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- 9423 - Strengthening Democracy Through Faith
Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Lewis, senior minister and public theologian at the Middle Collegiate Church, and author of Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness that Can Heal the World (Harmony, 2021),talks about what's at stake in the upcoming election, the work she and her community are doing to strengthen democracy and how rebuilding is going at Middle Church after a fire in 2020.
Learn more about the Freedom Rising Conference, which aims to "ignite collective empowerment during this election season."
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 30min - 9422 - The Case for Getting Tech Out of the ClassroomFri, 19 Apr 2024 - 25min
- 9421 - A Cartoon Character's Big Move — Or Not?
The beloved children's show "Bluey" recently aired a special episode that threw some fans for a loop. Listeners call in to talk about the controversial episode, and whether they thought it missed the mark or held some important life lessons.
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 9min - 9420 - Friday Morning Congressional Politics: FISA, Foreign Aid In Speaker Johnson's Rules Committee, And More
Burgess Everett, congressional bureau chief for POLITICO, brings the latest headlines from Congress, including the expected reauthorization of the FISA surveillance act, the foreign aid bills moving through Speaker Mike Johnson's Rules Committee, the Democrats' plan to hold the Senate in November, and more national politics.
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 42min - 9419 - Dan Doctoroff's New York
Now facing a diagnosis of ALS, Dan Doctoroff, founder and chairman of the research foundation Target ALS, former president and CEO of Bloomberg LP and Sidewalk Labs, former New York City deputy mayor for economic development and rebuilding (2002-2007) and the subject of The Urbanist: Dan Doctoroff and the Rise of New York (Phaidon, 2024), talks about his impact on the city after 9/11 under Mayor Bloomberg and the new book that celebrates his achievements.
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 - 25min - 9418 - CM Abreu on Tipping and Rat Control
Shaun Abreu, Council Member for District 7 (Manhattan Valley, Manhattanville, Morningside Heights, Hamilton Heights), and Ligia Guallpa, executive director of the Workers Justice Project, talk about proposed changes to how tipping on delivery apps works—and Council Member Abreu discusses his plan to control the rat population.
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 - 42min - 9417 - Who Are You Tracking?
"Find My," Airtags and a multitude of other apps/devices allow us to check in on our friends and family's locations at any time. Listeners share who they're tracking, who's tracking them, and why.
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 - 12min - 9416 - Tri-Polar WorldThu, 18 Apr 2024 - 29min
- 9415 - Gov. Hochul's Take on the Budget DealWed, 17 Apr 2024 - 31min
- 9414 - Supreme Court: Considering Obstruction for Jan. 6 Rioters and a Decision on Transgender Health Care for Kids
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments concerning the law used to charge defendants for their actions on January 6th, and earlier in the week decided in favor of Idaho's ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender children. Kate Shaw, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, co-host of the Supreme Court podcast Strict Scrutiny, a contributor with ABC News and a contributing opinion writer with The New York Times, offers analysis of both issues and previews what else the court is working on this spring.
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 - 44min - 9413 - The History of Arab-American Immigration
In honor of National Arab American Heritage Month, Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute (AAI), a non-profit, nonpartisan, national civil rights advocacy organization, ticks through the long timeline of Arab-American immigration (and migration around the country), which shows the diversity of the community and where they landed throughout the country.
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 - 14min - 9412 - Reporters Ask the Mayor: State Budget, Control Over NYC Schools and MoreWed, 17 Apr 2024 - 18min
- 9411 - How Climate Change Drives Deer Populations
Toni Lyn Morelli, research ecologist at the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center and adjunct associate professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts, explains how milder winters in the Northeast are contributing to an explosion of deer populations, which can cause car accidents and increase Lyme disease.
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 13min - 9410 - How the FAFSA Debacle is Affecting Students' College PlansTue, 16 Apr 2024 - 40min
- 9409 - Call Your Senator: Sen Gillibrand on Child Care for Police, Israel's Response to Iran and MoreTue, 16 Apr 2024 - 31min
- 9408 - George Takei on 'My Lost Freedom'
George Takei, actor, activist and writer, discusses his debut picture book, My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story (Crown Books for Young Readers, 2024).
My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story (Crown Books for Young Readers, 2024)EVENT: George Takei and BD Wong will be in conversation at Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th St. in Manhattan) TONIGHT (April 16, 2024) at 8 p.m. Details and ticketing information here.
