Christopher Werth is a senior editor in WNYC’s Narrative Unit. Prior to that, he worked as editor/senior producer of The Daily at The New York Times and senior producer at Freakonomics Radio. He spent eight years as a public-radio reporter in London, reporting for NPR, Marketplace, Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times and the BBC World Service.
Christopher Werth appears in the following:
Lessons From a Year in Isolation
Monday, December 28, 2020
A first draft of history for 2020, told through three very personal efforts to find -- and keep -- human connection amid a pandemic.
How COVID-19 is Impacting the Fight Against Lead Poisoning
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
How the pandemic is complicating the prevention of childhood lead poisoning in NYC.
Progress Fighting Lead Poisoning in NYC Hampered By the Pandemic
Friday, November 13, 2020
New York City has made a lot of progress on reducing lead exposure in kids. But now, that progress has been disrupted by the pandemic.
What the Election Means for New York and New Jersey
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
WNYC’s politics reporter Brigid Bergin and New Jersey Public Radio’s Nancy Solomon join us to take your calls and answer how recent elections are impacting our communities.
They’ve Never Wanted You to Vote
Monday, October 26, 2020
From poll taxes to the canard of “voter fraud,” it’s always been a struggle to cast a ballot in America. We review the record, and investigate the anti-democracy enablers of 2020.
A Zombie Political Party
Monday, October 19, 2020
Conservatives who’ve shunned the GOP say it’s given up on democracy. Which begs the question: How long ago did that happen?
Inside the Pandemic's First Days
Monday, October 12, 2020
What can we learn from our short, grim history with Covid-19? Former New York City health commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot reflects on the opening weeks of the nation’s largest outbreak.
How to Steal an Election
Monday, October 05, 2020
The president has made clear he will dispute the results if he loses in November. But actually, the fight over the count has already begun.
Zoned for Resistance
Friday, July 10, 2020
Chicago’s Little Village has been hit hard by COVID-19, but after a botched demolition left it coated in dust, one lifelong activist and her community are standing together while apart.
Rage, Grief, Joy
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Something has been pushed to the surface that can no longer be repressed. And it’s transforming everything— from what we tolerate politically to how we mourn those we’ve lost.
DOE Faces Potential $10 Million Lawsuit Over Lead-Poisoned Child
Friday, June 05, 2020
A mother claims her toddler daughter was poisoned in a 3-K program in Brooklyn.
Keeping Released Prisoners Safe and Sane
Thursday, June 04, 2020
What if we release prisoners with no one to help them? We follow a psychiatrist and social worker as they try to find and support mentally ill inmates being released during a pandemic.
Inside the Prison Pandemic
Friday, May 01, 2020
There are roughly 2.3 million people in jails and prisons. They can’t socially distance. They can barely wash their hands. So now what?
Why Covid-19 Is Killing Black People
Friday, April 24, 2020
The pandemic has hit black communities uniquely hard. To understand why, we explore how racism shows up in black bodies — all the way down to the cellular level.
A History of Style in a Pandemic
Wednesday, April 08, 2020
Here’s how black women in Chicago used lace and jewels to turn their mandatory face masks into works of art, more than 100 years ago.
Dispatches from People Stranded in Place
Friday, April 03, 2020
From the homeless in San Francisco to immigration detention centers, here's how the response to Covid-19 is undermined by choices that have little to do with healthcare.
Keep Calm and Check Your Bias
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Research shows that racism and other prejudices are most acute when the stakes are high, so Kai talks with Dr. Gail Christopher about how to control for that reality, during a pandemic.
Last Chance at Justice
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Salah Hasan Nusaif al-Ejaili knows the atrocities that can be committed during a time of crisis. Seventeen years after the American invasion of Iraq, he's still trying to get justice.
Fragility in Liberty
Thursday, February 20, 2020
We travel from Liberty Island to U.S.-Mexico border to discover how the end of Reconstruction and America's present-day immigration crisis are inextricably bound.
Can NYC Ever Be Lead Free?
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Despite laws on the books for landlords to check apartments for lead and respond to complaints, 3,866 children still tested positive for lead last year.
