100 Years of 100 Things: Abortion Law; Reporters Ask the Mayor; 100 Things Quiz; OTM on the Election; Landmarks of NY
On today's show:
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As our centennial series continues, Mary Ziegler, UC Davis law professor and the author of Roe: The History of a National Obsession (Yale University Press, 2023) and the forthcoming Personhood: The New Civil War over Reproduction (Yale University Press, 2025), reviews the history of abortion law in the U.S.
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Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event.
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In honor of WNYC's centennial, Brian quizzes listeners on topics covered in the centennial series "100 Years of 100 Things." Today's quiz focuses on stats from our "100 Things" segment on making a living without a college degree, and Nobel Peace Prize winners.
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Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger, co-hosts of WNYC's On The Media, talk about what’s been different in the media during this presidential election cycle compared to the last two, including how the press is covering Trump, the effect of influencers and what $1 billion dollars in campaign funds (which Harris has reportedly raised) buys.
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In this membership-drive mini-series, Tommy Silk, a licensed New York sightseeing guide, @LandmarksofNY on Instagram, and the author of Hidden Landmarks of New York: A Tour of the City's Most Overlooked Buildings (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2024, talks about some of the lesser-known historically significant buildings of NYC. Today, we hear stories about buildings involved in buying and selling.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.
