevada suggests that his appeal isn't niche, nor is he too radical to win a broad base of support. Moderates worry about what that means. -
Census 2020: Making Latino Communities Heard in Texas
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Texas lawmakers declined to fund census outreach efforts in their state, which could lead to an undercount in 2020, particularly among Latino communities. -
Guns and Domestic Violence: Overview
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In the United States, domestic violence incidents involving guns are on the rise, and women are especially vulnerable. -
How Slavery is Taught in School
The Brian Lehrer Show
Listen to how the public school system has failed to adequately educate children about slavery. -
Trump Administration Targets U.S. Intelligence Community
The Takeaway
Last week, President Donald Trump announced Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, as the acting director of national intelligence.
Arts and Culture
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Can Baseball Survive This Cheating Scandal?
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The Houston Astros were caught using cameras to read opposing teams' signs to give their hitters an advantage. -
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10 Things That Scare Me
When I'm feeling stressed about something it makes me feel calm when I take an inventory of the things that I own and I can see it in my head. -
Pam Grier, from Blaxploitation to Black Excellence
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Outrageous, raunchy, and empowered, the star of “Foxy Brown” helped change the way black lives were presented onscreen. - Edit Bucket
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'A Black Women's History of the United States'
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Authors Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross join us to discuss their new book, A Black Women's History of the United States.
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An Airbnb For Farmland Hits A Snag, As Farmers Raise Data Privacy Concerns
Morning Edition
The Internet startup Tillable wants to match farmers with farmland available for rent. The problem? Farmers already on that land fear their farm data is being used against them. -
‘Sometimes I Just Watch’
The Brian Lehrer Show
How internet-connected cameras like Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest are changing the way we think about privacy.
Music For Your Day
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Weekly Music Roundup: Yves Tumor and Amanda Palmer
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Week of Feb. 24: This week, a crisis response from Amanda Palmer, a warning from Lanterns On The Lake, a reassurance from Dan Deacon, and arresting, slinky, demonic funk from Yves Tumor. -
Rwandan Band The Good Ones Offers Strength and Peace
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The Good Ones are a band Rwandan genocide survivors who make acoustic folk songs. With intricate harmonies and unique instruments, the band performs their latest music, in-studio. -
L.A. Band La Santa Cecilia Sparks Joy With Salsa-Punk
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Los Angeles-based band La Santa Cecilia draws upon their Mexican-American roots, and dips into cumbia, jazz, rock, klezmer, as they see fit. They play new and old tunes, in-studio. -
Watch: Chamber Soul-Pop by yMusic and Emily King
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Prolific chamber sextet yMusic and pop-soul songwriter Emily King, present a one-of-a-kind collaboration that might meld orchestral instruments with contemporary R&B, in-studio. -
Drummer Marcus Gilmore Creates Continuous Melodies
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Drummer and composer Marcus Gilmore carries on the creative openness of his drum elders and underscores the drum set as melodic instrument (as augmented by Sunhouse Sensory Percussion.)
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February 2020 Schedule Changes for WNYC and NJPR
Learn about upcoming programming changes on WNYC and NJPR, including two new broadcast shows: It's Been A Minute with Sam Sanders and Fresh Air Weekend.
