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The Supreme Court Takes on Defining 'Election Day'

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

After Tuesday's oral arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee on Tuesday, the Supreme Court appears likely to overhaul the way many states count mail-in ballots that arriv...
Councilmember Chi Osse is pushing Con Edison to waive bills for those who lost power during snowstorms

It’s technically spring now, but it was only weeks ago that we were shoveling our way out from several feet of snow. For some New Yorkers, that melting snow brought an additional ha...
Former NYC probation commissioner faces investigation, sources say

The former commissioner of New York City’s Department of Probation faces a criminal investigation into her rocky tenure at the agency.
Trans People are Facing a 'Dual State' in Trump's America

On the Media

This week, the Idaho Senate is considering a bill that would block transgender people from using public bathrooms that conform with their gender identity, escalating the state’s preex...
Is Cuba Trump’s Next Target?

The New Yorker Radio Hour

The staff writer Jon Lee Anderson on what regime change in Cuba could look like, and the Pulitzer Prize-winner Ada Ferrer on the vexed history between the U.S. and the island.

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Let’s talk democracy at the laundromat!

Soap gets laundry done. Conversation gets democracy going. This election year, WNYC is turning some laundromats in the New York metro area into hubs of civic dialogue.

Ask Governor Murphy

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy takes questions from WNYC’s Nancy Solomon, other guest journalists and listeners for an hour every month during this live show, a co-production with WBGO and WHYY. Ask Governor Murphy airs the second Wednesday of most months at 7 p.m., dependent on schedule availability.

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One of the Country's Earliest African-American Radio Programs on WNYC 1929-1930

The NAACP scores a regular Wednesday slot for talks on a broad spectrum of issues.
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Lilian Supove Blake

When most women in Radio were doing home-ec shows, she was WNYC's News and Special Events Director.
Take A Dive into the WNYC Archives

As part of WNYC's centennial celebration, each week we'll share key moments from the from the vast WNYC and NYC Municipal archives.

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Whether It's Two Stepping or Line Dancing, Americans Love Honky Tonk

All Of It with Alison Stewart

A popular nightlife activity in New York these days is two stepping or line dancing at the Honky-Tonk bar. Reporter Will Groff, author of the Wall Street Journal article, "How America...
Julio Torres Makes Everything Funny—Including Color Theory

The New Yorker Radio Hour

The comedian and writer on his new HBO special, “Color Theories,” which comes out March 27th.
Spring Cleaning With Mindfulness

All Of It with Alison Stewart

Anjie Cho, Feng Shui expert and architect, shares advice on how to capitalize on the energy of the spring equinox through spring cleaning and other mindfulness practices. Plus, listen...
Criterion Channel Celebrates VHS and Video Stores

All Of It with Alison Stewart

In March, the Criterion Channel is featuring the film series "VHS Forever," a collection of films that involve VHS tapes or video stores, from "Videodrome" to "The Ring." It was curat...
The New Pornographers Test New Grounds with New Songs, In-Studio

Soundcheck

Canadian indie rock collective The New Pornographers has a history that spans almost three decades. Leaving nine albums behind, the band enters a new era with The Former Site Of, whic...