Arun Venugopal appears in the following:
Episcopal Diocese of New York set to apologize for the church's role in slavery
Friday, March 24, 2023
The apology is decades, if not centuries, in the making. Earlier, the church established a fund for reparations.
‘Colored School No. 4’ in Chelsea moves closer to landmark status
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
The building figures in a larger push to preserve sites representing the history of Black New Yorkers.
Banking Fallout; Climate Activist Turns to Solutions; The High Cost of Building NYC Subways; 311 at 20
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Banking fallout continues; Climate activist turns to solutions; The high cost of building NYC subways; 311 at 20
Monday Morning Politics; The LIRR's Big Miscalculation; How to Learn 'New Tricks'; Vinyl Records Are Back
Monday, March 13, 2023
President Biden's budget proposals; Grand Central Madison causes LIRR struggles; Learning new skills as an adult; Vinyl record sales surpass CDs.
A year after the invasion, Ukrainians are gaining their footing in New York
Thursday, March 09, 2023
Despite housing challenges and war trauma, new arrivals are boosted by local networks and federal support.
For asylum seekers, Manhattan is only part of a harrowing journey
Monday, March 06, 2023
These migrants from Venezuela braved jungles, wild animals, and the Port Authority Bus Terminal to call the U.S. home.
A class that brings Manhattan prosecutors together with incarcerated men
Monday, March 06, 2023
The Inside Criminal Justice course gives assistant district attorneys the chance to learn from those on the receiving end of justice.
Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park in West Harlem is getting a makeover
Monday, February 27, 2023
A ‘poster child for environmental injustice’ is now a popular and beloved green space.
‘It’s like a public dump.’ How the remains of formerly enslaved people came to rest beneath a Staten Island strip mall
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Benjamin Prine's descendants on Staten Island didn’t know he had been enslaved – or of their connection to his enslaver.
How the Media Handles Police Brutality
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
WNYC's Arun Venugopal talks media coverage of police brutality, and takes your calls
Concerns of a "Doom Loop" Confront New York City
Wednesday, January 04, 2023
The dawning reality is, hybrid and work-from-home arrangements continue to deprive New York of critical tax revenues. Elected officials are scrambling to adapt.
Make Tofu Tonight
Monday, November 14, 2022
We discuss all things tofu, the focus of a new cookbook from Corinne Trang.
Some Book Recommendations for the Holidays
Monday, November 14, 2022
Get Lit producer Jordan Lauf takes your calls on what you're reading.
Linda Lavin Stars in 'You Will Get Sick'
Monday, November 14, 2022
Linda Lavin stars in the new play 'You Will Get Sick'.
A New Photo Book from Patti Smith
Monday, November 14, 2022
Patti Smith joins to tell us about her new book of photography.
Taking lessons from 2020, thousands of election deniers are now working the midterms
Thursday, November 03, 2022
New York Times reporter Alexandra Berzon says election deniers are joining the electoral process at the precinct level. Their hope is to remake the machinery of American elections.
The federal response to NYC's migrant crisis
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
The federal government has responded to some of New York's pleas for help with the ongoing migrant crisis.
NY-10 Debate Recap; Congestion Pricing; Avoiding Travel Woes; Spotted Lanternflies
Thursday, August 11, 2022
NY-10 Debate Recap; Congestion Pricing Details; Avoiding Travel Woes; What We Now Know About Spotted Lanternflies
Welcome to Freedom
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Three Black women in Georgia set out to build a Black utopia. What will it take for the dream to become a reality?
India's Democracy is in Crisis
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Long considered the largest democracy in the world, India's majority-Hindu government is intensifying antagonism towards Muslims and journalists, calling democratic freedom into question
