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Empire State of Mind
On the Media
In a special hour this week, On the Media examines the history of US imperialism — and why the familiar US map hides the true story of our country.
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Criminal Justicer Reformers Say Let Inmates Vote
In New Jersey, 94,000 people can’t vote because they're in prison, on probation or on parole. A group of progressives say disenfranchising them is an affront to democracy. -
Meltdown On Main Street: Inside The Breakdown Of The GOP's Moderate Wing
House GOP moderates clashed with the Republican Main Street Partnership following the 2018 midterms, leading many lawmakers to sever ties with an outside group that's been a fixture since the 1990s.
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Trump Lashes Out At China After Beijing Sets New Tariffs On U.S. Goods, Autos
The president vowed to respond after China said it will slap tariffs on $75 billion of autos and other U.S. goods. And he "ordered" U.S. firms to stop doing business with China. Stocks fell sharply. -
Putin To Russian Military: 'Prepare A Symmetrical Response' To U.S. Missile Test
His remarks come after a U.S. Defense Department test of a modified Navy Tomahawk cruise missile, and the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty between Washington and Moscow. -
De Blasio Follows Cuomo in Expanding Homeless Outreach in Subways
On the heels of a new state initiative to decrease homelessness on the subways, the city is expanding its own efforts. -
David Koch Dies; Conservative Billionaire Helped Reshape U.S. Politics
Morning Edition
Koch and his brother Charles built one of the nation's largest private businesses and created a network of secretly funded organizations that attacked Democrats. -
What Is Causing the 'Extreme Congestion' at LaGuardia Airport?
The Brian Lehrer Show
Two weeks ago the roads to the airport were so congested travelers were seen getting out of cars to walk to their gates. Gothamist Editor explains why the traffic has been so bad.
Arts and Culture
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Sports from Grade School to College: The Rise of "Pay to Play"
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As sports get more expensive, lower and middle-income children are dropping off while their wealthier peers get into the game. -
'Give Me Liberty': A Brilliant, Transporting Film About A Medical Driver's Busy Day
A young Russian-American (Chris Galust) drives a beat-up medical transport van full of demanding, quirky passengers through Milwaukee's backstreets in this funny, authentic film. -
'Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool'
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Filmmaker and MacArthur fellow, Stanley Nelson Jr., and Miles Davis’s nephew, Vince Wilburn Jr., join us to discuss the new documentary, “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool.” - Edit Bucket
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Is Tired the New Normal? feat. Jaboukie Young-White and Samantha Bee
Adulting
Michelle celebrates her birthday, while Jordan has to work. The Daily Show’s Jaboukie Young-White hacks New York. And Full Frontal host Samantha Bee tells a story you won’t forget.
Tech and Media
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States-Phone Companies Deal Will Help To Block Robocalls
Morning Edition
NPR's Noel King talks to Josh Stein, attorney general of North Carolina, about phone companies teaming up with states and the District of Columbia to eradicate illegal robocalls. -
Scientists Attempt Controversial Experiment To Edit DNA In Human Sperm Using CRISPR
Morning Edition
NPR visited the only lab in the world known to be trying to use the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR to modify the DNA in human sperm. If successful, it could be used to prevent genetic disorders. -
Rebel: The 1619 Project Is Devastating and Invigorating
The 1619 Project from The New York Times marks the 400th anniversary of the beginning of the American Slave trade. WNYC's cultural critic Rebecca Carroll says it's long overdue.
Music For Your Day
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Weekly Music Roundup: The Hold Steady, Ala.Ni, Ikebe Shakedown
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Week of Aug. 19: This week, The Hold Steady channels Led Zeppelin; the singer Ala.Ni celebrates our differences; and another lost album by John Coltrane is found. -
Cosmo Sheldrake's Eccentric, Strangely Alluring Pop
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London composer Cosmo Sheldrake has a knack for refreshingly playful and whimsical pop that often incorporates natural sounds. He joins us to perform some of his latest music in-studio. -
Watch: DOOMSQUAD's Outsider Dance-Rock Jams
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Toronto-based art-dance-rock trio DOOMSQUAD crafts outsider electronica that is a mix of protest music and dance-floor grooves with rototoms and the odd flute solo. They play in-studio. -
Blick Bassy Heals By Remembering The Stories
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France-based Cameroonian musician Blick Bassy’s quiet and beautiful songs fall somewhere on the spectrum of blues, folk-soul, and pop. He plays in an intimate setting, in-studio. -
Watch: Lea Bertucci Transforms and Extends the Saxophone
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Sound artist, sax player, and composer Lea Bertucci uses processing and delay and/or resonant spaces, to transform alto sax into new sounds. She performs two extended pieces in-studio.
