Banking Fallout; Climate Activist Turns to Solutions; The High Cost of Building NYC Subways; 311 at 20

4 segments
Security guards let individuals enter the Silicon Valley Bank's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday, March 13, 2023.

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, breaks down the latest news on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in California and Signature Bank in New York.

  • Much of the conversation around climate change centers the doom and gloom, leaving many feeling helpless and unable to engage. Sage Lenier, climate education activist, founder of Sustainable & Just Future and an employee of The Story of Stuff Project, discusses how she's confronted this issue by teaching young adults how to combat climate catastrophe with solutions-focused education.

  • A new NYU study found somewhat surprising reasons why it's so much more expensive to build new subways here in NYC than almost anywhere else in the world. Eric Goldwyn, assistant professor and program director at NYU Marron, explains what they found and whether some of the super high costs could be brought down.

  • Twenty years ago this month, New York City launched 311 service, allowing New Yorkers to ask questions, submit (sometimes memorable) complaints and request key services. Gwynne Hogan, WNYC and Gothamist reporter, discusses the state of 311, and listeners share their experiences.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.