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The Ad War in the Mayoral Primary
The Brian Lehrer Show
Juan Manuel Benitez and Jeffrey Mays join to talk about the ad war in the mayoral primary and the race to entice voters into the voting booth.
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The New York City Council wants more — and better — drinking fountains in city parks
A bill passed by the New York City Council would require the parks department to install at least 50 new outdoor drinking fountains near park entrances by 2035. That would add to the ... -
Baby Shark
Radiolab
There’s a lot more to baby sharks than that song you can’t get out of your head.
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Times Square as a dining destination
It's a place many crowd-averse New Yorkers tend to avoid, but we make the case for Times Square as a dining destination. -
Examining the Career of Barbara Walters
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The new documentary "Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything" chronicles the iconic journalist's groundbreaking rise to an evening news anchor at a time when women were shut out of televi... -
L.A. Times Columnist on How to “Rebel Smarter”
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
Tense scenes between protestors and law enforcement agents, both local and federal, have violently clashed. On Today's Show:Gustavo Arellano, columnist for The Los Angeles Times, offe... -
Your June guide to stargazing in NYC
With warm summer nights on the way, it's the monthly astronomy report for June. -
The Fighter
Dead End: Crime and Politics
We trace Bob Menendez’s rise from a tough New Jersey neighborhood to the heights of U.S. politics. With stories from those who knew and worked with him, we explore his brand as a rele...
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Let’s talk democracy at the laundromat!
Soap gets laundry done. Conversation gets democracy going. This election year, WNYC is turning some laundromats in the New York metro area into hubs of civic dialogue. - Edit Bucket
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Ask Governor Murphy
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy takes questions from WNYC’s Nancy Solomon, other guest journalists and listeners for an hour every month during this live show, a co-production with WBGO and WHYY. Ask Governor Murphy airs the second Wednesday of most months at 7 p.m., dependent on schedule availability.
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One of the Country's Earliest African-American Radio Programs on WNYC 1929-1930
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Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Lilian Supove Blake
When most women in Radio were doing home-ec shows, she was WNYC's News and Special Events Director. -
Take A Dive into the WNYC Archives
As part of WNYC's centennial celebration, each week we'll share key moments from the from the vast WNYC and NYC Municipal archives.
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Dulé Hill and Patricia McGregor on 'Lights Out: Nat 'King' Cole'
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The new play "Lights Out: Nat 'King' Cole" focuses on the final night of the groundbreaking television show, "The Nat 'King' Cole Show," as Cole contends with what to do with this las... -
A New Documentary Celebrates Raoul's
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The new documentary "Raoul’s: A New York Story," puts the spotlight on the beloved SoHo French bistro, opened by two brothers in 1975. Directors Greg Olliver and Karim Raoul, who is a... -
Riz Ahmed and David McKenzie on Their New Thriller 'Relay'
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The new thriller "Relay" follows a man whose job is to secure payoffs for corrupt corporations. But his life changes when a new client comes into his life. Riz Ahmed stars in the film... -
'Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print' Celebrates Ms. Magazine
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The new documentary "Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print" celebrates the legacy of Ms. Magazine, but also examines some of the publication's missteps. Directors Cecilia Aldarondo, Alice G... -
John Seabrook on the Destructive Family Battles of “The Spinach King”
The New Yorker Radio Hour
John Seabrook’s new book is about a family business—not a mom-and-pop store, but a huge operation run by a ruthless patriarch. The patriarch is aging, and he cannot stand to lose his ...
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On The Media: Tuning Into the Divided Dial
Join us on June 11th at 7 PM for a conversation between OTM host Micah Loewinger and journalist Katie Thornton as they discuss their Peabody-winning series, new season of “The Divided Dial.” The first season, released in late 2022, examined how the right came to dominate talk radio in the US — and how one company was launching an ultra-conservative media empire from the airwaves. The second season, released May 2025, explores the world of shortwave radio: the lesser-known cousin of AM and FM radio that travels thousands of miles across rough terrain and geopolitical borders. This once-ubiquitous medium went from a utopian experiment in global communication to a propaganda tool for governments at war — and then became a vehicle for American right-wing extremists and cults. Katie visits a very strange station in Northern Maine. And explains what a little-known battle playing out on the shortwaves right now — between radio fanatics and Wall Street — can tell us about how we value our public airwaves.
Micah goes behind the scenes with Katie — to hear about her reporting process, how she found these stories and audio recordings (some of which had never been digitized), and the talk radio and shortwave gems that were left on the cutting room floor.
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May 29 | Get Lit Book Club, Katie Kitamura's "Audition"
Join us and Katie Kitamura at the May 29th event at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library at 6 pm! Tickets are free.
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Current threats to public media and what you can do about it
As threats to funding for public media have been in the news, many of you- our audiences, supporters, and community partners—have been asking how to stay informed and support public media