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 24min - 9407 - Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani on the State Budget
Zohran K. Mamdani, New York State assemblymember (D, D-36, Queens), comments on the sticking points preventing New York State from passing its annual budget as well as his initiative to expand the fare-free bus proposal in light of congestion pricing.
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 - 18min - 9406 - Doris Kearns Goodwin's Personal Take on History
Doris Kearns Goodwin, presidential historian, author of many books, including Team of Rivals and her latest, An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s (Simon & Schuster, 2024), writes about the life and times she shared with her late husband, Dick Goodwin, a speechwriter and advisor to JFK, RFK and LBJ.
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 - 41min - 9405 - The Former President on Trial in ManhattanMon, 15 Apr 2024 - 48min
- 9404 - Brian Lehrer Weekend: Listening on Israel & Gaza; MENA Added to Census; Gen Z Taking Up Trades
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
The Art of Listening on Israel and Gaza (First) | Changes to the Census Include People of Middle Eastern and North African Descent (Starts at 37:30) | Gen Z Taking Up Trades (Starts at 58:15)
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Sat, 13 Apr 2024 - 82min - 9403 - LGBTQ Catholics React to the Vatican's New Statement on Gender Theory
The Vatican released a new document that detailed what it called 'grave violations' of human dignity, including the struggles of migrants, poverty and war but also gender theory, sex change and surrogacy. Francis DeBernardo, executive director, New Ways Ministry, reacts on behalf of LGBTQ Catholics, and discusses his critique of the church's teachings on issues like this.
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 - 23min - 9402 - Still No Budget in AlbanyFri, 12 Apr 2024 - 26min
- 9401 - Black Country Music: Tracing Its Past to Beyoncé
Beyonce’s latest album, “Act ll: Cowboy Carter,” hit No. 1 on the Billboard country albums chart this week, making her the first Black woman to ever top that chart. Alice Randall, novelist and songwriter, most recently author of My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present, and Future (Atria/Black Privilege Publishing, 2024), discusses the legacy of Black country music and traces its roots to today's historic achievement.
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 - 19min - 9400 - Jobs, Inflation & PoliticsFri, 12 Apr 2024 - 40min
- 9399 - Gen Z Taking Up Trades
Te-Ping Chen, Wall Street Journal work and work culture reporter, talks about her reporting on more young people are going off the college track in favor of the plumbing and electrical trades.
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 - 24min - 9398 - Ask Governor Murphy: April Recap
Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and editor, and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, where they talked about the controversy over the so-called "county line" on ballots, school budget cuts for 140 districts and more.
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 - 29min - 9397 - Do Teenagers Still Babysit?
Faith Hill, staff writer at The Atlantic, talks about the change in who's getting hired to baby-sit, no longer a mainstay of teenage girls.
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 - 13min - 9396 - Thursday Morning Politics: Speaker Johnson's High-Wire ActThu, 11 Apr 2024 - 40min
- 9395 - Smoking in Secret
Emily Gould, novelist and writer forNew York Magazine, talks about the secret smoking habits of moms in New York City, plus, listeners expose their own smoking habits -- be it classic cigarettes, vaping, or even marijuana in the age of legalization -- why they hide it from their partners and children, and what lengths they go to to keep their smoking secret.
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 - 9min - 9394 - Reporters Ask the Mayor: Homelessness on the Subway, Mayoral Control of Schools and More
Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event, including how the NYPD should engage with the homeless on the subway, mayoral control of schools and much more.
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 - 41min - 9393 - The Art of Listening on Israel and Gaza
Judith Sloan, actor, writer, educator, and radio producer, and Najla Said, actor, writer, and activist, talk about their project called "Imperfect Allies," where they will host live events with a performance, and dialogue among audience members with different perspectives on the violence in Israel and Gaza.
→Information on upcoming events can be found here: https://earsay.org/
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 - 36min - 9392 - What’s in Biden’s New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan?Wed, 10 Apr 2024 - 21min
- 9391 - How Fracking Can Cause Earthquakes
Last Friday's earthquake in New Jersey was likely a natural phenomenon, but earthquakes can be caused by human interventions -- like fracking. For our climate story of the week, Umair Irfan, staff writer at Vox writing about climate change and energy policy, breaks down how fracking and other natural resource extractions have increased the likelihood of earthquakes in the United States.
Tue, 09 Apr 2024 - 24min - 9390 - Tuesday Morning Politics: Abortion and the 2024 Election
Molly Ball, senior political correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, talks about the 2024 election and abortion in light of recent developments, including Donald Trump's announcement it should be up to the states and the court's decision to put abortion rights on the ballot in Florida.
