Best WNYC Podcasts (2020)
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The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including Radiolab, Snap Judgment, Death, Sex & Money, Nancy and Here’s the ...
 
He’s the President, yet we’re still trying to answer basic questions about how his business works: What deals are happening, who they’re happening with, and if the President and his family are keeping their promise to separate the Trump Organization from the Trump White House. “Trump, Inc.” is a joint reporting project from WNYC Studios and ProPublica that digs deep into these questions. We’ll be layout out what we know, what we don’t and how you can help us fill in the gaps. WNYC Studios is ...
 
Spooked features true-life supernatural stories, told firsthand by people who can barely believe it happened themselves. Be afraid. Created in the dark of night, by Snap Judgment and WNYC Studios. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts, including Radiolab, On the Media, Death, Sex & Money, Nancy and many others. © WNYC Studios
 
Radiolab is one of the most beloved podcasts and public radio shows in the world. The show is known for its deep-dive journalism and innovative sound design. Created in 2002 by host Jad Abumrad, the program began as an exploration of scientific inquiry. Over the years it has evolved to become a platform for long-form journalism and storytelling. Radiolab is co-hosted by Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser.
 
Every Friday, Amy Walter brings you the trends in politics long before the national media picks up on them. Known as one of the smartest and most trusted journalists in Washington, D.C., Amy Walter is respected by politicians and pundits on all sides of the aisle. You may know Amy her from her work with Cook Political Report and the PBS NewsHour where she looks beyond the breaking news headlines for a deeper understanding of how Washington works, who's pulling the levers of power, and how it ...
 
Death, Sex & Money is a podcast about the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation. Host Anna Sale talks to celebrities you've heard of—and to regular people you haven't—about the Big Stuff: relationships, money, family, work and making it all count while we're here. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including Radiolab, Snap Judgment, On the Media, Nancy, Death-Sex & Money, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin and many ...
 
The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. On The Anthropocene Reviewed, #1 New York Times bestselling author John Green (The Fault in Our Stars, Turtles All the Way Down) reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including On the Media, Snap Judgment, Death, Sex & Money, Nancy and Here’s the Thing with A ...
 
Join hosts Michelle Buteau and Jordan Carlos as they navigate the rough waters of adulthood with the help of hilarious adult guests like Phoebe Robinson, Jim Gaffigan and Danielle Brooks. Taxes? Ew! Asking for a raise? Yuck! Killing a mouse? No thanks. Plus: answers to all your adulting questions. Adulting is produced by WNYC Studios, home to great podcasts like Radiolab, Death, Sex & Money, Nancy and Here's the Thing with Alec Baldwin.
 
From WNYC Studios, award-winning actor Alec Baldwin takes listeners into the lives of artists, policy makers and performers. Alec sidesteps the predictable by going inside the dressing rooms, apartments, and offices of people we want to understand better: Ira Glass, Lena Dunham, David Brooks, Roz Chast, Chris Rock and others. Hear what happens when an inveterate guest becomes a host. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including Radiolab, Snap Judgment, On ...
 
The Stakes is a show about social change, hosted by Kai Wright. We live in extreme times—a climate on the verge of crisis, an economy built on inequality and a political system that feels like it’s falling apart. So, how’d we get to this point? And what happens next? From democracy to healthcare, from pop culture to the environment, our reporters are working to understand why we live the way we do—and why it matters. Because if we can better understand the society we‘ve got, maybe we can fig ...
 
Is your phone watching you? Can texting make you smarter? Are your kids real? Note to Self explores these and other essential quandaries facing anyone trying to preserve their humanity in the digital age. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts, including Radiolab, Death, Sex & Money, Snap Judgment, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin, Nancy and many others. © WNYC Studios
 
The United States of Anxiety: The United States of Anxiety is a show about the unfinished business of our history and its grip on our future. Many of the political and social arguments we’re having now started in the aftermath of the Civil War, when Americans set out to do something no one had tried before: build the world’s first multiracial democracy. The podcast gives voters the context to understand what’s at stake in this election. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other ...
 
Join host Roger Bennett of Men in Blazers for this story of the U.S. men’s soccer team that swaggered onto the international stage and set out to win the 1998 World Cup in France. When they arrived, they faced only one serious opponent: themselves. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts, including On the Media, Radiolab, Death, Sex & Money, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin, Nancy and many others. © WNYC Studios
 
Tanis is a bi-weekly podcast from the Public Radio Alliance, and is hosted by Nic Silver. Tanis is a serialized docudrama about a fascinating and surprising mystery: the myth of Tanis. Tanis is an exploration of the nature of truth, conspiracy, and information. Tanis is what happens when the lines of science and fiction start to blur... Support TANIS to hear exclusive MINI and BONUS EPISODES and more! http://patreon.com/tanispodcast Please rate and review on iTunes if you enjoy TANIS! http:/ ...
 
