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WNYC, New York Public Radio, brings you Soundcheck, the arts and culture program hosted by John Schaefer, who engages guests and listeners in lively, inquisitive conversations with established and rising figures in New York City's creative arts scene. Guests come from all disciplines, including pop, indie rock, jazz, urban, world and classical music, technology, cultural affairs, TV and film. Recent episodes have included features on Michael Jackson,Crosby Stills & Nash, the Assad Brothers, ...
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Serial

Serial Productions & The New York Times

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Serial returns with a history of Guantánamo told by people who lived through key moments in Guantánamo’s evolution, who know things the rest of us don’t about what it’s like to be caught inside an improvised justice system. Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts whose quality and innovation transformed the medium. “Serial” began in 2014 as a spinoff of the public radio show “This American Life.” In 2020, we joined the New York Times Company. Our shows have reached many millions of liste ...
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The Kids of Rutherford County

Serial Productions & The New York Times

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From Serial Productions and The New York Times in partnership with ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio, “The Kids of Rutherford County” is reported and hosted by Meribah Knight, a Peabody-award winning reporter based in the South. For over a decade, one Tennessee county arrested and illegally jailed hundreds, maybe thousands, of children. A four-part narrative series reveals how this came to be, the adults responsible for it, and the two lawyers, former juvenile delinquents themselves, who ...
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A New York Minute In History is a podcast about the history of New York and the unique tales of New Yorkers. It is hosted by State Historian Devin Lander, Saratoga County Historian Lauren Roberts and Don Wildman. Jesse King and Jim Levulis of WAMC produce the podcast. A New York Minute In History is a production of the New York State Museum, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Archivist Media. Support for the project comes from The William G. Pomeroy Foundation, the National Endowment for the Hu ...
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Bullseye is a celebration of the best of arts and culture in public radio form. Host Jesse Thorn sifts the wheat from the chaff to bring you in-depth interviews with the most revered and revolutionary minds in our culture. Bullseye has been featured in Time, The New York Times, GQ and McSweeney's, which called it "the kind of show people listen to in a more perfect world."
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You can find the region's most in-depth look at New York State politics and government each week on The Legislative Gazette. Hosted by David Guistina, the program features regular commentary by syndicated columnist and political scientist Dr. Alan Chartock. On each program, the award-winning WAMC News Team combines forces to bring you a wrap-up of the week's political news, the goings on in and around the legislature, and the stories that will keep you well-informed and in the know.
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Each week on The Capitol Connection, you can keep yourself abreast of political developments and gain a little insight into how New York State's politicians think when you listen in as political scientist Dr. Alan Chartock holds conversations with members from the Assembly and Senate, and other political movers and shakers.
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The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with The Times Union's Rex Smith, WAMC's Alan Chartock, University at Albany Professor Rosemary Armao, Editor of the Daily Gazette Judy Patrick, Chair of the Department of Communication at the College of St. Rose Cailin Brown, Publisher of Empire Report New York J.P. Miller, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld.
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GOLD MEDAL, NEW YORK FESTIVALS RADIO AWARDS 2017. A 4-part series looking at the growing Muslim communities in the United States, Australia and New Zealand, and how elections, counter-terrorism policies, war and xenophobia have changed lives.
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A Very Fatal Murder sends Onion Public Radio (OPR) correspondent David Pascall from New York City to the sleepy town of Bluff Springs, Nebraska to investigate the mysterious death of a 17-year-old girl, Hayley Price. Hayley was a popular, smart animal lover, with a bright future ahead of her. Everyone in town knew her name, and now everyone in town is a suspect. Join David as he works to understand why the initial investigation of Hayley’s death failed, and how a very inquisitive and Pulitze ...
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If All Else Fails

NCPR: North Country Public Radio

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Far-right extremism is thriving in small, rural communities across the country, gaining the support of mainstream voters and local law enforcement. In this podcast from North Country Public Radio, reporters Emily Russell and Zach Hirsch investigate extremist groups and militia movements in northern New York State, why they're drawing support, and what kinds of threats they pose at a pivotal moment for democracy in the United States.
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AGRICULTURE

ROBIN HOOD RADIO

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Turkana Farms, LLC, is a small scale producer of heritage breed livestock and a wide array of vegetables and berries on just over 39 acres in Germantown, New York. Under the stewardship of Peter Davies and Mark Scherzer, the farm is dedicated to sustainable agriculture and eschews the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, growth enhancers, and antibiotics.
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CRAFTED.