Tue, 09 Apr 2024 - 42min - 9389 - Reactions to the Total Solar EclipseTue, 09 Apr 2024 - 12min
- 9388 - Covering Crime, Public Safety and the CopsTue, 09 Apr 2024 - 30min
- 9387 - Jobs, Trade & Politics
Megan Cassella, CNBC Washington correspondent, talks about Friday's jobs report, Treasury Sec. Yellen's trip to China, and other national political and economic news.
Mon, 08 Apr 2024 - 33min - 9386 - Prepping for the EclipseMon, 08 Apr 2024 - 15min
- 9385 - Changes to the Census Include People of Middle Eastern and North African Descent
Recently, the United States' census moved to recognize people of Middle Eastern and North African descent, creating a separate race and ethnicity option outside of 'White' and allowing for clearer representation. Karen Zraick, reporter for The New York Times, explains the changes to the census coming in six years, how people of MENA navigated government forms previously, and why these changes are coming now.
Mon, 08 Apr 2024 - 20min - 9384 - NYPD's Chief of Patrol Talks Public Safety, Crime Stats and MoreMon, 08 Apr 2024 - 38min
- 9383 - Brian Lehrer Weekend: Judith Butler; Driverless Cars; English Words on Loan
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
Judith Butler on Gender (First) | Robotaxis on New York City Streets? (Starts at 34:45) | English 'Loan Words' in Your Language (Starts at 57:40)
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Sat, 06 Apr 2024 - 63min - 9382 - Live Earthquake Coverage: MTA Chair Lieber, Calls from the Epicenter & More
Brian and WNYC host Sean Carlson provide live coverage of the earthquake, including a press conference with Mayor Adams and other officials, calls from listeners all over (including near the epicenter), seismologists Antonios Marcellos (from Hofstra University) and Benjamin Fernando (from Johns Hopkins), and officials including MTA chair Janno Lieber and NYC Commissioner of Emergency Management Zach Iscol.
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 - 113min - 9381 - Transportation Roundup: Post-Earthquake Infrastructure Update and NJ's Case Against Congestion Pricing
In a lawsuit, the state of New Jersey is arguing against congestion pricing, citing environmental concerns. Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for the WNYC Newsroom, reports on how the state's lawyers presented their case in the courtroom this week, and how likely it seems to derail the toll program's June launch. Plus, a check-in on the state of infrastructure after the tristate area was hit by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake and updates from Governor Kathy Hochul.
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 - 36min - 9380 - Biden's Warning to Netanyahu Over Gaza
Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post White House reporter and co-author of the bookNightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration Response to the Pandemic that Changed History (Harper, 2021), offers analysis of the U.S. policy toward Israel and Gaza after President Biden apparently warned Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu the humanitarian situation in Gaza had to improve.
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 - 38min - 9379 - Updates on Local Earthquake
Alexander Gates, department chair and professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University and co-author of Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes New Edition (Facts-on-File Inc., third edition, 2006), discusses the preliminary information on New Jersey's 4.8 magnitude earthquake which occurred on Friday morning and was felt in the tristate area.
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 - 29min - 9378 - An Earthquake and an EclipseFri, 05 Apr 2024 - 6min
- 9377 - English 'Loan Words' in Your LanguageThu, 04 Apr 2024 - 8min
- 9376 - Judith Butler on Gender
Judith Butler, professor at the University of California, Berkeley and the author of several books, including Gender Trouble, and their latest, Who's Afraid of Gender? (Macmillan, 2024), talks about their pioneering academic work on the concept of gender and how fraught and misunderstood the topic has become.
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 - 31min - 9375 - The Truth Social and Reddit IPOsThu, 04 Apr 2024 - 38min
- 9374 - Housing Roundup: State Budget, Property Taxes, 'Squatters'Thu, 04 Apr 2024 - 30min
- 9373 - A View from IsraelWed, 03 Apr 2024 - 41min
- 9372 - Reporters Ask the Mayor: The Mayor Versus the Media, When NYPD Engage and More
Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event, including analysis of a contentious interview with the Mayor on The Breakfast Club, plus more.
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 - 28min - 9371 - Faith & Politics & Ex-Evangelicals
Sarah McCammon, NPR national political correspondent, co-host of the NPR Politics podcast and the author of The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Macmillan, 2024), shares her story of growing up within, and leaving, evangelical Christianity, and what her reporting shows of others like her and their impact on American politics and culture.
