100 Years of 100 Things: Birth Control

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 10, 2025

As our centennial series continues, Elaine Tyler May, professor emerita of American Studies and History at the University of Minnesota and the author of several books, including America And The Pill: A History of Promise, Peril, and Liberation (Basic Books, 2010) and Fortress America: How We Embraced Fear and Abandoned Democracy (Basic Books, 2017), reviews the history of birth control, from Margaret Sanger to Dobbs.

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9/11 25 Years Later: Remembering the Ordinary Americans Who Died on 9/11

New Jersey columnist Mike Kelly, tells the stories of ordinary Americans, who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks.

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WNYC followed up with people whose voices we captured in the aftermath of the September 11th attack to hear their reflections.

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In his new memoir, “The Perilous Fight,” the former N.F.L. star recounts the backlash he faced from the league.

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