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Your Questions Answered: Trump vs. the Rule of Law. Plus, Richard Brody on Clint Eastwood
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jeannie Suk Gersen and Ruth Marcus address listeners’ pressing questions about the Trump Administration’s legal controversies. Plus, the film critic recommends three Eastwood films.
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Manhattan's 34th Street busway is back on track
The 34th Street busway gets the green light through a rezoning of Midtown. And Andrew Cuomo releases a new transit plan as he seeks to one-up Democratic frontrunner for mayor Zohran M... -
Meet the Mayoral Candidates: Zohran Mamdani
The Brian Lehrer Show
New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani (D-AD36), the Democratic nominee for mayor, makes his pitch to voters as he runs for mayor of New York City.
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WNYC's Public Song Project releases a free album
The Public Song Project invites anyone to record their own musical adaptation of a work in the public domain. Now, some of those songs are collected on a new album. -
Gov. Hochul's pugilistic posture on redistricting
Gov. Hochul jumps into the national fray on redistricting. What does it say about her upcoming re-election bid? That and more in this week's Politics Brief roundup. -
Local farmer's markets are teeming with tomatoes. Here's what to do with them
With summer comes a seasonal variety of fruits and vegetables that are relatively cheap and at peak freshness. Summer tomatoes are a staple, and right now, local farmstands are carryi... -
How to Avoid an Onslaught of New Scams
The Brian Lehrer Show
Amy Nofziger, director of victim support at AARP's Fraud Watch Network, discusses the latest trends on how scammers are tricking people into giving them money and personal information... -
Eric Adams' Latest Scandal
On the Media
A WNYC investigation found dozens of people who say their signatures were forged.
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Let’s talk democracy at the laundromat!
Soap gets laundry done. Conversation gets democracy going. This election year, WNYC is turning some laundromats in the New York metro area into hubs of civic dialogue. - Edit Bucket
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Ask Governor Murphy
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy takes questions from WNYC’s Nancy Solomon, other guest journalists and listeners for an hour every month during this live show, a co-production with WBGO and WHYY. Ask Governor Murphy airs the second Wednesday of most months at 7 p.m., dependent on schedule availability.
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One of the Country's Earliest African-American Radio Programs on WNYC 1929-1930
The NAACP scores a regular Wednesday slot for talks on a broad spectrum of issues. -
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Lilian Supove Blake
When most women in Radio were doing home-ec shows, she was WNYC's News and Special Events Director. -
Take A Dive into the WNYC Archives
As part of WNYC's centennial celebration, each week we'll share key moments from the from the vast WNYC and NYC Municipal archives.
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New Book Celebrates The Ups And Downs Of NYC's Hudson River Waterfront
All Of It
Architectural historian William Hennessey has a new book called Along the Hudson: Walking Manhattan's Western Waterfront which traces the ups-and-downs of development along Manhattan’... -
Your Favorite New York Slices
All Of It
As part of our summer food series, we're diving into one of NYC’s most iconic eats: pizza. Scott Wiener, founder of Scott’s Pizza Tours, joins us to share some of the best slices and ... -
Heathers: The Musical' Returns to NYC
All Of It
Actor Casey Likes stars in the new off-Broadway revival of "Heathers: The Musical," based on the 1988 teen crime comedy film. He talks about the show, the film ... -
The Best Food of 2025 (So Far)
All Of It
New York Magazine's Matthew Schneier & Tammie Teclemariam break down the best bites of the year so far. Whether you're hungry for a new dining spot or curious about where to find the ... -
Bringing Vacation Joy Back Home
The Brian Lehrer Show
Elaine Godfrey, staff writer at The Atlantic, talks about her article on ways to extend the small joys of vacation into daily life, and listeners share their ideas.
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On The Media: Tuning Into the Divided Dial
Join us on June 11th at 7 PM for a conversation between OTM host Micah Loewinger and journalist Katie Thornton as they discuss their Peabody-winning series, new season of “The Divided Dial.” The first season, released in late 2022, examined how the right came to dominate talk radio in the US — and how one company was launching an ultra-conservative media empire from the airwaves. The second season, released May 2025, explores the world of shortwave radio: the lesser-known cousin of AM and FM radio that travels thousands of miles across rough terrain and geopolitical borders. This once-ubiquitous medium went from a utopian experiment in global communication to a propaganda tool for governments at war — and then became a vehicle for American right-wing extremists and cults. Katie visits a very strange station in Northern Maine. And explains what a little-known battle playing out on the shortwaves right now — between radio fanatics and Wall Street — can tell us about how we value our public airwaves.
Micah goes behind the scenes with Katie — to hear about her reporting process, how she found these stories and audio recordings (some of which had never been digitized), and the talk radio and shortwave gems that were left on the cutting room floor.
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Current threats to public media and what you can do about it
As threats to funding for public media have been in the news, many of you- our audiences, supporters, and community partners—have been asking how to stay informed and support public media
