Arun Venugopal

Senior Reporter, WNYC News

Arun Venugopal is a senior reporter for the WNYC Race & Justice Unit who focuses on issues of race and bias in our region. His reporting also tackles the topics of immigration, faith, and inequality. Arun serves as the regular fill-in host of the station's "U.S. of Anxiety" program.

Arun was the creator and host of Micropolis, a series about race and identity. He is a contributor to NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered. He has appeared on PBS Newshour, On the Media and Studio 360, and has been published in The GuardianThe Wall Street Journal and Salon. He also frequently serves as an emcee and moderator of panel discussions on race, religion, and identity issues and has been a guest host of NPR's "Fresh Air." He lives with his family in Queens.

Find Arun's latest reporting on Gothamist.

 

Arun Venugopal appears in the following:

Churches, synagogues, mosques could help NYC shelter migrants

Friday, December 08, 2023

Talks are progressing on a plan to pay houses of worship to provide sanctuary to migrants.

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Live at The Public Theater: A reframing of the origin story of Manhattan

Monday, November 27, 2023

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Mary Kathryn Nagle’s play tells the story of "Manahatta" through the eyes of the dispossessed.

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‘Malcolm X,’ the Met Opera revival, returns to New York. Oh, and there’s a spaceship.

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

The production was ground-breaking nearly four decades ago; it’s been updated to touch on new racial strains.

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In New Jersey, the largest Hindu temple in the U.S. set to open amid controversy

Friday, October 13, 2023

The BAPS Akshardham looms over former soy fields in Robbinsville, in central New Jersey. The Hindu temple is billed at the largest of its kind in the U.S.

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Monday Morning Politics; MTA Update; A Push for Reparations in New Jersey; Overcoming Childhood Trauma

Monday, September 25, 2023

Monday Morning Politics; MTA Update: Free Buses, Crowded Subways; A Push for Reparations in New Jersey; Overcoming Childhood Trauma

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Before becoming urban jewels, NYC's community gardens overcame neglect – and Rudy Giuliani

Thursday, September 07, 2023

In the 1990s, the former mayor sought to sell off the lands that were community gardens.

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Tibetan cultural resistance in Queens, with help from TikTok and YouTube

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Though the weekly dance at a local playground might look like fun, it actually has a much deeper meaning for its participants.

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A Prolific Art Thief Who Kept What He Stole

Thursday, August 10, 2023

A new book tells the story of one of the most prolific art thieves in history, who, rather than selling the art he stole, kept it all on display in secret rooms.

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A New Documentary Examines the Origins of Black Americans Fraught Relationship with the Police

Thursday, August 10, 2023

A new documentary from award winning director Stanley Nelson examines the historical relationship between Black people in America and the police. 

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Kid Capri Celebrates Hip Hop 50

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Kid Capri celebrates Hip Hop 50 at a concert at Yankee Stadium on August 11.

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Summer Decluttering Before the Fall

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Lauren Iannotti, editor-in- chief of Real Simple, joins us to give us practical tips to organize your personal space, and take your calls.

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Montclair Jazz Festival 2023

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Montclair Jazz Festival's lineup includes acts such as Regina Carter, Steve Turre, Melanie Charles, Edmar Castaneda, Michael Mwenso and more.

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The Marcos Dictatorship Through a Dance Club in 'Here Lies Love'

Wednesday, August 09, 2023

'Here Lies Love' is a new Broadway dance-pop opera.

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Summer in the City: The Bronx Edition

Wednesday, August 09, 2023

For this installment of Summer in the City, we chat about all the fun to be had in the Bronx this summer!

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A Community Exhibition Showcases Emerging Local Artists in Jamaica, Queens (Summer in the City)

Wednesday, August 09, 2023

A new exhibition at JCAL in Jamaica, Queens spotlights emerging local artists.

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Nobody Beats the Biz

Wednesday, August 09, 2023

A new documentary directed by Sacha Jenkins tells the story of the late rapper Biz Markie. 

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A ‘30 Rock’ veteran and comedian takes on New York’s migrant crisis

Wednesday, August 09, 2023

For Judah Friedlander, the sight of homeless asylum-seekers on city streets is ‘a failure of society.’

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How Climate Change Denialism Became a Mainstream Political Force

Tuesday, August 08, 2023

Author David Lipsky investigates why so many Americans became convinced that climate change isn't real in his new book, The Parrot and the Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial.

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'The Eternal Memory,' an Intimate Documentary on Aging and Memory

Tuesday, August 08, 2023

"The Eternal Memory" documentary is an intimate portrait into an aging Chilean couple's relationship with memory, following the husband's Alzheimer's diagnosis. 

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Listeners: You Tell Us, What's The Worst About NYC Summers? (Small Stakes, Big Opinions)

Tuesday, August 08, 2023

New York Times writer Dodai Stewart, who created the NYT quiz "Pick the Worst New York City Summer Plagues" joins to take listener calls about how they're coping this summer.

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