Modern Product Minds

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Honored two years in a row as a top tech podcast by The Webby Awards, CRAFTED. is a show about great products and the people who make them. Featuring incredible founders, innovators, and makers that reveal how they've built game-changing products — and how you can, too. What trade-offs did they make? What experiments did they run? And what was the moment when they knew they were on to something BIG? Hosted by Dan Blumberg, an entrepreneur, product leader, and public radio host with chops as ...
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Recently described by the media as a "legendary New York criminal defense attorney," Jeffrey Lichtman has successfully handled criminal trials and appeals on some of the country's largest stages. His clients include those charged in the federal and state systems with white collar and non-white collar offenses. For over 30 years, Mr. Lichtman's practice style has been marked by exhaustive pretrial preparation and smothering pressure inside the courtroom. His cross-examinations, in fact, have ...
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New Arrivals

Alaska Public Media

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"New Arrivals" is Alaska Public Media's profiles of people who recently moved to Anchorage, one of the most diverse cities in the world. Every Tuesday, we meet a New Arrival from another country, another state, or another part of Alaska. The stories air at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesdays during Morning Edition here on KSKA, Alaska Public Media.
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Sabrina Artel's Trailer Talk is a combination of live performance, community event and radio broadcast based in the New York's Catskills region. With her vintage 1965 Beeline travel trailer, Sabrina Arteltravels to festivals and events where she invites individuals to participate in what she calls a "public conversation" in a relaxed and comfortable setting. These conversations are broadcast live through speakers mounted outside the trailer, and many interviews are later aired on WJFF during ...
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WAMC's Friday quiz segment, Any Questions?, puts news director Ian Pickus in the hot seat, as he and listeners field questions from resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel. Nothnagel is Associate Professor of mathematics at The Culinary Institute of America, and a crossword constructor for the New York Times and Games Magazine, among other outlets. Often, Mike and Ian switch seats or feature guest answerers, such as Will Shortz, Liane Hansen, John Flansburgh and Mike Doughty. Any Questions? airs Fri ...
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The Takeaway: Story of the Day

Public Radio International and WNYC Radio

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Daily highlights from The Takeaway, the national morning news program that delivers the news and analysis you need to catch up, start your day, and prepare for what's ahead. The Takeaway, along with the BBC World Service, The New York Times and WGBH Boston, invites listeners every morning to learn more and be part of the American conversation on-air and online at thetakeaway.org.
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WFUV's award-winning, weekly public affairs program. Host George Bodarky covers New York City issues from the humorous to the sobering; whether it's an examination of local hipsters, homelessness or historic architecture. "Cityscape gives me 30 minutes to focus on a particular issue, to really delve into it," says Bodarky. "I love to walk," he says. "I will just walk around Manhattan and discover new neighborhoods, new communities, and to me that's the best thing... Much of what I bring to t ...
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TheSpin1

Esther Armah

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The Spin is a weekly one hour podcast featuring women of color talking policy, social justice, race, sex, gender, power, love. It's a pioneering podcast led by award winning international journalist ESTHER ARMAH. We air in the US, Ghana, London. The Spin rostrum mixes the brilliance of activists, organizers, academics, journalists and artists to create engaging, dynamic, powerful podcasts. This is a global production team led by Esther Armah. It combines and includes Starr FM radio in Ghana, ...
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Donald Morrison is a writer, editor and lecturer based in Paris and Miami. He is a former editor of TIME Magazine's European and Asian editions. He has taught writing at Tsinghua University in Beijing and the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris. His most recent books are "The Death of French Culture" (2008) and "How Obama Lost America." (2012). He has written for the Financial Times, the New York Times, Smithsonian, Quartz, the New Republic, Le Monde, Le Point and other journ ...
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Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich use state-of-the-art sound design, mind-bending story-telling, and a sense of humor to ask big questions and blur the boundaries between science, philosophy, and human experience. Radiolab is produced in New York at WNYC, and heard on over 300 public radio stations across the country.
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Class Act Radio is an internet radio produced by Cheeseburga, that feature conversations on black culture, dating/relationship lessons learned, and trending stories. Originally from New York and broadcasting live in Phoenix,Arizona, Class Act Radio highlights local arizona artists and public figures, while playing Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae, Soca, Afro-Beats, Dancehall and more! Tune in live every Saturday, 6pm-8pm PST (9pm-11pm EST) on RadioPhoenix.Org and comment your thoughts on the topics live ...
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David Sterritt is a film critic, author, teacher and scholar. He is most notable for his work on Alfred Hitchcock and Jean-Luc Godard, and his many years as the Film Critic for The Christian Science Monitor, where, from 1968 until his retirement in 2005, he championed avant garde cinema, theater and music. He has a PhD in Cinema Studies from New York University and is the Chairman of the National Society of Film Critics. Sterritt is known for his intelligent discussions of controversial film ...
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Schwartz on Sports

