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From WNYC, New York Public Radio, join WNYC's cultural attaché Sara Fishko for her personal radio essays on music, art, culture and media.
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A show that samples WNYC’s best podcasts, curated to fit all your travel needs.
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Ideas and voices from across New York City, brought to you by WNYC.org
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The latest articles from WNYC 9/11 Specials
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Last Chance Foods covers produce that’s about to go out of season, gives you a heads up on what’s still available at the farmers market and tells you how to keep it fresh through the winter.
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Real stories by New York City teenagers take listeners inside their lives and their communities in this Peabody Award-winning youth journalism initiative. For teens, by teens and about the challenges of teen life, Radio Rookies gives students the tools and the training to share their own stories through the medium of audio. 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 a ...
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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show
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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show
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Major news events throughout the world continue to be largely ignored until they reach tragic proportions. Underreported, a weekly feature on The Leonard Lopate Show, tackles these issues and give an in-depth look into the stories that are often relegated to the back pages.
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New Sounds is unlike any radio show you've ever heard: a whirlwind tour of new and unusual music from all corners of the globe. New Sounds combs recent recordings for one of the most informative and compelling hours on radio, and aims to make the world smaller. For over 25 years, host John Schaefer has been finding the melody in the rainforest and the rhythm in an orchestra of tin cans. Defying rigid categorization and genre pigeonholing, New Sounds offers new ways to hear the ancient langua ...
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Weekend Arts Planner: Shakespeare in the Park, Taj Mahal at Celebrate Brooklyn! and more free events for the coming week
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Summertime is when we're confronted by all sorts of free things to do in New York City — and while summer is still a few weeks away, free stuff is already happening! WNYC's Culture and Arts Editor, Steve Smith joins Weekend Edition host David Furst for another edition of our Weekend Arts Planner, emphasizing some of the no-charge highlights ahead t…
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Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is expected to announce a second run for president next week -- even though there's no indication that the GOP base has been clamoring for his return. WNYC's Matt Katz joins us to explain. Matt covered Christie for years, wrote the book "American Governor: Chris Christie's Bridge to Redemption" and co-hoste…
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The initiative follows pressure from law enforcement in New York, the art community and the international press, which have shined a spotlight on the museum’s failure to police its collection for looted works. Arun Venugopal, senior reporter with the newsroom's Race and Justice Unit, has the story.WNYC Radio
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Few of the races in the June 6 New Jersey legislative primary are contested, even though there about twice as many open seats as usual. Political experts say that's in part due to the "county line" system that gives a boost to candidates endorsed by powerful county political organizations.WNYC Radio
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Morning Edition Host Michael Hill speaks to Public Safety Reporter Matt Katz about which criminal justice reforms have taken hold since George Floyd was murdered, and which have not.WNYC Radio
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DO NOT USE! How legal is it to film the NYPD? An activist tests the system online and in court
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Bystander videos have exposed countless cases of police violence in the last few decades, from the 1991 beating of Rodney King to the more recent killings of George Floyd and Eric Garner. Now, a group of social media personalities is testing the limits of what’s legal — and what’s acceptable — when it comes to filming officers. SeanPaul Reyes, 32, …
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Landlords of roughly 2,800 buildings still use No. 4 heating oil, a major source of air pollution in New York City. But some building owners say they don’t feel prepared to pivot to cleaner alternatives as mandated, despite government-funded incentives to help make the switch. This fuel source is now on a fast track to being abolished citywide, aft…
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The Robot Barista. Imagine a white egg-shaped creature with arms on the countertop. It almost looks like a combination of R2-D2 and the Baymax character from the Big Hero 6 movie. And you get coffee from it. Eater NY's Luke Fortney has been reporting on Botbar Coffee in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. He joins Weekend Edition host David Furst to discuss the …
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New York City Council Members wrapped up a month's worth of hearings that pored over Mayor Eric Adams' proposed spending plan, which currently stands at nearly $107 billion. It's part of an annual lengthy process where both the council and the administration hash out how they're going to spend taxpayer money. And it's coming on the heels of some en…
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Weekend Arts Planner: The Lower East Side Festival of the Arts and new music with the New York Philharmonic
