NYC Primary Election Countdown; Ask Governor Murphy: May 2025 Recap; Threats to Public Media Funding; Citizenship Quiz; Summer Culture Calendar: After Dark

On today's show:

• Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall and The Big Deal with Errol Louis, New York Magazine columnist and host of the podcast You Decide, talks about the latest news from the campaign trails of candidates in the city's June primary election, and previews the debates he'll be co-moderating with Brian.

• Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.

• LaFontaine Oliver, president and CEO of New York Public Radio, talks about the executive order President Trump signed regarding federal funding for public media and what comes next for the NYPR and the broader system.

• In order to become a naturalized citizen of the United States, applicants must pass an oral civics exam. Listeners call in to try their hand at some of the questions on the test, related to what US Citizenship and Immigration Services calls "principles of American democracy" and "systems of government."

• Catch up with the summer cultural calendar with this pledge-drive miniseries. Today, Rossilynne Culgan, Things to Do editor at Time Out New York and the author of Secret New York City: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure (Reedy Press, 2024), talks about some of the fun things to do this summer after dark -- night markets, outdoor movies, and fireworks on the beach.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.