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 - 24min - 9370 - What's In a Middle Name?
Michael Waters, writer and author of the forthcoming book The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024), explores the significance of middle names and what they say about our lives and our values.→ Middle Names Reveal More Than You Think
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 - 15min - 9369 - Returning to ReligionTue, 02 Apr 2024 - 12min
- 9368 - Guns Aren't Just a Big City Problem
For decades, gun violence has been often associated with urban areas, in politics and in the media. Chip Brownlee, a reporter at The Trace, a non-profit news site covering gun violence, breaks down new data that shows rural areas are more likely to experience gun violence, and the role policies have played in the increase.
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 - 27min - 9367 - Lawmakers Push to Include the NY HEAT Act in the State Budget
New York State Senator Liz Krueger (D, WF - 28th, Manhattan's East Side), chair of the Finance Committee, talks about the NY HEAT act, a bill she sponsored that its supporters say would cut emissions across New York State by pushing people away from natural gas and toward more energy-efficient alternatives.
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 - 28min - 9366 - Is Trump a Fascist?
As Donald Trump's rhetoric grows increasingly more inflammatory, debate surrounding whether or not to use the label 'fascist' heats up as well. Andrew Marantz, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation (Viking, 2019), discusses his latest piece, which explores whether or not Trump is a fascist, and what that label conceals or reveals about his campaign and his supporters.
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 - 40min - 9365 - What Austin Can Teach NYC About Housing
Austin, Texas, is expected to add more apartment units than any other city in the country this year. Derek Thompson, staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of the Work in Progress newsletter, discusses what’s happening in Austin, and what blue cities like New York can learn from it.
Mon, 01 Apr 2024 - 25min - 9364 - Monday Morning Politics: Campaign Donors
The Biden campaign is currently out-fundraising Trump, who needs money not only for the campaign but for his growing legal bills. Rebecca Davis O'Brien, reporter covering campaign finance and money in U.S. elections for The New York Times, explains why it matters, who is giving campaign cash and the difference between what large and small donors want when they give money.
Mon, 01 Apr 2024 - 46min - 9363 - Robotaxis on New York City Streets?
Companies that want to test autonomous vehicles on New York City streets have received a major boost as Mayor Eric Adams announced a new permitting program. Sam Schwartz, former longtime "Gridlock Sam" columnist at the Daily News, former NYC traffic commissioner, president and CEO of Sam Schwartz Pedestrian Traffic Management and author of No One at the Wheel: Driverless Cars and the Road of the Future (Public Affairs, 2018), reacts to the news.
Mon, 01 Apr 2024 - 22min - 9362 - Brian Lehrer Weekend: Congestion Pricing Details; Child Actors; A 'Funner' Guide to English Usage
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
Congestion Pricing Moves Ahead (First) | The Dark Side of Children's Television (Starts at 28:30) | A 'Funner' Guide to Language Usage (Starts at 52:50)
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Sat, 30 Mar 2024 - 69min - 9361 - Kara Swisher's 'Tech Love Story'
Kara Swisher, tech journalist, host of the podcasts "On with Kara Swisher" and "Pivot" and the author of Burn Book: A Tech Love Story(Simon & Schuster, 2024), tells her story as it overlaps with that of the tech industry, and what's gone right and where it's gone wrong.
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 38min - 9360 - Congestion Pricing Moves AheadFri, 29 Mar 2024 - 25min
- 9359 - New York State's Late BudgetFri, 29 Mar 2024 - 44min
- 9358 - How the City Hopes to Solve the Housing CrisisThu, 28 Mar 2024 - 33min
- 9357 - The Dark Side of Children's Television
While Nickelodeon has been a staple in family television for decades, peaking in the late 90s and 2000s, the new documentary series "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" recently exposed the abusive working conditions women and children experienced while working for the network. Kate Taylor, senior correspondent at Business Insider, discusses her reporting featured in the documentary.
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 24min - 9356 - Congestion Pricing and YouThu, 28 Mar 2024 - 13min
- 9355 - Our Maritime and Bridge Infrastructure
Peter Ford, founder of SkyRock Advisors, a port and maritime infrastructure advisor, and a member of the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy advisory board, and Brian Buckman, professional engineer and founder and CEO of Buckman Engineering, discuss the local maritime and bridge infrastructure—how it's built and regulated—and the systems in place to prevent an accident like the collision in Baltimore from happening here.
