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How War With Iran Could Affect the US Economy

The Brian Lehrer Show

Lydia DePillis talks about how the war with Iran could affect the economy at home, as issues with oil prices, supply chains and the massive cost of the war begin to pile up.
NYC's new health commissioner says he's prioritizing affordability and equity

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been in office for a little more than two months now, and we’ve been checking in with the new leaders on his team, to learn more about the administration’s pr...
The Many Ways of Being Muslim

The Brian Lehrer Show

During Ramadan, Sohaira Siddiqui, host of the podcast "More Muslim", talks about the diversity of the Muslim community in New York and around the world.
Violence against homeless New Yorkers persists years after deadly Chinatown attacks

Mark Soyka remembers feeling unsettled when he heard homeless people had been attacked while they were sleeping in Chinatown in 2019. At the time, he said, he had been staying on near...
In Season: Sunchokes

Temperatures are rising, but spring vegetables are still a little ways away. Luckily, some veggies are good all year round. Amelia Tarpey is the Program and Publicity Manager for Gro...

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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.

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

The NAACP scores a regular Wednesday slot for talks on a broad spectrum of issues.
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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Love, Brooklyn' Nominated 5 Times At NAACP Image Awards

All Of It

[REBROADCAST FROM Aug. 27, 2025] A new film three longtime Brooklynites as they navigate love, loss, career and friendship as their neighborhoods change right in front of them. Direct...
Tayari Jones on Her New Novel 'Kin'

All Of It

The new novel from acclaimed writer Tayari Jones follows two friends, bonded together in childhood by the absence of mothers in their lives. But as they get older, one woman goes to S...
Amber Ruffin, Crystal Lucas Perry, and Grey Henson from 'Bigfoot! A New Musical'

All Of It

"Bigfoot! A New Musical" is a new musical comedy about small town rumors, conspiracy theories, and of course giant, hairy creatures. Amber Ruffin, who wrote the book, music, and lyric...
Conan O’Brien on What Can Go Wrong at the Oscars

The New Yorker Radio Hour

The hit podcaster and host of next month’s Academy Awards ceremony on the collapse of late-night television, and the deaths of his friends Rob and Michele Reiner.
Richard Brody Presents the 2026 Brody Awards

The New Yorker Radio Hour

The New Yorker critics Richard Brody and Alexandra Schwartz discuss the year’s best offerings, and how films seem to be getting better these days.