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The Ascendance of Eric Adams
The New Yorker Radio Hour
New York’s likely next mayor was once a victim of police violence and is now an advocate for the N.Y.P.D. Plus, how Iran plotted to kidnap an American citizen from her home in Brooklyn.
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Teens Asked, We Answered: The Truth About COVID-19 Vaccines
Nope, they won't put a microchip in you. And the side effects usually aren't that bad. And if you want to get your HPV shot at the same time, that totally works. Read on for these and more answers. -
The Low-Key Matriarch Cultivating Brooklyn’s Progressive Movement
30 years after becoming the first Puerto Rican woman in Congress, Rep. Nydia Velázquez has become a leading mentor to progressive lawmakers who are challenging the establishment.
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Permanent Residents Who Left The U.S. During The Pandemic Worry They Can't Come Home
Many green card holders are still stuck outside of the country, worried about returning to their lives in the U.S. because of broad disruptions to the immigration system during the pandemic. -
New Capitol Police Chief Defends The Agency In The Wake Of The Jan. 6 Riot
All Things Considered
The new chief, Tom Manger, said the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection should not define the department and that necessary changes to its procedures have been made in the months since. -
The Search for Victims Comes To An End At The Florida Condo Collapse Site
Officials had vowed to continue the search for people among roughly 11 tons of rubble that remained until all missing persons had been recovered. Now firefighters have finished their search. -
The Tokyo Olympics Has Relaxed Its Rules On Athlete Protests — To A Point
Gestures of protest have already begun. But exactly what's allowed under the International Olympic Committee's new rules on expression is somewhat murky. -
Conservatives Are Changing Their Tune on Vaccines
The Takeaway
A significant number of high-profile members of conservative media are now urging their audiences to get vaccinated.
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Disney Introduces A Revamped Jungle Cruise Ride Without The Racist Imagery
The ride, which previously featured racist imagery of Africans as spear-waving headhunters, has been transformed into a slapstick comedy in which the wildlife bests clueless safari-goers. -
Summer Beach Reads
All Of It
New York Times Book Review editor Tina Jordan drops by to give us her summer reading recommendations. -
Doree Shafrir On The Out Of Control IVF Train
Death, Sex & Money
I talk with the writer about going through fertility treatments in her late 30s, and why being "on the IVF train" made her get more comfortable with situations out of her control. - Edit Bucket
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Helen Rosner’s Summer Drinks
The New Yorker Radio Hour
The food writer picks three cocktails to toast the reopening world, and mixes them on her colleague Michael Schulman’s baking hot roof.
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Outrage As A Business Model: How Ben Shapiro Is Using Facebook To Build An Empire
All Things Considered
In May, Ben Shapiro's website The Daily Wire had more Facebook engagement on its articles than The New York Times, CNN, The Washington Post and NBC News combined. -
How Shakespeare Became an American Icon
On the Media
What the Bard can teach us about what it means to be American. -
Reporters Reveal 'Ugly Truth' Of How Facebook Enables Hate Groups And Disinformation
Fresh Air
In a new book, Cecilia Kang and Sheera Frenkel say Facebook failed in its effort to combat disinformation. "Facebook knew the potential for explosive violence was very real [on Jan 6]," Kang says.
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Weekly Music Roundup: Jorge Drexler, Courtney Barnett, Attacca Quartet
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This week, Jorge Drexler’s Uruguayan gospel, Quantic’s cumbia-rock, classical electronica from Attacca Quartet, and Courtney Barnett’s eventual return. -
Manchester Orchestra: No Rules and No Ceiling
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Atlanta-based Manchester Orchestra crafts cinematic, long-form songs on their latest record, The Million Masks of God. Andy Hull and Robert McDowell play intimate arrangements remotely. -
Helado Negro Refracts Music Through a Latinx Lense (Archives)
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Ecuadorian-American musician Roberto Lange records as Helado Negro. He plays songs from 2016's 'Private Energy', some of the band’s most explicitly political material, in-studio. -
Adrian Crowley's Songs Are True Stories and Born of Another Place
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Irish singer/songwriter Adrian Crowley is known for his detailed but surreal storytelling, and his rich baritone voice. He plays songs from his latest, 'The Watchful Eye Of The Stars.' -
Las Palabras Finds The Words In Charming Minimalistic Tunes
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Rafael Cohen, of the dance-punk band !!!, draws on his musical past as Las Palabras, crafting minimalistic sunny Latin pop in his native language. He plays some of these songs remotely.
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Free Livestream, July 29 | Get Lit with All of It: Zakiya Dalila Harris
Alison Stewart, host of WNYC’s All Of It, continues her virtual book club series with Zakiya Dalila Harris.
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Watch Now: WNYC 2021 Health Convening
This year there will be a series of discussions on COVID-19 and the American Healthcare System.
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Watch Now: Pity These Ashes: Tulsa 1921-2021
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, The Greene Space in partnership with The Harlem Chamber Players, Harlem Stage and the Harlem School of the Arts presents Pity These Ashes: Tulsa 1921-2021.
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Watch Now: Jordan Bak: World Premiere of Esteban Zapata Folk Songs
“A star in the making,” (Seattle Pi) Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak will premiere Esteban Zapata’s Folk Songs live from The Greene Space.
