Tiffany Hanssen appears in the following:
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez of NJ indicted a 2nd time on corruption charges
Friday, September 22, 2023
Prosecutors say Menendez and his wife accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bribes
Devon Gilfillian's 'Love You Anyway' (A Listening Party)
Thursday, September 14, 2023
In 2020, Nashville-based singer Devon Gilfillian recorded a track-by-track cover of Marvin Gaye's 1971 album What's Going On. Now, he has a new album, titled Love You Anyway.
The Lewis Latimer House Museum Celebrates Latimer's 175th Birthday
Thursday, September 14, 2023
This Saturday The Lewis Latimer House Museum is hosting Lewis Latimer’s 175th Birthday Celebration, a free event featuring science activities, musical performances, and more!
A Talk Show Television Update
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Eric Deggans, TV critic for NPR, joins us to break down all the recent talk show news.
Fall Podcasts Preview
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Vulture podcast critic Nicholas Quah returns to share some recommendations for podcasts to listen to this fall. Plus, we take your calls to find out what you're listening to.
The subway candy sellers
Friday, August 18, 2023
As more migrant arrivals find their way to New York City, an increasing number are heading to the subways to find work.
She ruled the NYPD was wrong on stop-and-frisk. Now Judge Scheindlin worries it's coming back.
Friday, August 11, 2023
WNYC's Tiffany Hanssen talks with retired Judge Shira Scheindlin, whose 2013 ruling in Floyd v. City of New York found the NYPD's stop & frisk tactic to be unconstitutional.
Reading the Indictment of Donald Trump
Friday, August 04, 2023
Guests take turns reading the Donald Trump indictment from the Department of Justice special counsel, probing into the former president's 2020 election interference and Jan. 6, 2021
New York City Council pushes for transparency on clearing homeless encampments
Thursday, August 03, 2023
Two New York City Councilmembers are calling on the city for more transparency about what happens after unhoused people are removed from public spaces.
How NJ's constitution helped end segregation in the armed forces
Monday, July 31, 2023
For more than 75 years, New Jersey’s constitution has explicitly forbid school segregation. The same provision played a little-known role in ending segregation of the armed forces.
Conductor Jonathon Heyward is poised to make history in NYC and Baltimore
Monday, July 31, 2023
Jonathon Heyward made his Lincoln Center debut in 2022 conducting the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, and now will oversee its transition as music director next year.
Weekly Music Roundup: Big Thief, Blur, Sofía Rei And Jorge Roeder
Monday, July 24, 2023
New Sounds
The 90s return with Blur and Slowdive; the release of a live show favorite by Big Thief; an imaginary film score by Shakey Graves; and a thrilling duet from Sofía Rei and Jorge Roeder.
New Jersey sues over NYC’s congestion pricing plan
Friday, July 21, 2023
The new lawsuit says the feds gave a “rubber stamp” to an environmental review while ignoring the possible impacts on North Jersey.
Mayor Adams gives single adult migrants 60-day notice to leave shelters
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
The mayor says the city will begin rolling out the plan in emergency shelters over the next few days.
Weekly Music Roundup: Billie Eilish, Erick The Architect, and Explosions In The Sky
Monday, July 17, 2023
New Sounds
Billie Eilish’s “Barbie” song, Ladaniva’s almost Balkan track, and Erick the Architect’s collaboration with James Blake. Plus, Andrew Bird, A. Savage, Explosions In The Sky, and CMAT.
In NJ, AAPI students find community and exclusion among segregated schools
Monday, July 17, 2023
Ambreen Ali, author of the Central Desi newsletter and website speaks about the what diversity and segregation mean to the AAPI student experience in New Jersey.
Veteran comedian, activist heralds NYC's six-week queer stand-up comedy class
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Seasoned performer and LGBTQ+ activist Kate Rigg is leading a six-week program focusing on queer stand-up at the Manhattan Comedy School.
Staffing agencies sue to block NJ's temp worker rights bill
Saturday, May 20, 2023
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law to give the state’s temporary workers more protections. WNYC’s Karen Yi breaks down how staffing agencies are challenging the law in court.
Award winning jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard is making history at the Metropolitan Opera… again
Monday, April 03, 2023
On April 10th, Terence Blanchard’s “Champion: An Opera in Jazz” makes its premiere, marking the second time that one of the award-winning composer’s operas is being performed at the Met.
The Three Co-Directors of 'How to Defend Yourself'
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
We hear from the creative team behind 'How to Defend Yourself', running at the New York Theatre Workshop.
