Fri, Jan 4 | Bite into a hot slice of NYC with your host, Julian Fleisher. On this month's show: singer-songwriter Lucy Wainwright Roche, comedian Eman El-Husseini and Broadway sensation Michael Longoria.  

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Mon, Jan 7 | Join us for a live episode of the show where smart, funny people talk about their cats: from belly scratches to the bonds that change our lives. Noted cat lady Mary Phillips-Sandy hosts guests Carmen Lagala and Muna Mire, with music and sparkling banter from Leslie Goshko. 

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Electro-goth songwriter Zola Jesus and electro-acoustic ‘post-genre’ composer William Brittelle team up in collaboration with the experimental chamber orchestra and flexible collective wild Up. New Sounds' John Schaefer hosts.

Wed, Jan 9 | Leave the emails, phone calls, and stress behind and settle in for an hour of musical serenity with a live performance by chamber ensembles from The Juilliard School.

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Thur, Jan 10 | Join us for a live broadcast of WNYC's Peabody Award-winning show with guests Ian Bremmer, author and president of Eurasia Group; Arturo O'Farrill, jazz pianist and composer; New York State Senators Liz Krueger and John Liu; and Andy Byford, president of New York City Transit.

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Fri, Jan 11 | Join the Grammy Award-winner as she celebrates the release of her new album, "She Remembers Everything," with the Peabody Award-winning Brooke Gladstone. 

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Wed, Jan 16 | Join us for an exclusive evening with two of the world's greatest living musicians. Hosted by WQXR’s Clemency Burton-Hill.

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WNYC and the Apollo Theater present the 13th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration, exploring Dr. King's legacy and its impact on modern social-justice movements. Brian Lehrer and Jami Floyd moderate. WQXR's Terrance McKnight is Master of Ceremonies.

Tues, Jan 22 | Join us as the six-time Grammy Award winner launches his artist-in-residence series with an afrobeat celebration featuring guitarist Lionel Loueke, singer-songwriter Wunmi, guitarist Bryan Vargas, vocalist and percussionist Tosin, and members of the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble. 

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Wed, Jan 23 | Solitary confinement is a traumatic experience. Some correction systems are moving away from the practice, but it's still in wide use. Join host Arun Venugopal and former inmates who survived solitary as they share their experiences in story-slam performances and conversation.

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Mon, Jan 28 | Join Lina and Estephanie — two Dominican Afro-latinx podcasters — for a live taping of their show, about BAGGAGE: yours, mine and ours. They talk news and politics with Veronica Agard, alchemist, educator and curator of the Who Heals the Healer series. 

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Tues, Jan 29 | Join host Ilana Glazer as she talks with Ari Berman, senior reporter at Mother Jones; Vic Barrett; and New York City Public Advocate candidates Rafael Espinal, Nomiki Konst and Dawn Smalls. 

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Wed, Jan 30 | Join host Ilana Glazer as she talks with Ari Berman, senior reporter at Mother Jones; activist Vic Barrett; and New York City Public Advocate candidates Melissa Mark-Viverito, Michael Blake, Jumaane Williams and Ben Yee.

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The New Sounds Live Silent Films series returns to Brookfield Place with new scores to classic silent films, performed live, amidst the palm trees, under the glass atrium. WNYC's John Schaefer hosts.

Thurs, Jan 31 | Celebrate the launch of WQXR’s annual list celebrating the most exciting classical artists on the planet. Featuring violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, pianist Inon Barnatan, chamber ensemble The Knights, classical saxophonist Jess Gillam and pianist Wei Luo. 

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