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Pump and Trump
Trump, Inc.
Donald Trump claims he only licensed his name for projects developed by others. Our investigation finds his family had deeper involvement and the deals often had misleading practices.
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Meet the Women of the Suburban Resistance
In the New Jersey suburbs, women who are middle class, middle age and white are waging a fight for Congress. And the movement mirrors a pattern across the country. -
Schools Chancellor Promises Better Bus Service ... Next Year
The NYC Department of Education has ordered an audit of how it contracts with bus companies.
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Schools Chancellor Promises Better Bus Service ... Next Year
The NYC Department of Education has ordered an audit of how it contracts with bus companies. -
Police Seek 12 in Proud Boys Brawl in Manhattan
The police are looking for nine members of the alt-right group and three anti-fascist protesters involved in the fight on the Upper East Side. -
Candidates in Tight NJ Race Get Outside Help
Joe Biden popped into a New Jersey diner ahead of the midterms. -
In NJ 11, Webber Blocks Voters on Twitter and Facebook
A Facebook group "People Blocked by Jay Webber" has 141 members. -
Your Voice, Your Choice: Essential Information for the 2018 Elections
Find all the coverage and information you need, from WNYC and Gothamist.
Arts and Culture
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Getting Beyond 'Respect Girls'
A year into the #MeToo Movement, New York Times journalist and author Peggy Orenstein talks about the conversations parents should have with their children. -
Novelist Esi Edugyan On Black Genius And What Comes After Slavery
Morning Edition
The author of Man Booker Prize finalist Washington Black began her new book on a plantation in 1830s Barbados. "I really have no idea where my story is going at the outset of it," she says. -
Phoebe Robinson: There's No Excuse For The Lack Of Diversity In Comedy
Fresh Air
"There are so many talented, amazing people and if you're not booking them, it's either out of laziness or the fact you really don't care," says the co-host of the 2 Dope Queens podcast. - Edit Bucket
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Joan Baez Is Still Protesting
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Joan Baez’s music provided a soundtrack to some of the sixties’ defining moments of political upheaval. Half a century later, she hasn’t stopped trying to change the world with her art.
Tech and Media
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Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Dies At 65
Allen died from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in Seattle on Monday, according to his company, Vulcan Inc. -
Ceci N'est Pas Un Dollar
On The Media
JSG Boggs drew replicas of dollar bills and used them to buy goods and services — until the Secret Service took his fake money out of circulation. -
Cities Want Amazon. But Is HQ2 a Good Deal?
Money Talking
The Seattle-based company has said it will decide on its second North American headquarters by year's end.
Music For Your Day
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Weekly Music Roundup: Swamp Dogg, Julia Holter, and First Aid Kit
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Week of September 10: This week, A "Blaze" of Glory, an old Dogg’s new trick, and a Mountain Goats surprise. -
Watch: British Folk Shredder Richard Thompson OBE
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British singer, songwriter, and wicked guitarist Richard Thompson OBE joins us today to unleash solo acoustic versions of new songs from his latest record, the 13 Rivers. -
Watch Now: Fantastic Negrito's Fiery Blues-Soul-Punk
Soundcheck
Fantastic Negrito fuses punk-funk into blues and soul. His latest record, "Please Don't Be Dead," is the sound of survival as music. He joins us to play some of these tunes, in-studio. -
Watch: Unsung Country Legend Blaze Foley in Ethan Hawke Film
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Blaze, a film by Ethan Hawke, brings to life a little-known outlaw country legend, Texas singer/songwriter Blaze Foley. Cast members Ben Dickey and Charlie Sexton join us in the studio. -
Rhiannon Giddens' Speech on Race, Folk Music, and American Identity
New Sounds
Award-winning singer, banjo player and violinist Rhiannon Giddens opened the 2018 Big Ears Festival with a powerful speech on race, folk music, and what American greatness means to her.
