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Social Media Goes to Court. Plus, Chloé Zhao on “Hamnet”
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jonathan Haidt, who wrote “The Anxious Generation,” discusses the movement to limit social-media use by young people. And the director on her film, which was nominated for eight Oscars.
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Albany Budget Negotiations in Full Swing
The Brian Lehrer Show
WNYC and Gothamist's Jimmy Vielkind talks about the one house budgets and the ongoing debate over whether or not to raise taxes on wealthy New Yorkers. -
Looped In NYC: where to hang out at night that doesn't revolve around alcohol
We’re starting a new monthly radio segment and weekly newsletter here in the WNYC Gothamist newsroom. It’s called “Looped In NYC,” where we’ll answer your questions about how to survi...
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Getting in step with the budget dance in New York and New Jersey
For governors who made affordability a central part of their identity, the dance steps may be especially tricky this year. -
Local college basketball teams gearing up for March Madness
Sports reporter Priya Desai joins us for a preview of the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments. -
President Trump's Shifting Statements on Iran
The Brian Lehrer Show
Analysis of how President Trump is changing the way he describes the status of the war with Iran, and why his public statements about it have shifted around so dramatically. -
The AI-Powered War Machines Are Here
On the Media
AI at the Pentagon; and how to stand up for democracy. -
NYC Lawmakers Weigh Ban on Biometric Data Collection in Retail Stores
NYC NOW
New York City lawmakers are considering legislation that would ban retail stores from collecting customers’ biometric data, including facial and voice scans. WNYC and Gothamist report...
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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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Oscar Nominated Political Drama 'The Secret Agent'
All Of It
[REBROADCAST FROM December 2, 2025] The film "The Secret Agent" tells the story of a former professor, played by Wagner Moura, who finds himself attempting to fight back against the p... -
The Many Ways of Being Muslim
The Brian Lehrer Show
During Ramadan, Sohaira Siddiqui, host of the podcast "More Muslim", talks about the diversity of the Muslim community in New York and around the world. -
Ryan Coogler on “Sinners,” His Epic Film about Race, Music, and the Undead
The New Yorker Radio Hour
The director talks with staff writer Jelani Cobb about his movie, which has been nominated for a record-setting sixteen Academy Awards. -
Conan O’Brien on What Can Go Wrong at the Oscars
The New Yorker Radio Hour
The hit podcaster and host of next month’s Academy Awards ceremony on the collapse of late-night television, and the deaths of his friends Rob and Michele Reiner. -
Richard Brody Presents the 2026 Brody Awards
The New Yorker Radio Hour
The New Yorker critics Richard Brody and Alexandra Schwartz discuss the year’s best offerings, and how films seem to be getting better these days.
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March 5 | Get Lit with All Of It Book Club: 'The Wilderness' by Angela Flournoy
Join us and Angela Flournoy for our March 5 event in The Greene Space! Tickets are free.
