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Revel Has Greenlight To Bring Tesla Taxis To Manhattan
The blue moped share company will start with 50 Tesla taxis that can operate in Manhattan below 42nd street.
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Watch Live At 9:30 A.M.: House Panel's First Hearing On Jan. 6th Capitol Riot
Democrats on the select committee will lead off the hearing with a focus on the law enforcement officers who were attacked and beaten as the rioters broke into the Capitol. -
NYC Will Require Vaccination Or Weekly Testing For All City Workers
As part of the transition to spur more vaccination, all city workers must show proof of vaccination starting August 2nd or be forced to wear a mask at all times.
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Tuesday Could Be A Dramatic – And Pivotal – Day For America's Gold Medal Hopes
Simone Biles leads the U.S. team into a showdown with Russia, while the undefeated softball team tries to beat Japan for the second straight time. -
The Tokyo Games Could End Up Being The Hottest Summer Olympics Ever
Slushie machines, salt tablets, cooling jackets: the Tokyo Games have already proven to be a hot and humid affair, and experts say the role of climate change can't be overlooked. -
The Climate Change Link To More And Bigger Wildfires
Morning Edition
Researchers who study evidence of fires through the millennia say to expect more and bigger fires as the climate continues to warm. Fire season is already months longer than in the 1970s. -
Japanese Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Bounced Out Of Tokyo Olympics
Osaka has been the face of these Olympics and was chosen to light the cauldron in the opening ceremony. She easily won her first two tennis matches but lost in the third round. -
What We Know About COVID Booster Shots and 'Breakthrough' Cases
The Brian Lehrer Show
Why it's happening (and why you shouldn't panic), and what to do if you are vaccinated and become infected anyway.
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The Flowers For Olympic Medalists Carry Deep Meaning In Japan
The elements of the bouquet carry a deeper story, and they are years in the making. They're meant to symbolize the country rising from the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011. -
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.
Tech and Media
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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.
