It is officially Bike Week over at 'We the Commuters' and to kick things off they visited Roosevelt Island to join a group of adults learning to ride a bike for the first time with Bike New York. Listen to hear all about the basics:
'I grew up in old Bushwick, which is now nice Bushwick. But, we weren't allowed to have a bike, which is why I never learned.'
When the lights went out in New York City on Saturday night, the Millennial Choirs & Orchestras took to the streets outside Carnegie Hall and put on an impromptu sidewalk show! Watch:
The blackout, Manhattanhenge, and a choir set the scene outside of Carnegie Hall on Saturday night.
Immigration raids showed few signs of materializing this weekend, but fear was still apparent in neighborhood spots where there was an unusual quiet for a summer Sunday.
New York City braced for immigration raids that didn’t come to pass on Sunday.
On this week’s On the Media: How painful news might be making America numb. And, why sometimes it’s okay to tune out.
How painful news might be making America numb, and why sometimes it's okay to tune out.
On The Takeaway's 'Politics with Amy Walter': Amy examines how deep the Democratic Party divisions go, and whether or not party unity is possible heading into 2020.
Plus, a reflection on the life and legacy of Ross Perot.
This June, four NYPD police officers killed themselves, making for a total of six this year. This week, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill announced a series of plans to address these issues in the department. And on Friday he joined Jami Floyd to talk about these measures.
After four police officers killed themselves in June, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill says the department needs to eliminate the stigma of mental health challenges in the force.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has another task for the MTA: solving homelessness in the subways. https://wnyc.news/gytk8
Governor Cuomo says the MTA should address the problem of increasing homelessness in subways.
Documentary of the Week: Sea of Shadows follows activists going up against poachers, smugglers and the mafia from Mexico to China in an effort to end the trafficking on the rare totoaba fish, which has become more expensive than gold.
The documentary "Sea of Shadows" follows activists trying to save the rare totoaba fish from extinction, going up against poachers, smugglers and the mafia from Mexico to China.
Very few people look at what happened in Washington, DC during the Apollo 11 Moon landing. We very nearly didn't go. 'Washington Goes To The Moon' from WAMU 88.5 - American University Radio is a two-part documentary that tells this story. Hear part one tonight at 10 PM on AM 820.
The political problems of maintaining a coalition of support to fund the program were just a difficult as were the technical problems that the engineers in the field were facing.
President Donald Trump reiterated Friday that federal immigration authorities would conduct mass arrests starting on Sunday. Telemundo 47 investigative reporter Pablo Guttiérrez spoke with WNYC's Richard Hake about what may or may not happen.
The on-and-off again threats are creating lots of fear and confusion in the city's immigrant communities—and beyond.
"It's extinction in real time under our eyes entirely driven by profit and greed," says Andrea Crosta the head of Earth League International - ELI about illegal poaching in Mexican waters. The documentary Sea of Shadows follows their efforts in fighting for the planet. https://wnyc.news/clttf
The documentary "Sea of Shadows" follows activists trying to save the rare totoaba fish from extinction, going up against poachers, smugglers and the mafia from Mexico to China.
Next week marks fifty years since the Apollo 11 mission, and now a new space race could be on the horizon. On Money Talking, host Charlie Herman and Tim Fernholz of Quartz discuss the latest chapter of space exploration.
Fifty years after the moon landing, the state of space exploration today.
On WNYC's All Things Considered, Commissioner James O'Neill joined Jami Floyd to discuss the NYPD's suicide prevention efforts and how he wants to change the department's "culture of silence." Listen:
After four police officers killed themselves in June, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill says the department needs to eliminate the stigma of mental health challenges in the force.
Documentary of the Week: "Sea of Shadows" follows activists trying to save the rare totoaba fish from extinction, going up against poachers, smugglers and the mafia from Mexico to China.
The documentary "Sea of Shadows" follows activists trying to save the rare totoaba fish from extinction, going up against poachers, smugglers and the mafia from Mexico to China.
A Yemeni family is apparently getting U.S. visas, but only after they sued the Trump administration. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more:
Potentially hundreds of visas promised to Yemeni citizens have been revoked. The State Department says not so.
#WeTheCommuters is coming to you live from The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR with a night all about biking! WNYC and Gothamist reporters talk with guests about bike safety, Citi Bike, delivery guys and more. Plus, test your bike-related knowledge with our trivia.
A Manhattan pastor is suing the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies after her name was placed on a surveillance list of 59 immigrant rights activists and journalists who went to Mexico last winter. WNYC's Beth Fertig reports.
The pastor says that migrants are now afraid to come to her Park Avenue Church on the Upper East Side
TONIGHT: We the Commuters comes to you live at The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR with a night of news you can use, Missed Connection Theatre and performances by some incredible street-level talent. Up for discussion: Biking (and bicyclists’ safety), Citi Bike, delivery guys and more.
