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Advocates: Reparations are the answer for sea level threat in West Oakland, Calif.
Reparations are one way to confront the rising sea levels in West Oakland, Calif. -
Why Florida's new immigration law is troubling businesses and workers alike
Gov. Ron DeSantis says the penalties for companies that violate new employment requirements will help the state prosper. But businesses and immigrant activists alike say it'll do more harm than good. -
This Week in Politics: NYC's budget enters the final stretch
WNYC's David Cruz joins us with the latest on the budget. -
WNYC launches NYC NOW, a new way to get your local news
Each weekday, we’ll bring you three timely updates of top stories, breaking news and in-depth coverage, plus special investigations and feature-length reports.
Arts And Culture
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The Director Rob Marshall on Halle Bailey as “The Little Mermaid”
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Marshall talks with Naomi Fry about his live-action remake of the Disney classic, and the right-wing backlash against the casting of a Black woman as Princess Ariel. -
Summer Arts Roundup: Hip Hop's 50th!
The Brian Lehrer Show
We wrap up our "stuff to do around here this summer" series with a look at the big concerts celebrating Hip Hop's 50 years. -
Tony Nominees Ben Platt and Michael Arden on 'Parade'
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We hear from star Ben Platt and director Michael Arden, who are both Tony nominated for 'Parade.' - Edit Bucket
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Hold On: When Shame Keeps You From Therapy
Death, Sex & Money
Listeners called in if they felt like therapy wasn't for them, either because of how they were raised, what they looked like, or expectations around masculinity.
Tech and Media
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How an OTM Reporter Became Part of One of the Biggest January 6th Trials
On the Media
Micah Loewinger recorded Oath Keepers storming the Capitol. Then he received a subpoena. -
Elizabeth Holmes starts her 11-year prison sentence today. Here's what to know
The onetime Silicon Valley star is expected to surrender herself to federal authorities at the Bryan, Texas, prison camp, an all-female facility about 100 miles outside of Houston. -
How the AI Senate Hearing Missed the Mark
On the Media
Longterm, speculative fears of AI's ability to outsmart us are obscuring current issues.
Music For Your Day
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Weekly Music Roundup: Monsieur Periné, The God In Hackney, and Goldfeather
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This week, things get weird in songs by The God In Hackney and Goldfeather, and a half century of dance moves from Alex Anwandter and Monsieur Perine. Plus, a Doc Watson tribute album. -
The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster Uplifts With Feel-Good Blues
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The blues singer and guitarist Ruthie Foster has worked with the Allman Brothers, Blind Boys of Alabama, and pedal steel master Robert Randolph. She plays her feel-good blues in-studio. -
Guitarist Yasmin Williams Scores Charlie Chaplin's 'The Kid'
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Composer and songwriter Yasmin Williams is a fingerstyle lap-tapping guitar player who plays/taps from above. Hear her new score to Charlie Chaplin's 'The Kid', from Brookfield Place. -
Pearla Explores, Builds, Plays in a Folk-Pop Sound World Like No Other
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Pearla, the Brooklyn-based artist Nicole Rodriguez, makes off-kilter folk-pop that mixes reality and the surreal. She and her band play weird and wonderful new songs in-studio. -
Gentle Psychedelic Soul of Crooner Nick Hakim
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Hakim’s songs can sound a little like Nick Drake fronting a psychedelic soul band from the early 70s. Nick Hakim and his band perform songs from his latest, Cometa, in-studio.
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Jun 1 | Queen of the Night with Thorgy Thor: Pride
Join drag performance artist and violinist Thorgy Thor for a celebration as we kick-off Pride Month!
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Jun 8 | Monsieur Periné (Live Performance And Q&A)
Latin GRAMMY Award-winning Colombian stars Monsieur Periné perform songs from their new album Bolero Apocaliptico live in The Greene Space, hosted by Latino USA’s Marta Martinez!
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Jun 14 | Ballroom Has Something To Say
As part of The Greene Space’s Wanderlust Wednesdays series, artist and educator Michael Roberson examines the history of the once underground Black and Latinx Ball community from its roots during the Harlem Renaissance as a Black Trans-womanist theological discourse, a Black freedom movement, and a spiritual formation.
The evening will explore the community’s artistic and cultural productions as survival methods in the face of oppression, and how they used the art form “vogue” and the creation of kinship systems as political movements.
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June 12-13 | New York Guitar Festival
Exploring virtually every aspect of the guitar’s personality, the New York Guitar Festival, since 1999, has presented many of the world’s most influential guitarists at iconic venues across the city. From multi GRAMMY Award-winners to emerging artists, performers have included masters of the classical repertoire, pop and indie rock, folk and Americana, sounds of Central and South America and genre-defying innovators. Hosted by New Sounds' John Schaefer.