Mercury, Songbirds, and Bats

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 27, 2012

David C. Evers, executive director of the Biodiversity Research Institute, discusses how mercury in the environment is harming songbirds and bats, which suffer some of the same kinds of neurological disorders that mercury causes in humans. The Biodiversity Research Institute has issued a report, titled “Hidden Risk: Mercury in Terrestrial Ecosystems of the Northeast.”

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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.

The Brian Lehrer Show |

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

WNYC |

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

The New Yorker Radio Hour |

All Of It with Alison Stewart |

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