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Kofi Annan, Former U.N. Secretary-General, Peace Prize Winner, Dies At 80

Annan served two terms as United Nations Secretary-General before creating the Kofi Annan Foundation. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001.
New Jersey to Spend $10 Million on Election Security

A federal grant will pay for increased cybersecurity, as well as several measures to improve voting machines.
New Jersey's Republican Congressmen Are on the Ropes, But Help Is on the Way

The state is seeing an unprecedented number of competitive Midterm races. And with several races now a toss-up, national Republicans are sending cash.
City Holds First Spanish-Only Info Session on Specialized High Schools

“I want our community to have the information, the support so that your students have the opportunity to go to these schools,” Chancellor Carranza said in Spanish.
Cramming for the Midterm Elections (With a Beer in Hand)

Whether driven by optimism or anxiety, people are raising a glass at Caveat, a bar on the Lower East Side that's hosting educational talks in the run-up to the midterm elections.

Aretha Franklin: The 'Fresh Air' Interview

Fresh Air

The Queen of Soul rarely gave interviews, so we were delighted when she sat down with Terry Gross in 1999. Franklin died Thursday at age 76.
Review: 'Pretty Woman: The Musical' Is Pretty Perfect

Our #MeToo era might seem like the exact wrong moment to launch a Broadway musical based on a 30-year-old rom-com, but this production transforms the movie into something new.
"Crazy Rich Asians" Screenwriters Discuss the Thrill of Writing a Movie with an All-Asian Cast

The Takeaway

The screenwriters of this month’s movie, “Crazy Rich Asians,” break down the challenges of producing the first major Hollywood release in decades to star an all-Asian cast.

The Best of WNYC Live - Volume Two

No one could have foreseen the dramatic and unexpected renaissance of live performances on WNYC in the 1990s.

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Twitch And Shout

On The Media

Twitch is a video streaming platform where tens of thousands people broadcast their lives in real-time. Like unedited, raw, reality TV.
U.S. Sues Operators Of Pirate Radio Station That Aired Alex Jones' Show

The operators told the FCC they didn't recognize its right to regulate them. They were hit with a $15,000 penalty "for willful and repeated violation" of laws. Now the FCC has brought in the DOJ.
Hundreds Of Newspapers Denounce Trump's Attacks On Media In Coordinated Editorials

Staff members of the editorial page at The Boston Globe coordinated a campaign for hundreds of papers to simultaneously publish opinion pieces defending the role of the free press.

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Jake Shears Strikes Out On His Own

Morning Edition

Scissors Sisters won the hearts of Elton John, David Bowie and Bono before going on hiatus in 2012. Lead singer Jake Shears is back with a debut solo album, full of familiar quirks and dizzying fun.
Rhiannon Giddens' Speech on Race, Folk Music, and American Identity

New Sounds

Award-winning singer, banjo player and violinist Rhiannon Giddens opened the 2018 Big Ears Festival with a powerful speech on race, folk music, and what American greatness means to her.
Watch: Ava Rocha's Future-Looking Brazilian Pop

Soundcheck

Brazilian musician Ava Rocha is a leading figure in post-Tropicalia and is blazing ahead inventing electro-, funk-, and samba-packed Brazilian pop. She plays new songs in-studio.
Sky Music

New Sounds

Hear music that looks to the sky from John Luther Adams, Jane Antonia Cornish, Polish cellist Resina, a work of dark and light from Baird Hersey, and moonlit music from Colleen.
Voices of Asia

New Sounds

Hear voices from Asia, including Gong Linna (China), Yungchen Lhamo (Tibet), Sainkho (Tuva), and music from Afghan singer Simin Tander and Azerbaijani singers Alim and Fargana Qasimov.