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Behind Closed Doors
On the Media
When and why the government surveils journalists; is there a headline beyond “Putin and Biden talked to each other?”; and revisiting the Pentagon Papers.
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In New York City, A Juneteenth Event Examines The Meaning Of Freedom
All Things Considered
Lincoln Center observes Juneteenth, now a federal holiday, with "I Dream a Dream That Dreams Back at Me," an ambulatory experience conceived by Carl Hancock Rux. -
The Newspaperman Who Championed Black Tulsa
The New Yorker Radio Hour
A. J. Smitherman documented Greenwood at its height, and tried to prevent its destruction in the Tulsa massacre. Plus, David Remnick on what a new Prime Minister will mean for Israel.
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This Week in Politics: Manhattan DA Candidate Fends Off Attacks From Rivals In Heated Debate
Reporter Gwynne Hogan and Weekend Edition Host David Furst discuss the race, including the fact that New Yorkers are likely to know the winner after polls close on Tuesday. -
Tropical Storm Claudette Brings Rain And Floods To The Gulf Coast
Thunderstorms and high winds on the east side of the storm battered the Florida Panhandle and much of Alabama on Saturday, as the weather system moved toward the North Carolina coast. -
Overdose Deaths Rose During The War On Drugs, But Efforts To Reduce Them Face Backlash
Researchers know how to curb the risks of overdose and disease among drug users, but policymakers are reluctant to allow public health measures that include needle exchanges and access to safer drugs. -
The Bronx Has The Highest Crime Rate In NYC. What Do Locals Want The Next Mayor To Do About It?
"I just want the mayor to... put themselves in our shoes and just come out to the neighborhoods," one Belmont resident said.
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Commemorating Juneteenth on WNYC
Leading the lineup is the one hour special from Intelligence Squared U.S., "Is It Time For Slavery Reparations?". Also check out related content from The Brian Lehrer Show, The Takeaway, The United State of Anxiety, and more.
Arts And Culture
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'Know The History': A Texas Chef's Thoughts On Food And Juneteenth
Chef Chris Williams from the Houston restaurant Lucille's talks about how he started the restaurant, the nonprofit that grew from it, and his mixed feelings about Juneteenth. -
Art, Music and Juneteenth
The Brian Lehrer Show
Juneteenth and how art and music are central to the struggle for Black liberation. -
Reclaiming Black Spaces Walking Tour
All Of It
A new walking tour from the Tenement Museum sheds light on the history of Black New Yorkers in the Lower East Side. - Edit Bucket
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"The Lying Stops Now": Your Hardest Conversations
Death, Sex & Money
Talking with your kids about a death. Telling family that you've fallen in love with a man who's in prison. Breaking up with a friend. Today: the hardest conversations you've ever had.
Tech and Media
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Little Fires Everywhere
On the Media
Why we are still in "emergency mode"; the "authoritarian mullet"; and the Critical Race Theory boogeyman. -
It's Personal: Zoom'd Out Workplace Ready For Face-To-Face Conversations To Return
Morning Edition
Before the pandemic, the Janelia Research Campus was a hive of collaboration. Now, as researchers return to their offices and labs, they're eager to restore the connections lost this past year. -
An 11-Minute Flight To Space Was Just Auctioned For $28 Million
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is going up July 20 on a rocket made by his space exploration company Blue Origin. So is his brother. And now a mystery bidder has won an auction to join them.
Music For Your Day
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Weekly Music Roundup: Sons of Kemet, Xenia Rubinos, Johnny Flynn
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Go “Black to the Future” with Sons of Kemet; take a strange trip with Johnny Flynn; hear the many voices of Xenia Rubinos and the sweet 70's sounds of St. Vincent's latest. -
Manchester Orchestra: No Rules and No Ceiling
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Atlanta-based Manchester Orchestra crafts cinematic, long-form songs on their latest record, The Million Masks of God. Andy Hull and Robert McDowell play intimate arrangements remotely. -
Helado Negro Refracts Music Through a Latinx Lense (Archives)
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Ecuadorian-American musician Roberto Lange records as Helado Negro. He plays songs from 2016's 'Private Energy', some of the band’s most explicitly political material, in-studio. -
Adrian Crowley's Songs Are True Stories and Born of Another Place
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Irish singer/songwriter Adrian Crowley is known for his detailed but surreal storytelling, and his rich baritone voice. He plays songs from his latest, 'The Watchful Eye Of The Stars.' -
Las Palabras Finds The Words In Charming Minimalistic Tunes
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Rafael Cohen, of the dance-punk band !!!, draws on his musical past as Las Palabras, crafting minimalistic sunny Latin pop in his native language. He plays some of these songs remotely.
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Free Livestream, Apr 30 | The Baptism
Baptism (of The Sharecropper’s Son & The Boy From Boonville) is a three-part poem by the award-winning poet and artist Carl Hancock Rux, now transformed into a short abstract film directed by artist Carrie Mae Weems.
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Free Livestream, May 5 | Punishment & Profit – Investors
Join us in a discussion with advocates and others working to disentangle institutional fund from the prison industry.
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Free Livestream, May 20 | Adolphus Hailstork @ 80: A Celebration
In celebration of composer and professor Adolphus Hailstork’s 80th birthday (April 17), we invite you to this concert, produced in collaboration with the Harlem Chamber Players.
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Free Livestream, May 24 | Get Lit with All Of It: Madeline Miller
This month, we revisit Miller’s 2012 New York Times Bestseller, The Song of Achilles, recipient of the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction.
