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Who Was Behind the Plan to Give Saudi Arabia Nuclear Power, and What Was Their Agenda?
Trump, Inc.
We talk with the ProPublica reporter who helped uncover the Trump administration’s plan to bring nuclear technology to the Saudis.
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'A Life Destroyed': Survivors And Pope At Vatican Summit Address Clergy Sex Abuse
One survivor said a priest forced her to have abortions after raping her. The pope said he has come up with 21 "reflection points" designed to address the crisis. -
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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Here's What May Happen When The Mueller Investigation Is Completed
The special counsel may be close to wrapping up. Or he may not. He could file a landmark report. Or he may not. The rules are limited and the attorney general has a lot of discretion. -
Military Families Experience High Stress, Anxiety And Unemployment, Report Says
The annual report from the Department of Defense found a vast majority of civilian spouses of active-duty members faced a variety of challenges due to their partners' deployment. -
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. -
U.S. Soda Taxes Work, Studies Suggest — But Maybe Not As Well As Hoped
All Things Considered
Connecticut and California are considering statewide taxes on sugary drinks. New data from soda taxes in Berkeley and Philadelphia present a mixed picture of their effects on sugar consumption. -
Jussie Smollett 'Took Advantage Of The Pain And Anger Of Racism,' Police Say
Morning Edition
The Empire actor has been released on bail after being arrested on charges of making a false police report. Officials say he paid two men to fake an attack on him to "further his own public profile."
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. - 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.