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It's Memorial Day Weekend in New York City. And for those of us not at the beach, there are plenty of opportunities for theatre and music in town. WNYC's Culture and Arts Editor, Steve Smith joins Weekend Edition host David Furst for another edition of our Weekend Arts Planner. 1. The Lower East Side Festival of the Arts Theater for the New City is…
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It’s been over a century since a blight wiped out the thousands of American chestnut trees that filled New York City’s parks. But in Brooklyn, one volunteer is helping the trees make a shaky comeback.WNYC Radio
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A recent change in state election law is creating a new opportunity for New Yorkers to register to vote and cast their ballots on the same day. June 17, which voting rights advocates have dubbed the Golden Day, marks the first time New Yorkers can both register and vote on the same day for the upcoming June 27 primary because the start of early vot…
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Mayor Eric Adams was embroiled in the throes of a humanitarian crisis unfolding on his watch. But when he addressed the television cameras last week, he drew on his trademark swagger. “From 9/11 to the hurricanes, throughout my entire professional career, I had to manage crises,” said Adams, a former cop, Brooklyn borough president and state lawmak…
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A renewed push to allow New York supermarkets to sell wine is being fueled by a Rochester-based grocer with a devoted following that is increasing its foothold in the five boroughs. Wegmans, the grocery chain with stores throughout much of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, is throwing its weight behind a newly introduced, scaled-down bill in Albany t…
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After two decades in video production, where her clients included fashion and cosmetics brands, Erica Hill did something radical in November 2021: She opened a funeral home in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It wasn’t just a career-180 for Hill; it was an unusual move, period. Funeral homes have been declining in numbers in New York and nationwide for decade…
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The entire New Jersey State Legislature is up for re-election this year. But with no statewide races at the top of the ticket, there’s likely to be low voter turnout. This is the first election since legislative district maps were redrawn in 2021, and as a result, there has been a wave of retirements. But those open seats haven't resulted in a many…
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As NYC preps for more migrants, new arrivals share hopes, fears and thoughts on the Big Apple
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For the past year, tens of thousands of migrants fleeing violence and economic and political instability in their home countries have arrived in New York City after treacherous journeys to reach the U.S. But with the expiration of a pandemic-era policy that allowed migrants and asylum-seekers to be turned away at the U.S-Mexico border, the city is …
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This week, food critic Robert Sietsema focuses on Manhattan's Chinatown. But not the one bordering Little Italy and the Lower East Side. Speaking with Weekend Edition host David Furst, Robert argues that a NEW Chinatown is forming in Hell's Kitchen.WNYC Radio
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new law this year to give the state’s temporary workers more protections — and better pay. Labor advocates have complained of unsafe conditions and what amounts to less-than-minimum-wage pay for temp workers who largely provide warehouse labor in the state. WNYC’s Karen Yi breaks down how staffing agencies are c…
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May is Mental Health Awareness month and to kick it off U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an 81-page report that says the US is in the midst of a loneliness epidemic. But how prevalent is loneliness in a dense urban environment like New York City, where we often interact with dozens of people a day just going about our business?The answer is…
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Weekend Arts Planner: Our guide to summer concerts in New York City -- and a violin showcase coming up next week
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Memorial Day Weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer season. And sure, that means lots of us are planning weekend getaways at the beach. But it also marks the start of the summer concert season in New York City. WNYC's Culture and Arts Editor, Steve Smith joins Weekend Edition host David Furst for a preview. Steve just published a guide to…
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The police are investigating the circumstances behind the death of Dora Howell, 43, and have not named any suspects, but her violent end and accounts of her abuse paint a portrait of a woman who was repeatedly failed by the city’s criminal justice system.WNYC Radio
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It’s been a busy few weeks for the folks at the Guinness Book and record-seeking subway enthusiasts. Last month, former New Yorker Kate Jones broke the record for the fastest trip to visit all 472 subway stations. She completed the feat in 22 hours, 14 minutes and 10 seconds. This week, a new challenger entered the ring. WNYC’s Stephen Nessen went …
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The city’s largest supportive housing provider that receives millions of dollars of taxpayer money to house homeless, mentally ill and low-income New Yorkers is suing tenants for unpaid rent and in some cases asking judges to evict them if they don’t pay, court records show. In the last seven months, nonprofit provider Breaking Ground filed 82 peti…
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