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Live Radio Call-In - LGBTQ and The City
Specials
Convene on the radio with other WNYC listeners as we remember the revolution sparked by the Stonewall Uprising.
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The Abortion Clinic That Won't Go Quietly
The Stakes
A broken democracy. A Supreme Court showdown. And a group of Alabama women who continue to provide care despite it all. -
Marijuana, Surrogacy and More: What to Expect From Albany in the Final Days of Session
The Brian Lehrer Show
It's down to the wire in the state house. WNYC state government and politics reporter Fred Mogul gives an update on what to expect from the legislator in the next couple of days.
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What to Expect from the Democratic Candidates in Next Week's Presidential Debates
The Brian Lehrer Show
Is a two-day debate event really the best way to go about this? -
'Concentration Camps' at the Border?
The Brian Lehrer Show
Should we start calling immigration centers concentration camps? -
Supreme Court to Take Up Case on Race and Television
The Takeaway
Byron Allen, who is black, says Comcast’s refusal to carry his channels was racially motivated. -
U.S. Cyber Battles with Russia
The Brian Lehrer Show
How to keep the U.S. protected against Russian cyber attacks. -
The Sound of Pride: Stonewall at 50
On the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, WNYC present special radio, podcast and live event programming that captures the spirit, history, impact, and voices of the LGBTQ movement.
Arts and Culture
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Can Hollywood Reverse a Slow Summer Movie Season?
The Takeaway
Hollywood’s reliance on sequels and reboots has not succeeded with audiences this summer. The Takeaway looks at whether the film industry can turn things around in the coming months. -
How Do I Break Up With a Friend Who’s Holding Me Back? feat. Danielle Brooks, Chris Redd, and Yamaneika Saunders
Adulting
Breaking up with friends is hard. Let this episode of Adulting be your guide. Featuring special guests Danielle Brooks, Chris Redd, and Yamaneika Saunders. -
Artist, Heiress And Designer Gloria Vanderbilt Dies At 95
Morning Edition
Vanderbilt, the mother of CNN journalist Anderson Cooper, was known for vivid paintings and collages, and for designing glamorous jeans. - Edit Bucket
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David Remnick Talks with Robert Caro about “Working”
The New Yorker Radio Hour
The historian and biographer has achieved a singular place in American letters by chronicling the masters of the art of political power.
Tech and Media
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Boaty McBoatface, Internet-Adored Sub, Makes Deep-Sea Discovery On Climate Change
Since the delightful snafu that led to the research vessel's goofy moniker, the autonomous submarine has been off gathering deep-sea data on the effects of Antarctic winds. -
A Chinese Insurance Company is Using Facial Recognition on Customers. Will We See This in the U.S.?
The Takeaway
A Chinese insurance company is using facial recognition technology to assess whether their customers will be "financial risks." -
Exploitative Labor Practices are Leading the Video Game Industry to Unionize
The Takeaway
Video game studios are burning out their developers with 100 hour work weeks without overtime pay. These labor practices are making more game developers consider unionizing.
Music For Your Day
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Weekly Music Roundup: the Seratones, Sturgill Simpson, and Joan Shelley
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Week of June 17: This week, Louisiana soul from the Seratones, Louisville folk by Joan Shelley, and music for the zombie apocalypse by Sturgill Simpson. -
Saying What Must Be Said, The Oddysy Combines Funk, Bass, Beats, And Samples
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Electro-hip-hop-jazz-soul duo The Oddysy, plays in-studio, saying what must be said, combining samples, scratching, bass, beats, and classic funk grooves from their latest record. -
#4105: Something Is Happening with Shabaka Hutchings
New Sounds
Recorded in London, meet reed player, composer, and bandleader, Shabaka Hutchings (Sons of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming, and Shabaka and the Ancestors) who will not be limited to "jazz." -
#4234: New Works By Composers Who Happen to Be Women
New Sounds
Listen to new music by saxophonist/composer Shelley Washington and songs by German composer Alev Lenz, featuring the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Plus works by Kelly Moran and Nicole Lizée. -
Watch: Combo Chimbita Channels the Spirits Via Latinx Psych-Funk
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Hear tropical psych-rock from Combo Chimbita, a quartet based in New York City by way of Colombia. They bring their future-funk-trancey-cumbia dance party to play in-studio.