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All week long, we've been broadcasting Here's The Thing on FM at 9 PM, but tonight we're starting an hour early with a special conversation between host Alec Baldwin and Julie Brown who stopped by The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR to talk about her reporting on one of the most explosive criminal justice stories in recent memory. https://wnyc.news/q8pzf
The United States Women's Soccer team parade was more than a celebration of athleticism; it turned into a boisterous rally to support the team's fight for pay equity, and a call for tolerance. WNYC's Gwynne Hogan reports on the spectacle from the Canyon of Heroes.
The crowd heckled US Soccer Federation President Carlos Cordeiro with chants of "Equal Pay" and "Cut the Check."
Tune in to FM at 9 PM all week long to hear a series of intimate and honest conversations with artists, policy makers and performers on Here's The Thing hosted by Alec Baldwin 📻
Hear conversations with artists, policy makers and performers on what inspires them, the decisions that changed their careers, and what relationships influenced their work.
New York lawmakers failed to reach a deal to legalize recreational marijuana during the legislative session that ended last month. This was received with mixed emotions from one group of New Yorkers who would be affected by any new laws: weed dealers.
One said he's relieved marijuana wasn't legalized in New York this legislative session, saying it gives him and others more time to prepare.
New York City will throw its 207th parade in the "Canyon of Heroes" today at 9:30 AM for the World Cup winning U.S. Women's national soccer team. WNYC's Jim O'Grady says ticker tape parades have changed a lot, as have our heroes.
The honoree at New York City's 207th parade in the "Canyon of Heroes" is the U.S. Women's national soccer team, fresh off its World Cup victory in France.
We the Commuters is coming to you LIVE at The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR on July 11 with a night of news you can use from WNYC and Gothamist reporters, Missed Connection Theatre with Colin Burgess and Aida Osman, and performances by some incredible street-level talent. Get your tickets today!
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“I think we would be in a different place of understanding our body language if cats like the Gregg Burge had a chance to influence this generation.”
In his new show at the Joyce Theater, tap legend Savion Glover calls upon choreographers and performers who came before him to have a conversation conducted through dance.
On Friday, the city's Department of Education addressed concerns from NYC's Congressional delegation about lead paint and lead dust in public schools. Hear more from Christopher Werth about the steps the agency is taking to "enhance" its protocols:
Under the new plan, visual inspections will now take place three times a year, instead of only once a year.
American as Ella, Louis, Frank and Mel — the Songbook with host Paul Cavalconte with Sunday brunch at noon caps the perfect long weekend.
American Standards is an unparalleled showcase for this timeless music spanning the entire history of the songbook, from early Tin Pan Alley recordings to interpretations by contemporary artists. This is your home for enduring music by legendary composers and songwriters, bought to life by Ella Fitz...
On Intelligence Squared US: Five esteemed foreign policy thought leaders will argue for or against a number of motions revolving around some of America’s most pressing national security issues. Tune in to AM 820 at 10 PM to hear the debate.
For the United States, tensions are rising with both allies and adversaries. What does this all mean for U.S. national security?
Tourism is on the rise, and our planet is feeling it. If you're traveling this weekend or not, find time to learn what responsible tourism looks like from The Takeaway. Happy trails!
Across the globe, tourism is on the rise, and our planet is feeling it. By some estimates, global tourism accounts for nearly 10 percent of the world’s carbon emissions.
25 percent of New York City high school students struggle to graduate in four years. Radio Rookies reporter Shamari Ridley is one of them. But that didn't stop him from finding the support he needed to succeed.
Once a student drops out, the chances of earning a high school diploma go way down. Radio Rookie Shamari Ridley is trying to buck the odds.
Leonard Cohen's "So Long, Marianne" was written in 1964 for his lover Marianne Ihlen, we get to know her better in our 'documentary of the week,' "Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love."
In the documentary "Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love," filmmaker Nick Broomfield profiles Marianne Ihlen, Leonard Cohen's lover and the subject of his songs.
We the Commuters is coming to you live-in-studio with a night of news and performances focused on biking. Roll on over to The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR on July 11 to join the conversation!
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After Jean-Michel Basquiat’s death, Keith Haring arranged to have “Defacement” cut out of his wall and displayed in a comically ornate gold-leaf frame, and now it's displayed at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in the exhibition 'Basquiat’s “Defacement”: The Untold Story.' https://wnyc.news/8acp7
Chaédria LaBouvier is the first solo black woman to curate an exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum.
In 'Life After Overdose,' The Takeaway crosses the state for a look at the opioid crisis in Ohio through the eyes of two women who have experienced overdose and lived, and the different trajectories their lives have taken in the aftermath. Listen:
The Takeaway is America's weekday conversation.
