Trump's Rise in the Public Eye, Tracking Down an FBI Agent Who Vanished in Iran

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 1, 2016

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Cay Johnston traces the long and winding professional path of Donald Trump. Playwright Bess Wohl on the new show, "Small Mouth Sounds," along with actors Quincy Tyler Bernstine and Marcia DeBonis. Director Clément Cogitore on his film, “Neither Heaven Nor Earth” about a group of French NATO soldiers stationed in Afghanistan. New York Times investigative reporter Barry Meier unravels the mysterious disappearance of former FBI agent Robert Levinson.

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Mayor Mamdani on the Knicks' Victory

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani drops in to talk about the Knicks' win and the city's celebrations.

The Brian Lehrer Show |

Rachel Goldberg-Polin on Losing a Son in Gaza. Plus, How Pablo Torre Is Changing Sports

An advocate for the Israeli hostages held in Gaza discusses her book, “When We See You Again,” and the sports journalist explains his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation of an N.B.A. team.

The New Yorker Radio Hour |

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On the Media |

Knicks jersey, FIFA shirt and a Puerto Rican parade hat: Archbishop embraces NYC's big weekend

The archbishop said he watched every minute of the Knicks' championship win and praised sports for bringing people together.

Gothamist |