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Gothamist unveils new website, larger vision for combined WNYC newsroom

These changes are not strictly aesthetic — they mark an important moment for local journalism in New York City, and for the newsroom here at Gothamist and WNYC.
After a deadly mass shooting, the DOJ is launching an anti-hate initiative in Buffalo

The new initiative is a broader effort by the Justice Department that it plans to launch across all 94 United States attorneys' offices over the next year.
NPR poll shows Biden's approval rating is up but there are warning signs for Democrats

Morning Edition

The president's approval rating is up to 44%, but 7-in-10 people say the country is going in the wrong direction, and young and Black voters are among the least likely to vote this fall.
One Florida community built to weather hurricanes endured Ian with barely a scratch

All Things Considered

Hundreds of thousands of people in Southwest Florida still don't have electricity or water. But Babcock Ranch, north of Fort Myers, was designed and built to withstand the most powerful storms.
SCOTUS Takes on Gerrymandering

The Brian Lehrer Show

Elie Mystal on Alabama's high-stakes Supreme Court case on racial gerrymandering.

Working in theater is a grind. But it doesn't have to be

Morning Edition

The hours are long and the pay isn't great. But one theater in Baltimore is trying to rethink its labor practices to make theater a better workplace.
The Sound Revolution of Black Country Music

The Takeaway

What’s the history between country music and Black people? That question and more is the subject of the new book, “Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions,” by Francesca Royster.
Yom Kippur & Autumnal Self-Reflection

The Brian Lehrer Show

In honor of Yom Kippur and the changing of the seasons, listeners of all faiths call in to talk about what they hope to shed or cast off — like fall leaves — this autumn.

Billy Eichner says straight people 'just didn't show up for Bros' at the box office

The film is the first gay romantic comedy with a mostly LGBTQ cast to be given a wide release by a major studio. It took in a disappointing $4.8 million in its first weekend.

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SEC charges Kim Kardashian for unlawfully touting crypto on her Instagram account

All Things Considered

The reality TV star hawked a crypto token on her Instagram account without telling her hundreds of millions of followers she'd been paid to do so.
'Woman, Life, Freedom'

On the Media

Women are burning hijabs in Iran. Will the protests be different this time?
The Ice Bucket Challenge wasn't just for social media. It helped fund a new ALS drug

In 2014, it was hard to miss the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that set out to raise money to fund research for the disease. And it paid off. A new treatment was funded by $2.2 million of the funds raised.

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Weekly Music Roundup: Butcher Brown, Quinn Christopherson, Death Cab For Cutie

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Butcher Brown’s big band jazz meets hip hop; Death Cab For Cutie’s dark night of the soul; and the sound of Mozart’s own piano. Plus, Native Alaskan songwriter Quinn Christopherson.
The Intimate, "Deranged Pop" of Songwriter/Composer Gabriel Kahane, Live From The Greene Space

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Gabriel Kahane writes classical music and what he called “deranged pop.” He and a special guest string quartet perform songs from his 2022 album 'Magnificent Bird' in The Greene Space.
Buffalo Nichols Is Bringing the Blues of the Past Into the Future

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Austin-based singer/songwriter Buffalo Nichols plays music that holds the country’s truest values and rawest emotions - the Blues. It's just him and his guitar, as he performs remotely.
Amythyst Kiah's Roots Music Deals With Loss, Grief, and Pain

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Singer and guitarist Amythyst Kiah loves both roots and alternative music; and her songs often clothe dark subjects in bluesy stomps and ecstatic rock. She and her band play remotely.
Angélica Negrón Performs on Plant Art, Live at The Greene Space

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Puerto Rican composer/performer/educator Angélica Negrón writes for chamber ensembles, orchestras, films, and robots. She triggers sounds via plant art into a sonic dreamscape.

Artist-in-Residence: Toni Thai Sterrett

Join founder Toni Thai Sterrett and her NFT project, Bad Grrls Creative Club, as they explore, discuss, and showcase what it’s like to be a creative in this new world where the creator is queen!
Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! — Live at Carnegie Hall

Be in the audience when Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis bring “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” to New York for two live shows this December. WNYC listeners can purchase tickets now and get the best seats before they go on sale to the general public Thursday, September 1.

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Thursday, December 8, 7:30pm
Friday, December 9, 7:30pm
Andrew Yee Live in The Greene Space

Cellist Andrew Yee presents a program which explores their relationship to being bi-racial and going through transition as a trans woman.
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.