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Living at the Intersection of Domestic Violence and Immigration
The Takeaway
October marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month. While domestic violence affects all kinds of people, immigrant women face a unique set of challenges in getting help and support.
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The Vote to Close Rikers
The Brian Lehrer Show
New York's City Council is set to make a vote to close Rikers jail and build borough-based jails. -
Hillary Clinton: Trump Should Be Impeached on National Security Grounds
Impeachment: A Daily Podcast
Hillary Clinton tells Brian that Trump's impulsive withdrawal of American troops from Syria is an additional reason for impeachment.
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New Yorkers Get to Decide On A Rainy Day Fund
When early voting starts in nine days, New Yorkers will be asked to accept or reject five ballot questions that could change the City Charter, essentially the the city's constitution. -
'Get Over It': Politics Is Part Of Foreign Policy, Mulvaney Says
In a rare press briefing, the acting chief of staff said the president held up aid to Ukraine as part of a quid pro quo. Hours later, he changed course, saying there was "absolutely no quid pro quo." -
Pence Says Turkey Has Agreed To Suspend Its Incursion Into Syria
The vice president led a delegation to try to persuade the Turkish president to stop the military push and enact a cease-fire. The Turkish foreign minister says the deal brokered is not a cease-fire. -
The Legacy of Elijah Cummings
The Takeaway
On Thursday, Representative Elijah Cummings of Maryland died from “complications concerning longstanding health challenges.” -
Seeing Race, Class & Power Through Brooklyn Schools
The Brian Lehrer Show
"School Colors" on race and class in Central Brooklyn
Arts and Culture
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It's Not Just the Glass Ceiling — Career Barriers for Women Start at the Management Level
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Women of color are especially affected by what a new report calls the "broken rung" of the corporate ladder. -
Time Out's Best Restaurants in NYC
All Of It
Bao Ong, food and drink editor at Time Out New York, joins us to discuss their Eat List of the best restaurants in New York City. -
Camping Under the Airplanes at Brooklyn's Camp Gateway
A former airstrip in Brooklyn provides the opportunity to sleep under the stars.. and streetlights. - Edit Bucket
Tech and Media
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From 'The Irishman' to 'Gemini Man': Is De-Aging Technology Worth the Cost?
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Hollywood has been working to improve the digital process of de-aging actors. Two new movies put the latest technology to the test. -
Tensions Grow Between the Trump Administration and Fox News
The Takeaway
Is the relationship between the president and his favorite network changing? -
Against Free Speech Absolutism
On the Media
A hard look at the assumptions under-girding free speech absolutism.
Music For Your Day
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Rwandan Band The Good Ones Offers Strength and Peace
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The Good Ones are a band Rwandan genocide survivors who make acoustic folk songs. With intricate harmonies and unique instruments, the band performs their latest music, in-studio. -
L.A. Band La Santa Cecilia Sparks Joy With Salsa-Punk
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Los Angeles-based band La Santa Cecilia draws upon their Mexican-American roots, and dips into cumbia, jazz, rock, klezmer, as they see fit. They play new and old tunes, in-studio. -
Watch: Chamber Soul-Pop by yMusic and Emily King
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Prolific chamber sextet yMusic and pop-soul songwriter Emily King, present a one-of-a-kind collaboration that might meld orchestral instruments with contemporary R&B, in-studio. -
Country and Western Music with Dorothy Horstman
At the time, Dorothy's show was the only country music show in the New York metropolitan area. -
Drummer Marcus Gilmore Creates Continuous Melodies
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Drummer and composer Marcus Gilmore carries on the creative openness of his drum elders and underscores the drum set as melodic instrument (as augmented by Sunhouse Sensory Percussion.)
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Tues, Oct 22 | Very Biggest Questions: Does Marriage Need an Update?
Radiolab's Molly Webster examines the baggage that marriage has picked up along its over 4,000 years of existence: How has it endured, through thick and thin? What’s working in the current version? And what could use some retooling?
