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Crossing the Line
On the Media
A secret government database of immigration reporters, new questions about the Obama Presidential Center, and the history of Plessy v. Ferguson.
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A Mother and Daughter Both Have H.I.V. The U.S. Lets in Only One.
They fled persecution in Honduras. Despite identical circumstances, they were separated at the Texas border, and the daughter was deported. -
Witness: Women's History Month 2019
Specials
The BBC World Service presents remarkable stories of women's history, from recollections by Eleanor Roosevelt's granddaughter, to a secret school for girls in Afghanistan.
Latest from WNYC & NPR
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This Week in Politics: A Roadmap for Compromise in Jersey?
Gov. Murphy's budget speech promised togetherness. We look at how far that spirit of compromise will go during negotiations. -
Ask the Mayor: State Control of MTA, Denouncing Anti-Semitism, Tuition Reimbursement
The Brian Lehrer Show
This week on #AskTheMayor includes New York State control of the MTA and much more. -
U.S. Economy Loses Steam, Adding Only 20,000 Jobs Last Month
The economy added far fewer jobs than expected in February, a slowdown from much stronger gains in December and January. But the jobless rate fell to 3.8 percent, and earnings growth picked up. -
Asylum-Seekers Can Appeal Fast-Track Deportations, Court Rules
A 1996 law limited the ability of immigrants to appeal asylum officers' decisions of whether they truly fear persecution in their home country. An appeals court says those limits are unconstitutional. -
Documents Show U.S. Immigration Agents Kept Tabs on New York City Protesters
Emails uncovered by The Nation Magazine show ICE investigators tracked a series of protests and rallies, including one led by a New York Congressman.
Arts and Culture
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Review: Genji Arrives in New York
A fascinating show at the Metropolitan Museum puts a feminist spin on a Japanese classic. -
Re-investigating the ‘Serial’ Case
Documentary of the Week
HBO’s four-part series “The Case Against Adnan Syed” follows investigators as they re-open the Baltimore murder case made famous by the Serial podcast. -
Reckoning With Michael Jackson
The Brian Lehrer Show
A new documentary which features Michael Jackson's sexual abuse victims recasts the artist. - Edit Bucket
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REBEL: Actor and Author Karyn Parsons on the Power of Storytelling
Karyn Parsons has made it her mission to bring stories about black Americans to young folks in new ways. "It would change the way they looked at the world as they entered it," she says.
Tech and Media
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Facebook Vows To Quash Anti-Vaccine Misinformation
The company said ads and other content containing false information about vaccines will be pulled from the platform and accounts that persist in disseminating discredited opinions will be disabled. -
Jane Mayer on the Revolving Door Between Fox News and the White House
The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Washington correspondent on how the news outlet and the Administration developed a unique symbiotic relationship. -
Six Tips for Preparing for the Mueller Report, Which May or May Not Be Coming
Trump, Inc.
Here’s what to keep in mind while waiting for special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
Music For Your Day
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Sounding Circuits: The Surprising Early History of Electronic Music
While most people didn’t begin to hear it until the 1960s, composers had already been working for decades to figure out ways to create music using new technology. -
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.
