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Pete Hegseth is Praying for a Holy War

On the Media

The U.S. has waged war on Iran for more than a month now. On this week’s On the Media, what Defense Secretary Hegseth’s monthly Pentagon prayer meetings reveal about his war strategy....
A Year in ICE Detention

The Brian Lehrer Show

Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman who was detained by ICE for more than a year, and her attorney Sarah Sherman-Stokes, discuss what she endured in an ICE detention facility in Texas.
It’s nesting time for piping plovers, NYC’s ‘cotton balls with legs’

The tiny migratory shorebird is the only endangered shorebird species that consistently nests on New York City beaches. In 1985, the tiny shorebird was listed under the U.S. Endangere...
A Wonder Is What It Is: Nick Offerman Reads 'A Warning to My Readers' by Wendell Berry

All Of It with Alison Stewart

For National Poetry Month, actor, author, and woodworker Nick Offerman hosts "A Wonder Is What It Is," an audio series from All Of It with Alison Stewart dedicated to poet, activist, ...
Life in a Barrel

Radiolab

This week, we flip the Disney story of life on its head thanks to a barrel of seawater, a 1970's-era computer and underwater geysers. It’s the chaos of life.

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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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Live Music From the Stars of Broadway's 'Chess'

All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM March 19, 2026] The stars of the Broadway musical 'Chess' joined Alison Stewart live in The Greene Space at WNYC. Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher ...
How to Be a New Yorker

All Of It with Alison Stewart

There's no easy answer to the question of how to successfully be a New Yorker, but New York Magazine is launching a new newsletter to try and make navigating city life easier. "How to...
Whether It's Two Stepping or Line Dancing, Americans Love Honky Tonk

All Of It with Alison Stewart

A popular nightlife activity in New York these days is two stepping or line dancing at the Honky-Tonk bar. Reporter Will Groff, author of the Wall Street Journal article, "How America...
Julio Torres Makes Everything Funny—Including Color Theory

The New Yorker Radio Hour

The comedian and writer on his new HBO special, “Color Theories,” which comes out March 27th.
Jeff Ross's One-Man Broadway Show Comes to Netflix

All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM August 26, 2025] Comedian Jeff Ross discusses his new one-man show, "Take a Banana For the Ride," which was recently made available to stream on Netflix. Photo by E...