Brain fun for curious people.
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Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of someone halfway across the world. The show is known for innovative sound design, smashing information into music. It is hosted by Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser.
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The latest articles from WNYC News
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Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick. Share your thoughts on The New Yorker Radio Hour. As a token of our appreciation, you will be eligible to enter a prize drawing up to $1,000 after you complete the survey. https://selfserve.decipherinc.com/survey/selfserve/222b/76152?pin=1&uBRANDLINK=4&uCHANNELLINK=2
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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 Micah Loewinger 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.
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Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation.
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We obsess about food to learn more about people. The Sporkful isn't for foodies, it's for eaters. Hosted by Dan Pashman, who's also the inventor of the new pasta shape cascatelli. James Beard and Webby Award winner for Best Food Podcast. A Stitcher Production.
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Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.
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A monthly reading and conversation with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman. Share your thoughts on The New Yorker Fiction Podcast. As a token of our appreciation, you will be eligible to enter a prize drawing up to $1,000 after you complete the survey. https://selfserve.decipherinc.com/survey/selfserve/222b/76152?pin=1&uBRANDLINK=4&uCHANNELLINK=2
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Join The New Yorker’s writers and editors for reporting, insight, and analysis of the most pressing political issues of our time. On Mondays, David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker, presents conversations and feature stories about current events. On Wednesdays, the senior editor Tyler Foggatt goes deep on a consequential political story via far-reaching interviews with staff writers and outside experts. And, on Fridays, the staff writers Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos disc ...
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Snap Judgment mixes real stories with killer beats to produce cinematic, dramatic radio. Snap’s raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another. It's storytelling... with a BEAT.
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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 Letterman, Barbara Streisand, Tom Yorke, Chris Rock and others. Hear what happens when an inveterate guest becomes a host.
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Technology has made non-fiction film easier to make, more available and more popular than ever before. Here, WNYC selects the best documentaries as they come to screens of any size.
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Notes from America with Kai Wright is a show about the unfinished business of our history, and its grip on our future.
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NYC NOW is a feed of the most up-to-date local news from across New York City and the region. With three updates a day, every weekday, you'll get breaking news, top headlines, and in-depth coverage. It’s all the news you need to know right now to make New York work for you.
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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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New Yorker fiction writers read their stories. Share your thoughts on The Writer's Voice. As a token of our appreciation, you will be eligible to enter a prize drawing up to $1,000 after you complete the survey. https://selfserve.decipherinc.com/survey/selfserve/222b/76152?pin=1&uBRANDLINK=4&uCHANNELLINK=2
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Meet artists who use science to bring their creations to the next level.
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Daily thoughtful conversation about the latest news and politics.
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We’re taught the Supreme Court was designed to be above the fray of politics. But at a time when partisanship seeps into every pore of American life, are the nine justices living up to that promise? More Perfect is a guide to the current moment on the Court. We bring the highest court of the land down to earth, telling the human dramas at the Court that shape so many aspects of American life — from our religious freedom to our artistic expression, from our reproductive choices to our voice i ...
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View the Episode Archive » Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes | RSS. #smartbinge Radiolab podcasts
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Readings and conversation with The New Yorker's poetry editor, Kevin Young.
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HIV and AIDS changed the United States and the world. In this series, we reveal untold stories from the defining years of the epidemic, and we’ll consider: How could some of the pain have been avoided? Most crucial of all, what lessons can we still learn from it today? Blindspot is a co-production of The HISTORYⓇ Channel and WNYC Studios.
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ALL OF IT is a show about culture and its consumers. ALL OF IT is a show about culture and context. ALL OF IT is a show about culture and the culture. Our aim is to engage the thinkers, doers, makers, and creators, about the what and why of their work. People make the culture and we hope, need, and want the WNYC community to be a part of our show. As we build a community around ALL OF IT, we know that every guest and listener has an opinion. We won’t always agree, but our varied perspectives ...
