Amanda Aronczyk

Reporter, WNYC Narrative Unit

Amanda Aronczyk appears in the following:

Ida B. Wells

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Journalist and activist Ida B. Wells is in some ways a forgotten figure, but she was unwavering in her mission: calling America out on racial injustice.

Like Christine Blasey Ford, Jennifer Willoughby Was Reluctant to Come Forward

Monday, September 24, 2018

Some suggest that Dr Ford’s claims are politically motivated. The same was said of Jennifer Willoughby.

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Germ City: How SARS Changed the Face of Air Travel

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Several airplanes have been quarantined upon arrival in the United States over the past few weeks. Was it necessary?

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The Dream Was Not Mine

Monday, September 17, 2018

Jennifer Willoughby and Saily Avelenda each woke up one day wanting to make a change. They ended up toppling two political giants. Plus: why the 2018 midterms could make history.

How Infectious Disease Shaped NYC

Friday, September 14, 2018

"Germ City: Microbes and the Metropolis" at the Museum of the City of New York

The United States of Anxiety Season Three: There's an Election Coming

Friday, September 14, 2018

Women have had the vote for nearly a century. Yet, power remains concentrated in the hands of men. Will 2018 change that?

Germ City

Tuesday, September 04, 2018

A century after the 1918 flu pandemic killed tens of thousands of New Yorkers, contagious diseases continue to shape our city.

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The US of Anxiety Wants to Hear from You

Thursday, August 09, 2018

We're coming back and we want to hear from you!

Rippin’ the Rainbow an Even Newer One

Thursday, March 15, 2018

The creature with the world’s most complex visual system seems to be terrible at telling colors apart.
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How to Be a Hero

Tuesday, January 09, 2018

What are people thinking when they risk their lives for someone else?  Is heroism an act of sympathy or empathy?  
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Super Cool

Tuesday, December 05, 2017

 Walter Murch (aka, the Godfather of The Godfather), joined by a team of scientists, leads us on what felt like the magical mystery tour of super cool science.
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Stereothreat

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Today, we look back at a story we ran almost a decade ago, run into an unfolding upheaval in the field of social psychology, and wonder what might happen to one of our favorite ideas.
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Driverless Dilemma

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

What happens if we hand over our stickiest moral quandary to a two-ton hunk of metal and let it loose on our streets?
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Where the Sun Don't Shine

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Today we take a quick look up at a hole in the sky and follow an old story as it travels beyond the reach of the sun.
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You’ve Got to Watch This!

Monday, July 31, 2017

Back in the 1960s, artists couldn’t wait to get their hands on a new medium: video. Since then, they’ve used it to capture everything from the personal to the political.  

American Icons: Native Son

Thursday, July 20, 2017

The story of a young man in the ghetto who turns to murder was an overnight sensation. But some think "Native Son" exploited the worst stereotypes of black youth.

The Birth of Climate Denial

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Our "Culture Wars" series continues with a look at when the movement that doubts the reality of climate change began — and how scientific consensus has been perpetually undermined.  

The Handshake Experiment

Wednesday, May 03, 2017

Neil deGrasse Tyson and microbiome science help answer this question: when we touch greatness, how much of it stays with us?

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Funky Hand Jive

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Neil Degrasse Tyson and some new microbiome science help answer the question: when we touch greatness how much of it stays with us?
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Flu-dunnit?

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

If you’ve ever worried about catching a cold from a co-worker who came into work when he (or she) should’ve taken a sick day, then this episode is for you.

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