Kousha Navidar

WNYC reporter Matt Katz didn't really know much about his father. He at least thought he knew who his father was, that is until he took a DNA test. The results spurred him to investig...

Even though New York City is not in the path of totality for the upcoming solar eclipse, we will experience 90% obstruction. Bart Fried of the Amateur Astronomers Association joins us...

Eater just released The Eater Guide to New York City, the digital publication's first-ever comprehensive guidebook to the city's best restaurants, food trucks, specialty shops and far...

Composer Mike Post is best known for creating the memorable theme song of the long-running police procedural, "Law & Order." Now he's releasing his first album in 30 years, Message fr...

In the follow-up to their award-winning documentary "Boys State," directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss have decided to cover the sister American Legion program, Girls State. McBain...

We air highlights from our March Get Lit with All Of It book club event with author Xochitl Gonzales. We spent the month reading her novel, Anita de Monte Laughs Last. We were also jo...

John Flansburgh and John Linnell of They Might Be Giants join to announce their cover of Irving Berlin's "Lazy" for the 2024 Public Song Project. The band will be releasing their song...

Yesterday marked the end of the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, with Iowa, UCONN, NC State, and South Carolina all advancing to the Final Four. This year's to...

We air highlights from our March Get Lit with All Of It book club event with author Xochitl Gonzales. We spent the month reading her novel, Anita de Monte Laughs Last, which tells the...

The beloved film "The Notebook" has now gotten a Broadway musical makeover, with new original music from singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, a new adapted book, and innovative direct...

A new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum presents the work of Brooklyn-born photographer Nona Faustine, specifically her series, White Shoes, where she poses (sometimes nude) in white ...

To celebrate April Fools' Day, we talk with Moira Marsh, author of Practically Joking, University of Indiana liaison librarian for Anthropology, Folklore, and Sociology, and manager o...

A new book, The Menopause Brain, dispels the myth that menopause signifies an end for women, demonstrating that it’s actually just a transition. Dr. Lisa Mosconi, PhD, and director of...

In 2018, Toriano Gordon decided to open his own barbecue restaurant in downtown San Francisco, however, his wife reminded him they’d just decided to go vegan. Instead, he invited his ...

Last week, Hip Hop artist Cakes da Killa released his third album, Black Sheep which demonstrated a metamorphosis in his sound. The Fader called it "irresistible dance music in the ve...

Baseball was created in New York, and in turn it also helped create New York. In his new book, The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City, author Kevin Baker makes the cas...

The beloved cooking competition show "Top Chef" is returning for its 21st season today. We are joined by "Top Chef" judge and cookbook author Gail Simmons, who has been with the show ...

Designer Dawn Baillie's portfolio includes posters for films such as "Dirty Dancing," "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Silence of the Lambs."  Now, a new exhibition at Poster House, The An...