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In this intensely divided moment, one of the few things everyone still seems to agree on is Dolly Parton—but why? That simple question leads to a deeply personal, historical, and musical rethinking of one of America’s great icons. Join us for a 9-episode journey into the Dollyverse. Hosted by Jad Abumrad. Produced and reported by Shima Oliaee. Dolly Parton’s America is a production from OSM Audio and WNYC Studios.
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The official home of audio productions by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, NY, including WNY Catholic Audio news reports, special one-off podcast interviews, and creative features including Sister Justine's Saint Tales and Dinners With Our Founders.
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A show that samples WNYC’s best podcasts, curated to fit all your travel needs.
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On today's show: WNYC celebrates its 100th birthday with a live show at Central Park SummerStage, hosted by Brian Lehrer and featuring WNYC hosts Alison Stewart, Brooke Gladstone, Micah Loewinger, Sean Carlson and John Schaefer, plus Ira Glass, trivia, live musical performances and more. This version was edited for time. For audio of the full show …
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Conservatives and progressives are taking aim at the Adams administration for extending its lease of Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field to house migrants. Plus, WNYC’s Sean Carlson talks with New York City’s public advocate Jumaane Williams about his effort to get Mayor Adams to investigate allegations of sexual abuse on Rikers Island. And finally, WNY…
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Your Questions About The Updated COVID Vaccines, Answered
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SciFri producer Kathleen Davis talks with Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire, assistant professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health to help answer our listeners’ top questions about the updated COVID-19 vaccines. This Q&A, which includes questions from our audience members, has been adapted from our int…
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A New Indie Show About a Girl Living in the Wilderness
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A new coming-of-age tale follows a 16-year-old girl who ditches the modern world to live in the wilderness. The series is titled, "Penelope." Actor Mark Duplass, who co-wrote and produced the series, discusses the show ahead of its premiere on Netflix next Tuesday, September 24.By WNYC
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Two Daughters Visit Their Troubled Father in 'In The Summers'
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The new film "In the Summers" stars reggaetón artist Residente as Vicente, a troubled but brilliant man whose two daughters come visit him every summer. As they grow older, their relationship with their father becomes more and more complicated. Writer and director Alessandra Lacorazza joins us to discuss the film, her debut feature, which premieres…
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A Cultural History of the Boogie Down Bronx
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Author and New Yorker contributing writer Ian Frazier has written a new cultural and social history of the Boogie Down Bronx. Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New York's Greatest Borough was written over a fifteen-year period as Frazier walked all around the borough, observing its physical landmarks, people, and unique quirks. Frazier discusse…
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For more than a century, New York state officials have struggled to control generations of invasive pigeons that roost in the Capitol’s huge central courtyard, an otherwise ornate, open-air space. The courtyard’s intricately carved, four-story stone walls have nooks and crannies perfect for providing the birds with cover from the elements. The stat…
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Taylor Swift's Endorsement and the Role of Music in Politics
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Last Tuesday, as audience members and press were still milling about the presidential debate stage in Philadelphia after the spotlights dimmed, the real bombshell of the night dropped — Taylor Swift's endorsement Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. And this week, pop star Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas took to Instagram, announcing that they were vo…
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As our centennial series continues, Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall and The Big Deal with Errol Louis, New York Magazine columnist and host of the podcast You Decide, talks about the past 100 years of the influence of Robert Moses on the New York area, which also coincides with the 50th anniversary of Ro…
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The MTA says its new five-year, $65 billion construction plan is focused on keeping critical infrastructure in good shape. Meanwhile, Brooklyn City Council Member Susan Zhuang is facing an ethics probe after she was accused of biting a police officer at a protest in July. WNYC’s Michelle Bocanegra reports. Plus, New York City is hosting its inaugur…
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The Federal Reserve's Decision on Interest Rates
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Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, previews the Fed's imminent decision on the interest rate cut, and how it will affect people's finances.By WNYC
