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This Week in Politics: The House Judiciary Committee's "field hearing" in New York City

Democrats say something else is happening here, and it has to do with interfering with Bragg's case against former President Trump.
Weekend Arts Planner: Summer concerts, prominent American orchestras at Carnegie Hall and the Queens Night Market reopens

WNYC's Culture and Arts Editor Steve Smith joins us with the newsroom's latest picks.
Florida has a new abortion ban after 6 weeks, but it can't go into effect yet

The ban gives Gov. DeSantis a key political victory among Republican primary voters as he prepares to launch a presidential candidacy built on his national brand as a conservative standard bearer.
Minneapolis awards $8.9 million to 2 people claiming Derek Chauvin kneeled on them

Chauvin has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from claims he kneeled on a teenager's neck in 2017, while he is accused of kneeling on a woman's neck earlier in that year.
Human Composting is Legal in New York—Now What?

The Takeaway

The alternative method to burial faces some barriers before New Yorkers can actually choose it — competing interests between businesses in the death industry are complicating matters.

Arab Representation in Film

All Of It

It's Arab American Heritage Month, and to celebrate, we're going to be talking about the portrayal of Arab and Arab American characters in film
A New Era For America's Pastime

The Takeaway

Major League Baseball wants to speed up baseball's pace of play, and minor leaguers just formed an historic union. So what's in store for the future of America's pastime?
The Country Singer Margo Price Talks with Emily Nussbaum

The New Yorker Radio Hour

The singer-songwriter on her new album, “Strays,” and a memoir of struggling to make it in Nashville.

The Movies That Taught Us What Sex Could Be

Death, Sex & Money

Your stories about the beloved – and complicated – movies that taught you about sex.

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NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media'

Morning Edition

NPR's official Twitter feeds have gone silent. The news organization cites the social media platform's decision to question NPR's editorial independence through a series of inaccurate labels.
The loneliness of Fox News' Bret Baier

Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier repeatedly proposed an hour-long special to debunk voting fraud myths after the 2020 elections. Network executives never gave him an answer.
Russia Arrested American Journalist Evan Gershkovich

The Takeaway

The 31-year-old journalist from the Wall Street Journal was arrested last week and charged with espionage. We hear from his friend, and an expert on hostage diplomacy.

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Weekly Music Roundup: M83, Tinariwen, and Dom La Nena

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This week, dark pop from Hozier, synth pop from M83, and desert blues from Tinariwen. Plus returns for cellist Dom La Nena and the hyperpop duo called 100 gecs.
The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster Uplifts With Feel-Good Blues

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The blues singer and guitarist Ruthie Foster has worked with the Allman Brothers, Blind Boys of Alabama, and pedal steel master Robert Randolph. She plays her feel-good blues in-studio.
Guitarist Yasmin Williams Scores Charlie Chaplin's 'The Kid'

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Composer and songwriter Yasmin Williams is a fingerstyle lap-tapping guitar player who plays/taps from above. Hear her new score to Charlie Chaplin's 'The Kid', from Brookfield Place.
Pearla Explores, Builds, Plays in a Folk-Pop Sound World Like No Other

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Pearla, the Brooklyn-based artist Nicole Rodriguez, makes off-kilter folk-pop that mixes reality and the surreal. She and her band play weird and wonderful new songs in-studio.
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.

Apr 17 | The Civilians: A Performance Made From The WNYC Archives

Take a trip back in time to 1970s New York City as acclaimed theater group The Civilians present a one-night-only performance in The Greene Space made from archival WNYC interviews!
Jun 1 | Queen of the Night with Thorgy Thor: Pride

Join drag performance artist and violinist Thorgy Thor for a celebration as we kick-off Pride Month!
Mar 28 | Get Lit March Book Club: Rebecca Makkai

We are thrilled to announce our March selection, I Have Some Questions For You by Pulitzer Prize finalist Rebecca Makkai.
Apr 20 | Love at Last: A Celebration of the Earth and Its Inhabitants

Pianist Lara Downes curates a lively discussion with writers and thinkers about how we protect our only home.