The Sportsday Radio Network

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Peter Schwartz has been covering the New York/New Jersey sports scene for three decades. Currently, he is a sports anchor for WCBS 880, CBS Sports Radio, and Fox News Headlines 24/7. He is also a contributing writing for USA Football and the public address announcer for the New York Cosmos Soccer club and select NYIT sporting events. Peter has worked for a variety of outlets in the market including WFAN, ESPN Radio, WABC Radio and 1010 WINS while also calling play by play for the NY Dragons ...
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First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and entertainers who grace the Big Top Chautauqua stage each summer in beautiful Bayfield, WI. In the program's nearly 30 year history it has featured artists like Johnny Cash, B.B King, Brandi Carlile, Willie Nelson, Don McLean, and many more. Hosted by celebrated New York Times best-selling author Michael Perry-who weaves stories and humor throughout eac ...
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New York City will restore some funding to its prekindergarten program, adding 3-K and special education seats, as part of a $112.4 billion budget agreement between Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council announced on Friday. The move seeks to restructure a signature education initiative that was once a national model but which many say has fallen in…
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Two years after a landmark Supreme Court ruling ordered New York to make it easier for people to carry concealed firearms, legal experts say New York City has not become the Wild West version of itself some gun safety advocates had feared. But they say some cracks have formed in the city’s long-held efforts to prevent gun violence by keeping as man…
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Wednesday was the last day of school for New York City students, another sign of summer's arrival in the five boroughs. But those long warm days of fun in the sun also present a quandary for many parents, who face the stress of figuring out what to do with their kids between the end of ONE school year and the start of another. WNYC education report…
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Private jet use has been rising globally after the pandemic, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Now, the agency is poised to cash in on the trend. Aviation reporter Ned Russell joined WNYC host Tiffany Hanssen to explain the new plans to build private jet hangars at Stewart International Airport in Orange County, New York —…
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Twyla Tharp is a legend in the world of dance. She's danced and choreographed professionally for nearly 60 years. Tharp is 82 and she's still working just as hard as ever. She has a new show that she choreographed – How Long Blues. When we spoke to Twyla she had just written a book called Keep it Moving: Lessons for the Rest of Your Life. We're thr…
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Composer, guitarist, and instrument builder Paolo Angeli is from the Italian island of Sardinia, and his instrument began as a chiterra sarda, a large, slightly deeper member of the guitar family. But over the years he has added multiple layers of strings: harp strings, sitar strings, motorized hammers, pickups, propellers, movable bridges, kalimba…
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As part of Pride month, WNYC is highlighting LGBTQ+ voices in New York City. Our Community Partnerships Desk recently set up shop at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center in Crown Heights to talk with people about what it means to be LGBTQ+ in today's society and explore the meaning of Pride in their lives. Sam Grasland of Manhattan shared this story…
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WNYC is marking Pride Month by highlighting the voices of LGBTQ+ New Yorkers. Our Community Partnerships Desk recently spent some time at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center in Crown Heights to have conversations with people about what it means to navigate today's world as LGBTQ plus individuals and the significance of finding community. Brooklyn r…
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This year’s graduating seniors started high school during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. WNYC interviewed four New York City students who are speaking at their commencement ceremonies about the message they hope to convey to classmates. Each graduate shared memories about awkward Zoom sessions, and the tense return to in-person classes. They …
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This episode tells the story of Lady Christian Henrietta Caroline “Harriet” Acland, aristocratic wife of Major John Dyke Acland, who commanded the British 20th Regiment of Foot during the Burgoyne campaign of 1777. When Major Acland was wounded and taken prisoner, Lady Harriet risked her own life and freedom to nurse him back to health. She would g…
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New York City is embarking on a top-to-bottom review of its charter, which is the city’s equivalent of a constitution. A Charter Revision Commission formed by Mayor Eric Adams has been holding public hearings since May 2024. WNYC’s Elizabeth Kim joined Morning Edition guest host Janae Pierre to explain the process and what could change for New York…
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Over the past several months, WNYC’s Community Partnerships Desk has engaged with people across the New York metro area on voting and the upcoming election at local laundromats through our 'Suds and Civics' initiative. Star Laundromat on Staten Island’s North Shore is one of our partner locations. Joining All Things Considered from there is WNYC Co…
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Over the past several months, WNYC’s Community Partnerships Desk has been engaging with people across the region to gather their opinions on voting and the upcoming election at local laundromats. This initiative, named 'Suds and Civics,' has included visits to Star Laundromat on Staten Island’s North Shore. Joining All Things Considered from this l…
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As part of our election coverage, WNYC is using laundromats across the New York metro area as hubs for civic engagement. We call the project 'Suds & Civics.' George Bodarky, head of WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk, joins All Things Considered from Star Laundromat on Staten Island's North Shore. He is accompanied by Tom Wrobleski, former politica…
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As we inch closer to the general election in November, WNYC is using laundromats across the New York metro area as hubs of civic engagement. We want to get a better understanding what matters to people as they prepare to head to the polls. It’s a project we’re calling 'Suds and Civics.' George Bodarky, who heads our Community Partnerships Desk, joi…
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The early summer sizzle is baking New York, but on Tuesday, the politics is lit.It's primary day, with contests open for congressional, state legislative, judicial and party elections.The marquee contest is the Democratic matchup between incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Westchester County Executive George Latimer in the 16th Congressional District.…
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In 2015, a nonprofit that helps house hundreds of New Yorkers who have a mental illness or are homeless began hiring nurses to handle non-emergency and preventative care. As a result, avoidable visits to hospital emergency rooms have fallen by half, the organization says.Housing experts say Urban Pathways’ investment in on-site health care is a nov…
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