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Ghost of Vroom is singer/songwriter Mike Doughty’s new band with bassist and longtime collaborator Andrew “Scrap” Livingston. One of theme was in Soul Coughing and the other is in the composers' collective ThingNY. This interview, and an intimate performance from Doughty’s home in Memphis, were presented live by The Greene Space in Nov. 2020. "Chie…
 
A group of detained immigrants in New Jersey remains on a hunger strike at the Bergen County jail, with some refusing food for as long as 19 days. The eight immigrants participating in the hunger strike want to be released so they can wait out their deportation cases at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wilson Peña, 40, is only consuming water and…
 
Have you ever been called out? Publicly shamed for a comment someone deemed inappropriate or wrong? Have you ever called someone out? In the world of Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, this happens a lot. But what does it actually accomplish? Could there be a better way to get across a message to someone spreading hate or misinformation online? Prof…
 
New York officials say they expect to begin getting doses of coronavirus vaccines in a few weeks. But the vast majority of New Yorkers shouldn't expect it to be available for months. Governor Andrew Cuomo says the first 170,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine should arrive by December 15th. After that first batch, the state will get more doses on a ro…
 
Tuesday was the first of the month, meaning that rent was due for millions of people in the U.S., many of whom just can’t pay. Early in the pandemic, the CARES act provided some protection against evictions. After those protections expired over the summer, this fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put in place an eviction mora…
 
In Washington, D.C., a piece of legislation with unusually strong bipartisan support is reportedly being met with opposition from some of the biggest corporations in the world. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act aims to end the use of forced labor from China’s Uyghur Muslim population in products sold in the U.S. In September, the bill was pass…
 
As the Biden administration continues to take shape, the executive branch is filling up with familiar faces. We check in on how progressives are feeling about the appointees? On today's show, Karthik Ganapathy, progressive communications consultant who recently advised Charles Booker’s US Senate campaign, served as a spokesperson for Senator Bernie…
 
Karthik Ganapathy, progressive communications consultant who recently advised Charles Booker’s US Senate campaign, served as a spokesperson for Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Keith Ellison, and the climate change campaign organization 350.org and Katrina vanden Heuvel editorial director and publisher of The Nation magazine, on Biden’s ca…
 
In 2015, Governor Andrew Cuomo made a dramatic announcement. He was launching a new initiative designed to decrease new HIV diagnoses in New York. Its goal? To end the AIDS epidemic by the end of 2020. "We will not stop until the AIDS epidemic is part of the past, like tuberculosis and measles and polio and influenza!" he said. Now, 5 years later, …
 
During a time when a lot of us are feeling isolated, we revisit your stories about living alone—with all its perks and drawbacks. Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email us any time at deathsexmoney@wnyc.org. And support our work at deathsexmoney.org/donate. And stay in touch with us! Sign up f…
 
Drive-thru coronavirus testing returned to Bergen Community College in Paramus on Tuesday for the first time since July to meet a surge in demand. Bergen County Executive James Tedesco said the county was conducting 500-800 tests a day until two weeks ago when they processed more than 1,100 tests. "That was really the telltale sign that, wow, there…
 
Railroads across the country have until the end of the year to install a life-saving technology known as positive train control or PTC. Most have met the deadline; NJ Transit is cutting it close. The Federal Railroad Administration, which oversees the program, says NJ Transit is the only railroad in the country at risk of not completing the work on…
 
In a previous segment, The Takeaway discussed how during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in intimate partner violence around the globe including. So we turn to look at the situation here at home, in the United States. In our series Justice Delayed, we’ve been talking about how the pandemic has led to a backlog of court cases of al…
 
On Sunday, the Denver Broncos started wide receiver Kendall Hinton at quarterback. The team made that staffing decision after Jeff Driskel, one of the team’s backup quarterbacks, tested positive for COVID-19 last week. The rest of the Broncos’ quarterbacks had all been in close contact with Driskel and were forced to isolate. Meanwhile, the Baltimo…
 
Throughout this pandemic, many of us have spent more time at home than we likely ever have before, and for pet owners, that means more time with your favorite animal companion. With vaccines on the horizon, though, a return to normalcy feels like it could be in sight, and as we start to consider when we might feel safe going back to the office and …
 
Last Wednesday, activists around the world rallied as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The day was meant to call attention to the so-called “shadow pandemic” of violence against women and girls that emerged as countries were forced to lockdown because of COVID-19, trapping many at home with their abusers.…
 
It's the first Supreme Court session with a new conservative majority, and there's three politically charged issues on the docket. This week, we get our first good look at the new SCOTUS on COVID precautions v. religious freedom, counting everyone v. counting citizens in the Census, and baseless fraud allegations v. a legitimate election. On today'…
 
Samantha Hunt joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Sheltered Woman,” by Yiyun Li, which appeared in a 2014 issue of the magazine. Hunt’s four books of fiction include the story collection “The Dark Dark,” which was published in 2017, and “The Seas,” for which she won the National Book Foundations’s 5 Under 35 Award in 2006.…
 
Emily Bazelon, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, co-host of Slate's "Political Gabfest" podcast, Truman Capote fellow for creative writing and law at Yale Law School and author of Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration (Random House; First Edition April 9, 2019), talks about recent and upc…
 
Many artists have been facing major financial struggles during the pandemic. A report from the Brookings Institution found that fine arts and performing arts have fared the worst, with some 2.3 million jobs and $74 billion in average monthly earnings lost in creative fields between April and July. Choreographer Miguel Gutierrez described his financ…
 
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