Sean Carlson appears in the following:
Weekly Music Roundup: Sun Ra, Norah Jones, Daisy Press
Monday, September 12, 2022
New Sounds
This week, 8 centuries of covers: Sun Ra Arkestra covers Chopin; Norah Jones sings Leonard Cohen; Daisy Press reinvents Hildegard of Bingen.
NYC’s first chief equity officer in public health steps down
Friday, September 09, 2022
Dr. Torian Easterling, who spent more than seven years at the city’s health department, was appointed to the position by former Mayor Bill de Blasio in September 2020.
News Wrap with WNYC/ WQXR's Sean Carlson
Friday, September 02, 2022
WNYC/ WQXR news host Sean Carlson breaks down some of the most recent news headlines this week including back-to-school COVID protocols, monkeypox and New York gun law enforcement.
Gun-free zones: New NY gun laws set to take effect
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
New York will ban guns in "sensitive places" beginning Thursday, including in schools, bars, health care facilities and Times Square.
Weekly Music Roundup: The National, Danielle Ponder, and Antonio Sanchez
Monday, August 29, 2022
New Sounds
Hear new music from The National, the return of swamp-pop legend Tommy McLain, and a promising soul debut by Danielle Ponder. Plus, 'Birdman' composer and drummer Antonio Sanchez.
Ready to rank: Close NY congressional race reignites debate on ranked-choice voting
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Some voters said they were confused and disappointed that the new system rolled out last year for city races wasn’t in place for congressional and state primaries.
41 more lawsuits say NJ fell down on COVID response at veterans homes
Thursday, August 25, 2022
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's administration barred veterans home workers from wearing masks and taking other steps to protect themselves in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
Weekly Music Roundup: Danger Mouse & Black Thought, Sylvan Esso, Eunbi Kim
Monday, August 15, 2022
New Sounds
Week of Aug. 15: This week, Danger Mouse & Black Thought collaborate, finally; also, First Aid Kit hit the dance floor and Sylvan Esso goes glitchy.
Getting monkeypox resources to LGBTQ men ... without stigmatizing them
Tuesday, August 02, 2022
Christian Fuscarino of Garden State Equality speaks about striking the balance between targeting outreach to LGBTQ communities and problematically making an outbreak all about them.
Weekly Music Roundup: Beyoncé, Dry Cleaning, Robert Glasper
Monday, August 01, 2022
New Sounds
This week, Beyoncé (‘nuff said), plus new releases from Dry Cleaning, Robert Glasper, and Peter Gabriel’s archives.
Weekly Music Roundup: Interpol, Beth Orton, and Monte
Monday, July 18, 2022
New Sounds
Interpol lightens up (a little); Monte celebrates an Afro-Colombian tradition; and Beth Orton's return. Plus, dreamy funk from JayWood; and violinist Simon Goff with singer Katie Melua.
NYS environmental commish on what Supreme Court ruling means for reducing local carbon emissions
Thursday, June 30, 2022
"It puts more of a burden on New York — puts more of a burden on 49 other states."
Weekly Music Roundup: Kate Bush's No. 1, Ben Harper, FKA Twigs
Monday, June 20, 2022
New Sounds
Kate Bush tops the charts; Lizz Wright covers Neil Young; and Ben Harper gets angry and funky. Plus, new music from FKA Twigs, Perfume Genius, and L.A's Wild Up plays Julius Eastman.
Weekly Music Roundup: Making Movies, Shearwater, The A's
Monday, June 13, 2022
New Sounds
This week, a madcap premiere from the band Making Movies, a peek into obscure internet voices with The Range, and a return for the band Shearwater.
Weekly Music Roundup: Phoenix, Mireya Ramos, S.G. Goodman
Monday, June 06, 2022
New Sounds
The Sacred Steel roots of American gospel; Mireya Ramos of Flor De Toloache goes solo; and Phoenix rises again. Plus, Kentucky songwriter S.G. Goodman on bottled trauma and lost love.
Gun control, abortion rights and NYC schools dominate end of New York legislative session
Thursday, June 02, 2022
The state will bolster gun control in the wake of the Buffalo and Texas mass shootings.
Weekly Music Roundup: Painted Shield, M.I.A., Shabaka
Monday, May 30, 2022
New Sounds
This week, M.I.A. is still “The One”; Hercules & Love Affair still love Anohni; and L.A. Salami is not overly optimistic. Plus, new solo music from Shabaka, and Painted Shield.
Weekly Music Roundup: Roosevelt and Nile Rodgers, Santigold, Angel Olsen
Monday, May 23, 2022
New Sounds
This week, collaborations from Mavis Staples and Levon Helm, Roosevelt and Nile Rodgers, and Nick Cave and a wood dove. Plus new music from Adia Victoria, Santigold, and Angel Olsen.
Mayor Adams passes on restoring mask mandates, weeks after pledging to 'follow the science' on COVID-19
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Officials have yet to issue any new requirements even though city health policy recommends Mayor Adams reinstate policies like indoor mask mandates.
Weekly Music Roundup: Kendrick Lamar, The Smile, Vieux Farka Touré
Monday, May 16, 2022
New Sounds
The return of Kendrick Lamar, a new Radiohead spinoff, and Amythyst Kiah does up a Tori Amos song. Plus, guitar hero Vieux Farka Touré, and spiritual sounds by Revelators Sound System.