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Reporters Ask the Mayor: NYPD Opens Fire After a Subway Fare Evasion
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Every week, Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference in which reporters are free to ask questions on any subject. WNYC and Gothamist's Elizabeth Kim recaps this week's news conference with clips and analysis. Topics include the mayor's response to the NYPD opening fire at a Brownsville subway station.…
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‘Neighborhood navigators’ offer snacks and services to Manhattan’s homeless population
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Whether riding the subway or walking along a busy stretch of sidewalk, New Yorkers are likely to cross paths with people who have nowhere to sleep. Some of those people might also need mental health or substance abuse treatment. Those with unmet needs sometimes get stuck in a cycle of homelessness, hospitalization and jail. The Manhattan district a…
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Protesters gathered outside the Sutter Avenue L train station in Brooklyn on Tuesday, days after police opened fire while pursuing an alleged fare evader, injuring four people, including an officer. Meanwhile, the New York Latino Film Festival is underway in Manhattan. Plus, the Buena Vista Social Club album is being adapted into a Broadway musical…
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New York City is hosting its inaugural National Urban Rat Summit this Wednesday and Thursday, where experts can connect and share best practices on rodent mitigation. Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann and Matt Frye from Cornell University both research pest mitigation in urban settings and are participating in the National Urban Rat Summit. They talked with W…
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Prosecutors are planning to criminally charge the man police shot inside a Brooklyn subway station over the weekend. Plus, WNYC's Ramsey Khalifeh reports on the reaction from residents in Brownsville days after the police shooting at the neighborhood station. Also, two recent police shootings highlight an ongoing problem for the NYPD and their tase…
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To Confront Climate Change, Imagine Getting It Right
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Part of the reason it’s difficult to talk about climate change is that it can be hard to see a long-term positive outcome for people and the planet. But Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a marine biologist and co-founder of the Urban Ocean Lab, argues that to prevent the worst effects of climate change, we have to start by asking ourselves, what if we g…
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A Historical Take On The NYPD, And Today's Police Headlines
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A new podcast dives into the history of the New York Police Department. Peabody Award-winning journalist Chenjerai Kumanyika joins us to discuss hosting, Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD. Then, Bahar Ostadan WNYC and Gothamist reporter covering the NYPD and public safety, outlines the latest headlines involving the NYPD, and the sta…
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In 1998, Flushing Town Hall published the first edition of the Queens Jazz Trail Map, which documents key locations from around the borough where Jazz history was made. Now that it's been adapted into an interactive digital map, Flushing Town Hall’s jazz producer Clyde Bullard, and jazz historian and scholar Ben Young, who helped with the update, t…
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A New Cookbook from the Chef and Owner of Agi's Counter
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Jeremy Salamon, owner and chef of Agi's Counter in Brooklyn, discusses his new cookbook, Second Generation: Hungarian and Jewish Classics Reimagined for the Modern Table.By WNYC
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JoJo Reflects on Her Life and Career in 'Over the Influence: A Memoir'
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In her new memoir, pop singer-songwriter Joanna “JoJo” Levesque, whose breakout hit is "Leave (Get Out)," writes about her life growing up with parents who battled both addictions and depression, signing a major recording deal at just 12, and facing the subsequent legal battle with her formal label. She joins us to discuss the book, Over the Influe…
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The city's crackdown on fare evasion turned bloody on Sunday afternoon when four people — including an NYPD officer — were shot by police officers responding to a man who allegedly skipped the turnstile in a neighborhood where many people can’t afford basic needs, much less the cost to ride the train every day.…
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Adams Administration Investigations Explainer
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Emma Fitzsimmons, City Hall bureau chief for The New York Times, offers an explainer of who in Mayor Adams's inner circle is being investigated, what she knows about the investigations and also how they might affect the mayor's agenda.By WNYC
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On the Trump Assassination Attempts, What About The Guns?
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Kamala Harris revealed in the recent presidential debate that she and her running mate are both gun owners, and there was another potential assassination attempt on Donald Trump this past weekend. On Today's Show: Jennifer Mascia, senior news writer and a founding staffer at The Trace, reports on how each campaign is handling gun policy.…
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