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 39min - 9354 - Josh Gosfield's 'The Atlas of Emotions'Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 11min
- 9353 - Wednesday Morning Politics: A New Poll; Support for Taxing the RichWed, 27 Mar 2024 - 39min
- 9352 - The Supreme Court and Abortion Access
Lee Bollinger, First Amendment scholar, law professor and former president of Columbia University and the co-editor (with Geoffrey Stone) ofRoe v. Dobbs: The Past, Present, and Future of a Constitutional Right to Abortion(Oxford University Press, 2024), and Mary Ziegler, UC Davis law professor and the author of Abortion and the Law in America: A Legal History, Roe v. Wade to the Present (Cambridge University Press, 2020) and a contributor to Roe v. Dobbs: The Past, Present, and Future of a Constitutional Right to Abortion (Oxford University Press, 2024), talk about the new book and Tuesday's oral arguments at the Supreme Court to determine access of the abortion drug mifepristone.
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 34min - 9351 - Reporters Ask the Mayor: Two Deaths, Public Safety, and More
Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event, including the shooting death of an NYPD officer, a subway pushing fatality, the public safety infrastructure, a WNYC/Gothamist report on sexual abuse at Rikers Island, and more.
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 24min - 9350 - Alleged Abuse at Rikers Comes to LightTue, 26 Mar 2024 - 20min
- 9349 - Early Voting in NY's Primary Underway
Early voting for New York's presidential primary is underway. Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, shares information on who can vote, where it takes place, what's on the ballot and how people who want to register a protest vote against President Biden can do so since New York's ballots don't have the "uncommitted" option.
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 12min - 9348 - A 'Funner' Guide to Language Usage
Anne Curzan, University of Michigan professor of English language and literature, linguistics, and education and the author of Says Who?: A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words (Crown, 2024), offers her guide to English usage, where the 'rules' started and how to use them. Her weekly chats about language on Michigan Public Radio are available as a podcast called “That’s What They Say.”
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 18min - 9347 - Climate and the New York State Budget
The New York State budget deadline of April 1st is quickly approaching. Jo Anne Simon, New York State Assembly member (Assembly District 52), talks about several climate-related bills, including one related to fracking and one dubbed the "Stop Climate Polluters Handout Act," plus other legislative priorities.
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 24min - 9346 - Is it Safe to Fly on a Boeing Plane?Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 33min
- 9345 - What's Going on With Dating Apps?
A recent op-ed in The New York Times laments a decline in quality of dating apps. Listeners call in to share what their experience with online dating has been like recently and how they are coping with changes to the algorithms that fuel the apps.
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 - 9min - 9344 - Monday Morning Politics: US Ceasefire Resolution, Ukraine Aid, and moreMon, 25 Mar 2024 - 36min
- 9343 - 'Standing Together' For PeaceAlon-Lee Green and Rula Daood, national co-directors of Standing Together, talk about their work leading a group that advocates for peace and justice for all Israelis and Palestinians, and how they are approaching their work amid the war.Mon, 25 Mar 2024 - 38min
- 9342 - Trump’s Continuing Legal Troubles
Former president Donald Trump faces a hush money trial and a deadline to secure a half-billion-dollar bond in a separate civil business fraud case. Catherine Christian, former assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney's office and currently a lawyer in private practice at Liston Abramson LLP, offers analysis of Trump’s ongoing legal troubles.
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 - 24min - 9341 - Brian Lehrer Weekend: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Subway Safety; NYC's At-Risk Languages
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
Defining 'Blackness' Through Literature (First) | Responding to Fear on the Subways (Starts at 30:40 ) | A Tour of New York City's Endangered Languages (Starts at 1:13:30)
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Sat, 23 Mar 2024 - 88min - 9340 - Defining 'Blackness' Through Literature
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher university professor and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University, host of "Finding Your Roots" on PBS and the author of The Black Box: Writing the Race(Penguin Press, 2024), talks about his new book that examines the history of Black self-definition through literature.
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 29min - 9339 - New Jersey's Affordable Housing Fix
Gov. Murphy signed legislation to improve the way New Jersey towns are held accountable for developing affordable housing. Mike Hayes, WNYC/Gothamist reporter covering equity and access to opportunity in New Jersey and the author of The Secret Files: Bill De Blasio, The NYPD, and the Broken Promises of Police Reform (Kingston Imperial, 2023), explains the new system and talks about the way Millburn, NJ, is failing to comply.
