Matt Katz

Reporter, WNYC News

Matt Katz appears in the following:

A New Reboot of "Unsolved Mysteries"

Tuesday, July 07, 2020

Executive producer Terry Meurer discusses the series “Unsolved Mysteries,” which she has produced for over 30 years, and it’s new installment on Netflix

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Keep It 100: 'The Vote'

Tuesday, July 07, 2020

Filmmaker Michelle Ferrari discusses her PBS American Experience documentary miniseries, “The Vote”, which explores the suffrage movement for the 19th Amendment.

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State of NYC Housing

Monday, July 06, 2020

Caroline Spivack, who covers housing for Curbed, and Marika Dias, tenant attorney and director of the Safety Net Project at the Urban Justice Center, discuss the Tenant Safe Harbor Act.

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The Latest in Protest Music

Monday, July 06, 2020

Hubert Adjei-Kontoh on recent protest music releases. 

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Street Art Field Trip

Monday, July 06, 2020

How to take a self-guided street art tour in NYC

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The Netflix Effect

Monday, July 06, 2020

Recode’s Peter Kafka and Rani Molla join us to discuss Season 2 of their podcast Land of the Giants: The Netflix Effect.

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'Mucho Mucho Amor'

Monday, July 06, 2020

Directors Cristina Costantini and Kareem Tabsch discuss their new Netflix documentary, "Mucho Mucho Amor," about Latinx icon and astrologer Walter Mercado.

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Rep. Sires, Scion of Democratic Machine, Faces Feisty Challenger in N.J. Primary

Thursday, July 02, 2020

Can a political neophyte with a largely online campaign knock off a well-heeled incumbent in a strange July mail-in election?

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The Politics of "Defund the Police"

Friday, June 12, 2020

Plus, a conversation with Congressman Clyburn about addressing systemic racism in U.S. institutions. 

Politics with Amy Walter: The Politics of "Defund the Police"

Friday, June 12, 2020

Plus, a conversation with Congressman Clyburn about addressing systemic racism in U.S. institutions. 

New Jersey Corrections Officer Suspended for Reenacting George Floyd's Killing

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

A New Jersey corrections officer who was part of a group of white men mocking the killing of George Floyd to marching Black Lives Matter protesters has been suspended.

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ICE Helped To Protect NYPD Station Houses During Protests

Tuesday, June 09, 2020

Is it legal for ICE to help the NYPD in such a way?

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The Racial Justice Uprising in the U.S. is Taking Hold Overseas

Monday, June 08, 2020

Many foreign leaders have condemned the killing of George Floyd, but demonstrators outside of the U.S. are also attempting to call attention to racial injustice within their own borders.

ICE Detainee Who Sued His Jailers Was Swiftly Deported. Now He’s Missing.

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Despite a federal judge’s order, lawyers say ICE dropped off Hector Garcia Mendoza in a notoriously dangerous town in Mexico.

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Trump's New Deputy Campaign Manager Was Fired By Chris Christie Over Bridgegate

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

The architect of Christie's two gubernatorial campaigns has been working his way up the ladder for Trump since 2016.

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EPA Rushing to Finalize Rule Change on Lead in Drinking Water

Thursday, May 21, 2020

The Environmental Protection Agency is rushing to finalize a major regulation that could leave millions of Americans exposed to potentially hazardous levels of lead.

Dating in the Time of COVID-19

Thursday, May 21, 2020

As many parts of the country begin reopening, people are making new risk calculations in the name of love. What does dating look like in the age of COVID-19?

Understanding New Zealand's Effective COVID-19 Response

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

New Zealand has been heralded as a success story in how it's handled COVID-19, but its success is hard to replicate elsewhere.

How Contact Tracing Can Help Contain the Spread of COVID-19

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Health officials have stressed that in order to reopen states safely, the number of contact tracers in the U.S. needs to increase drastically.

Is COVID-19 Complicating Disaster Preparedness?

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

As the U.S. struggles to get the coronavirus pandemic under control, experts worry about the impact on disaster preparedness as hurricane and wildfire seasons approach.