WNYC host
Tiffany Hanssen appears in the following:
Friday Morning Politics: Trump and Mamdani Meet; Defending 'Raise the Age'; 'We Hold These Truths...'; De-Cluttering Legacies
Friday, November 21, 2025
Friday Morning Politics: Trump and Mamdani Meet; Defending 'Raise the Age'; 'We Hold These Truths...'; De-Cluttering Legacies
When DOJ Investigates the President; BP Reynoso on Support for Brooklyn Marine Terminal; Warnings From an AI Doomsayer; What's So Great About New York?
Friday, September 19, 2025
When DOJ Investigates the President; BP Reynoso on Support for Brooklyn Marine Terminal; Warnings From an AI Doomsayer; What's So Great About New York?
Your Favorite New York Slices
Friday, July 25, 2025
As part of our summer food series, we're diving into one of NYC’s most iconic eats: pizza. Scott Wiener, founder of Scott’s Pizza Tours, joins us to share some of the best slices and ...
Nat Ward Photographs Ditch Plains Beach in Montauk
Friday, July 25, 2025
In 2018, photographer Nat Ward stumbled upon Ditch Plains beach in Montauk, and he found a vibrant energy that he couldn't resist capturing. Ward spent four summers photographing Ditc...
New Doc About Ukrainian Dancers' First Post-Invasion Show
Friday, July 25, 2025
The new documentary "Match in a Haystack" follows members of Ukraine’s contemporary dance troupe as they prepare for their first performance since Russia invaded. Director Joe Hill an...
2000 Meters to Adriivka' Spotlights the Soldier Experience in Ukraine
Friday, July 25, 2025
Pulitzer Prize and Oscar-winning director and journalist Mstyslav Chernov joins to discuss his new documentary, "2000 Meters to Adriivka." The film follows an assault brigade of Ukrai...
Trump vs. the Ivies; Where is the NYS Budget?; 100 Years of 100 Things: Public Education; Mushrooms of New York City
Friday, April 18, 2025
Trump vs. the Ivies; Where is the NYS budget?; 100 Years of 100 Things: Public education; Mushrooms of New York City
Weekly Music Roundup: Pulp, Tune-Yards, and Rauw Alejandro
Friday, April 11, 2025
New Sounds
This week, Pulp and Tune-Yards return; and Larum riffs on the 12th Century German abbess and composer Hildegard of Bingen. Plus, Puerto Rican superstar Rauw Alejandro goes back to bomba.
Celebrating Jane Austen's 250th Birthday with Jennifer Egan and Helen Fielding
Thursday, March 27, 2025
This year marks the 250th birthday of Jane Austen, whose novels have been beloved, riffed on, and adapted for centuries. We discuss her work and legacy with Helen Fielding, whose book...
Artist Jack Whitten's New Major MoMA Retrospective
Thursday, March 27, 2025
MoMA has just opened a major retrospective of artist Jack Whitten. “Jack Whitten: The Messenger” features more than 175 works spanning the 1960s to the 2010s. Whitten, who died in 201...
The Life and Times of Folk Legend Janis Ian
Thursday, March 27, 2025
A new film chronicles the life of folk legend Janis Ian — from jamming in '60s Greenwich Village and rising to fame in the '70s, to facing financial struggles in the '80s, coming out ...
Exploring the Mind of Groundbreaking Performer Andy Kaufman
Thursday, March 27, 2025
The new documentary “Thank You Very Much” takes a look at the life of groundbreaking comedian and performer Andy Kaufman, a man whose work has always defied expectations. Director Ale...
Taking the Trump Administration to Court; Restaurant Industry Anxiety Over ICE Raids; Trump 2.0 and Media Literacy; Your Super Bowl Plans
Friday, February 07, 2025
Taking the Trump Administration to Court; Restaurant Industry Anxiety Over ICE Raids; Trump 2.0 and Media Literacy; Your Super Bowl Plans
Thursday Morning Politics: Democrats Respond; What is Going on With Gender-Affirming Care?; How Trump's Might Impact Data at Federal Agencies; Gopnik's Insomnia
Thursday, February 06, 2025
Thursday Morning Politics: Democrats Respond; Gender-Affirming Care in NYC; How Trump's Changes to Data at Federal Agencies Will Affect Our Health; Adam Gopnik's Insomnia
The nostalgia infused in one New Yorker's favored noodle dish
Friday, December 20, 2024
Food has a way of connecting us to our past. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk set out to hear from New Yorkers across the city about the memories that come to mind from certain fami...
Dating is Comedy Gold
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Ten years ago, Lane Moore turned her dating horror stories into a comedy show called "Tinder Live!" She is marking its anniversary with a national tour that comes to New York on Novem...
The World According to Award-Winning Songwriter Allee Willis
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Hall of Fame songwriter and music producer Allee Willis gained recognition for co-writing songs such as Earth, Wind & Fire's hit "September," the score to "The Color Purple" musical, ...
Brooklyn Religious Leaders Try to Diffuse Tensions in the Documentary 'All God's Children' (DOC NYC)
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Two religious leaders in Brooklyn became concerned about rising tensions between Black and Jewish residents, and try to launch a new effort to create more understanding between the tw...
The Avett Brothers Perform Live From Their New Musical 'Swept Away'
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
The new Broadway musical "Swept Away" uses the discography of The Avett Brothers as the soundtrack to a harrowing tale of a shipwreck, and the costs of survival. Scott and Seth Avett ...
Weekly Music Roundup: Ali Sethi, Kate Soper, and Yola
Friday, November 15, 2024
New Sounds
This week, Ringo Starr with Alison Kraus, a globetrotting song from Pakistani-American singer Ali Sethi, and a time-traveling opera by Kate Soper. Also, Wussy and Yola.