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Final Public Advocate Debate Recap
The Brian Lehrer Show
New York City: You vote on Tuesday. Here's what happened in the final debate among seven of the candidates for public advocate.
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When 20,000 Nazis Gathered in New York
On the Media
A documentary film takes us back to the most notorious event of the German-American Bund. -
Immigrant Detainees Held in Cells for Days During Lockdown at NJ Jail
Lockdown at Essex County’s jail keeps immigrants restricted to their cells for days as a scathing inspector general report roils the county.
Latest from WNYC & NPR
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'Expect Change': Robert Lighthizer Is Trump's Hardball-Playing China Trade Negotiator
Morning Edition
The U.S. Trade Representative has spent his career warning about the problems and perils of global trade. Now, as the chief U.S. negotiator with China, he's in a position to do something about it. -
House Democrats Plan Resolution Challenging Trump's Emergency Declaration
The Democratic majority is likely to approved the resolution and then the law says the Republican-controlled Senate would have to consider the measure too. -
This New Jersey County Was The 1st In The U.S. To End Chronic Homelessness
Bergen County, the most populous county in New Jersey, was recognized as the first community in the country to end chronic homelessness. -
Are Queens Residents Happy With AOC?
The Brian Lehrer Show
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may be a national celebrity, but she's also in Washington to represent New Yorkers. How do her constituents feel now that she helped scuttle the Amazon deal? -
Trump Inauguration Chief Tom Barrack’s ‘Rules for Success’
Trump, Inc.
Under Barrack’s leadership, the presidential inauguration committee raised a record $107 million and a lot of questions.
Arts and Culture
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Can the Academy Awards Recover from a Series of Missteps?
The Takeaway
The 91st Academy Awards will be held this Sunday, but in the run up to this year’s ceremony, the focus has been less on the nominees, and more on several missteps made by the Academy. -
Flamenco Takes Over New York
Over the next several weeks, acclaimed flamenco dancers and their companies will be performing distinctly unique styles of the traditional dance all over New York City. - Edit Bucket
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Black History Month Specials on WNYC
WNYC recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February on 93.9FM and AM 820.
Tech and Media
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Amid Measles Outbreak, Facebook Makes it Easy for the Anti-Vaccine Movement to Spread Misinformation
The Takeaway
The World Health Organization has identified anti-vaccine movements as a threat to global public health. -
Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Gender and Politics Edition
On the Media
What to watch for — and ignore — in the press's coverage of women running for office. -
Covington Catholic Teen Nick Sandmann Sues 'Washington Post' For $250 Million
His family says the newspaper targeted the student and defamed him for political purposes after the release of a video that appeared to show a standoff between him and a Native American activist.
Music For Your Day
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Weekly Music Roundup: Murray A. Lightburn and Xixa
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This week, a work of “genius” from The Dears’ frontman, new rock-swagger from Brooklyn's Budos Band, new space cumbia from Xixa, and an “unofficial single” from Alicia Keys. -
#4197: New Sounds Live 2019: wild Up, Zola Jesus and William Brittelle from Merkin Hall
New Sounds
Hear music by electro-goth songwriter Zola Jesus and ‘post-genre’ composer William Brittelle in collaboration with the Los Angeles-based new music collective wild Up, from Merkin Hall. -
#4196: Music With Arab Roots
New Sounds
Listen to works that combine the sounds of Arabic music with sounds of Western jazz, rock, and/or electronics, like Maurice Louca, Sabry Mosbah, Brickwork Lizards, and Epichorus. -
Watch: Leyla McCalla Plays the 'Capitalist Blues'
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A New York–born Haitian-American living in New Orleans, Leyla McCalla draws from traditional Creole, Cajun, and Haitian music, as well as American jazz and folk. She plays in-studio. -
Watch: Drummer Tyshawn Sorey Explores Time
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Composer, multi-instrumentalist and 2017 MacArthur Fellow Tyshawn Sorey stretches boundaries and defies casual listening. He leads an electro-acoustic ensemble, in-studio.