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 24min - 9338 - The Story of Rosalind Franklin and Other Women Pioneers of Science
In honor of Women's History Month, Tanya Lee Stone, director of the Writing Program at Champlain College and author of several books about unsung heroes and missing histories for young readers, most recently, Remembering Rosalind Franklin: Rosalind Franklin and the Discovery of the Double Helix Structure of DNA(Christy Ottaviano Books, 2024) discusses her latest nonfiction picture book on a female pioneer in science and listeners call in to shout out the histories of other notable women in science.
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 11min - 9337 - Birth Control Misinformation Flourishes on Social MediaFri, 22 Mar 2024 - 44min
- 9336 - Mehdi Hasan on Gaza, US Politics & MoreThu, 21 Mar 2024 - 22min
- 9335 - Council Members on 'Community-Controlled' Affordable Housing
NYC Council Members Carmen De La Rosa (District 10, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill), chair of the council's labor committee, and Pierina Ana Sanchez (District 14, University Heights South-Morris Heights, Mount Hope, Fordham Heights, University Heights North-Fordham, Bedford Park, Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village, Kingsbridge-Marble Hill), chair of the council's housing committee, share details of their campaign for a capital investment that would direct more money toward permanently affordable housing.
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 - 27min - 9334 - The Crisis Unfolding in Haiti
Garry Pierre-Pierre, founder and publisher of The Haitian Times, discusses the unfolding crisis in Haiti, where gangs have ousted the president and wreaked havoc on the population.
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 - 43min - 9333 - A Tour of New York City's Endangered Languages
Ross Perlin, co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance (ELA) and the author of Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York (Grove, 2024), talks about the many languages spoken in New York that are at risk of disappearing.EVENTS:
Virtual eventThursday, Mar. 21, 6:00pmQueens Public LibraryA “Literary Thursdays” series eventVirtual Q&A and book talk Virtual eventThursday, Mar. 28, 12:00pmLive from New AmsterdamIn conversation with Russell Shorto In-person eventWednesday, Apr. 10, 6:30pmSouth Street Seaport Museum In-person eventThursday, Apr. 18, 7:00pmNYPL World Literature FestivalThu, 21 Mar 2024 - 15min - 9332 - How Anti-Semitism on the Right and Left Threatens the Golden Era of the Jewish DiasporaWed, 20 Mar 2024 - 36min
- 9331 - Reporters Ask the Mayor: Subway Safety, Dissatisfaction and A New LawsuitWed, 20 Mar 2024 - 27min
- 9330 - Caitlin Clark and This Moment in Women's Sports
With the NCAA basketball tournament, Lyndsey D'Arcangelo, sports writer and co-author of Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women's Football League(Hachette, 2021), talks about the effect of Caitlin Clark on basketball and women's sports.
*Note: Caitlin Clark is the current leading NCAA Division I scorer, passing Pete Maravich's record. Two other women players scored more points: Pearl Moore for a non-Division I team and Lynette Woodard who played for the University of Kansas before the NCAA included women's sports.
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 - 11min - 9329 - Are Student Athletes Employees?
Two cases before The National Labor Relations Board —one from Dartmouth College and another from the University of Southern California — are questioning whether student athletes have the right to unionize. Billy Witz, reporter covering college sports for The New York Times, reports on the story and the larger implications any decision on either case could have for student athletes everywhere.
*Note: Caitlin Clark is the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer.
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 - 35min - 9328 - Chef Andrés in the Kitchen and in Conflict Zones
José Andrés, a Michelin-starred chef, Emmy-winning television host, founder of the non-profit organization World Central Kitchen and the author of Zaytinya: Delicious Mediterranean Dishes from Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon(Ecco, 2024), talks about his work on the ground in Ukraine and Gaza with World Central Kitchen and his new cookbook.
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 29min - 9327 - The Feminist Reasoning Behind South Korea's Plummeting Birth Rate
This year, South Korea recorded a national birth rate of 0.62 babies per woman, breaking its own record for the country with the lowest birthrate in the world. Anna Louie Sussman, freelance journalist covering gender, economics, health, and reproduction, and Meera Choi, sociology Ph.D. candidate at Yale University researching heterosexual refusal in South Korea, explain the reason why Korean women are opting out of having children -- even if it results in the eventual extinction of Korean people on the planet.
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 17min - 9326 - New York's (and America's) First Offshore Wind FarmTue, 19 Mar 2024 - 19min
- 9325 - Responding to Fear on the SubwaysTue, 19 Mar 2024 - 43min
- 9324 - NYC's Pledge to Extend Life ExpectancyMon, 18 Mar 2024 - 32min
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