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The Alternative Oscars, 2020 Edition
The New Yorker Radio Hour
A New Yorker critic names the best films of 2019; and two prison abolitionists explain a vision of the world of ‘decarceration,’ where only a tiny number of people are locked up.
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Discourse Disrupters: Ideas & Inspiration
Specials
How do good ideas and persuasive arguments change the world? TED curator Chris Anderson on how bringing people together to share new and innovative ideas will shape our future. -
February 2020 Schedule Changes for WNYC and NJPR
Learn about upcoming programming changes on WNYC and NJPR, including two new broadcast shows: It's Been A Minute with Sam Sanders and Fresh Air Weekend.
Latest from WNYC & NPR
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The Alternative Oscars, 2020 Edition
The New Yorker Radio Hour
A New Yorker critic names the best films of 2019; and two prison abolitionists explain a vision of the world of ‘decarceration,’ where only a tiny number of people are locked up. -
The Trump Inauguration’s ‘Unconscionable Contract’
Trump, Inc.
Prosecutors are investigating whether the Trump family business overcharged Donald Trump's inaugural committee — a story first reported by Trump, Inc. -
2nd U.S. Case Of Wuhan Coronavirus Confirmed
All Things Considered
Health officials announced that a second person in the United States is infected with the dangerous new coronavirus and that 50 more possible cases in the U.S. are under investigation. -
#Ask the Mayor: MTA Shakeups, Rezoning SoHo, Fairway Market
The Brian Lehrer Show
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio responds to comments and questions from callers.
Arts and Culture
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Fake Twitter Bots Want to Be Your Friend
The Brian Lehrer Show
Armies of social media trolls gear up 2020 and more havoc. -
Latinx Critics Speak Out Against 'American Dirt'; Jeanine Cummins Responds
Morning Edition
Latinx writers and critics are speaking out against Jeanine Cummins' new book American Dirt, calling its depiction of the migrant experience inauthentic and harmful. We asked Cummins to respond. -
Dancing from Vietnam to America
Documentary of the Week
The short documentary "Walk, Run, Cha-Cha" looks at a Vietnamese couple, separated by the war, who reunite in America and recover their lost youth by dancing. - Edit Bucket
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Ask Code Switch: What About Your Friends?
Death, Sex & Money
Your stories about race and friendship brought up a lot of questions. Our friends at NPR's Code Switch podcast have some answers.
Tech and Media
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Glenn Greenwald Responds to Accusations of Cybercrimes by the Brazilian Government
The Takeaway
The Brazilian government alleges that Greenwald helped hack the cellphones of public officials. Greenwald joins The Takeaway to discuss the charges against him. -
The Threats That Journalists Face for Reporting on the Government
The Takeaway
As civil unrest and protests have grown, in places like Hong Kong, Chile, and Lebanon, governments have cracked down on reporters as well as protesters. -
Black Press, the Mainstream Media, and MLK
All Of It
Herb Boyd, journalist, educator, and author, Taylor Branch, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian, and journalist Dorothy Butler Gilliam.
Music For Your Day
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Weekly Music Roundup: Algiers, Myrkur, and Eminem
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Week of Jan. 20: This week, new songs from Eminem and Algiers tackle modern problems; a new song from Lankum looks back at an old one. Plus, dark folk music by Myrkur. -
Rwandan Band The Good Ones Offers Strength and Peace
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The Good Ones are a band Rwandan genocide survivors who make acoustic folk songs. With intricate harmonies and unique instruments, the band performs their latest music, in-studio. -
L.A. Band La Santa Cecilia Sparks Joy With Salsa-Punk
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Los Angeles-based band La Santa Cecilia draws upon their Mexican-American roots, and dips into cumbia, jazz, rock, klezmer, as they see fit. They play new and old tunes, in-studio. -
Watch: Chamber Soul-Pop by yMusic and Emily King
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Prolific chamber sextet yMusic and pop-soul songwriter Emily King, present a one-of-a-kind collaboration that might meld orchestral instruments with contemporary R&B, in-studio. -
Drummer Marcus Gilmore Creates Continuous Melodies
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Drummer and composer Marcus Gilmore carries on the creative openness of his drum elders and underscores the drum set as melodic instrument (as augmented by Sunhouse Sensory Percussion.)
