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New Report finds many NYC public bathrooms are closed, dirty or missing basic amenities
Along with a lack of options for a city of its stature, the public restrooms that New York does have are regularly closed or dirty or lacking basic amenities. That's according to a re... -
How to Stay Healthy as Flu Season Ramps Up
The Brian Lehrer Show
Michelle Morse, M.D., interim commissioner of health at the NYC Department of Health, talks about how to stay healthy this holiday season. -
The Brian Lehrer Show's 'Best Photo' Contest Winners For 2025
The Brian Lehrer Show
Every year, The Brian Lehrer Show asks you to submit the best photo you took that is sitting on your phone. We present the winners of this year's contest. -
Miscount of NYC mayors spans centuries, archive search confirms
The Municipal Archives in lower Manhattan contain written records on the Big Apple’s history dating back to the 1600s. But one book has been missing for years. And it could prove the ... -
Graham Platner Is Staying in the Race
The New Yorker Radio Hour
The Republican Susan Collins has held one of Maine’s Senate seats for nearly thirty years, and Democrats, in trying to take it away from her, have a lot at stake. Graham Platner, a co...
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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. - Edit Bucket
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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.
From The WNYC Archives
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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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Calvin Tomkins’s Century
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Early in 2025, the staff writer Calvin Tomkins decided to chronicle turning a hundred in the same year as The New Yorker hundredth anniversary, in a piece titled “Becoming a Centenari... -
The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle
All Of It
A new book about puzzles claims 36 million Americans solve crosswords once a week or more, and nearly 23 million solve them daily. Natan Last, a researcher, policy advisor, writer, an... -
Gaten Matarazzo on Growing Up as Dustin on "Stranger Things"
All Of It
The final season of the beloved sci-fi series "Stranger Things" is underway. Star Gaten Matarazzo, who has been playing Dustin on the show for a decade, discusses the final season and... -
Matthew Broderick Stars as 'Tartuffe' off-Broadway
All Of It
"Tartuffe" is the classic Molière comedy and satire first performed in the 1660s. Matthew Broderick is currently starring in the lead role of a new off-Broadway production of the play... -
Noah Baumbach on “Jay Kelly,” His New Movie with George Clooney
The New Yorker Radio Hour
The director talks with the New Yorker editor Susan Morrison about his new film, in which a famous actor wonders whether he’s made the right choices.
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Dec 4 | Get Lit with All Of It Book Club: 'Flashlight' by Susan Choi
Join us and Susan Choi at the December 4th event at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library at 6 pm! Tickets are free.