We have an eviction epidemic in this country. We’ve had one for a long time. And in this new four-part series from On the Media, host Brooke Gladstone seeks out the why and the wherefore — in search, ultimately, of a cure.
WNYC’s weekly investigation into how the media shapes our worldview.
WNYC and Gothamist reporters Shumita Basu, Jake Offenhartz, Stephen Nessen and Chris Robbins We the Commuters LIVE at The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR on July 11. Join us for a night full of news you can use all about biking.
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This week, Governor Phil Murphy's administration unveiled a list of 64 projects in the state budget that he is suspending, which Senate President Stephen Sweeney called the “Murphy Freeze.” https://wnyc.news/495j6
Several of the programs on a list are linked to Murphy opponent George Norcross.
Savion Glover hears inanimate things and then interprets them through his tap and movement, which sounds like a magic trick.
On REBEL he tells WNYC's cultural critic Rebecca Carroll, “I am a vessel of energy that has been put here to make people respond, make people cry, make people laugh, make people do things and have outer body experiences, I'm here for that, and I acknowledge it.”
In his new show at the Joyce Theater, tap legend Savion Glover calls upon choreographers and performers who came before him to have a conversation conducted through dance.
During the most perilous years of the last century, one young composer went in search of a sound that melded many of the nation's strains into something new. His name was Aaron Copland. On this July 4th, WNYC’s Sara Fishko tells his story on On the Media.
Composer Aaron Copland and the search for an American national identity.
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#WeTheCommuters is coming to you live from The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR with a night all about biking! WNYC and Gothamist reporters talk with guests about bike safety, Citi Bike, delivery guys and more. Plus, test your bike-related knowledge with our trivia.
On the latest episode of The Stakes podcast — A broken democracy. A Supreme Court showdown. And a group of women who continue to provide abortion care despite it all. Host Kai Wright reports from inside the Alabama Women's Center, one of three remaining abortion providers in the state, and the sole provider within 150 miles. Listen/subscribe: https://wnyc.news/hw26v
Michael Ian Black realizes he's an adult for the first time — at age 46. Plus, he talks about why he's glad his son doesn't think he's cool, and what it's like having a hot tub! All this and more on the latest Adulting podcast. Listen and subscribe for free here: https://wnyc.news/3vzb7
On #WorldRefugeeDay, we’re live from The Greene Space with a night of music and storytelling hosted by WNYC reporter Yasmeen Khan and led by refugees and the organizations that represent them. Featuring music by Arms and Sleepers, a performance by writer/poet Ahmed Badr and a conversation with celebrated Iraqi poet and refugee Faleeha Hassan, Andrew Lim of New American Economy, Edafe Okporo of RDJ Refugee Shelter in Harlem and Ninette Kelley of UNCHR.
This summer, We the Commuters will be dedicating several weeks at a time to a single commuting topic, starting with the most frequently-raised issues in our commuting survey. First up: biking in the city. https://wnyc.news/fxpbm
From Melissa Etheridge to Janelle Monáe, what makes a LGBTQ icon for teens has evolved as much as their own definitions of gender identity over the decades. In honor of Stonewall’s 50th anniversary, The Stakes podcast takes us on intergenerational queer conversation. Listen here: https://wnyc.news/tnvkf
In a 4-part series called "The Scarlet E," On the Media's Brooke Gladstone partnered with the Eviction Lab’s Matthew Desmond to investigate the U.S. eviction crisis. Hear the stories of families, landlords and power-holders: the evictors and the evicted. http://onthemedia.org/eviction
ICYMI: The Stakes podcast has an intergenerational queer conversation with a genderfluid 21-year-old, who takes us through her online and IRL world. Subscribe for free and listen to The Stakes wherever you get your podcasts.
Richmond’s not a pricey place to live but it’s the second-most evicting city in the nation. On the Media’s Brooke Gladstone traveled around the country speaking to families of renters and landlords to investigate an eviction crisis. https://wnyc.news/86zfd
ICYMI: For the 50th anniversary of the uprising at the Stonewall Inn, we'll be sharing radio specials, podcasts, and live events capturing the spirit, and SOUND of Pride. Listen!!! https://wnyc.news/feh5d
A payday lending group spent an estimated $1 million at the Trump Doral hotel. Under Trump, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking steps to roll back proposed rules that govern the industry. On the latest Trump, Inc. podcast, New York Times reporter Nick Confessore talks about the rule-making process under acting CFPB director Mick Mulvaney. Subscribe to Trump, Inc. wherever you get your podcasts.
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. This week, The Stakes podcast & WNYC's Radio Rookies take us on an intergenerational journey with a queer 21-year-old. From Tumblr, to her family, to gender-neutral crop tops — we look at identity and gender fluidity. Listen here: https://wnyc.news/57gz5
Comedian Michelle Buteau is in the new Netflix movie "Always Be My Maybe." On the Adulting podcast from WNYC Studios, she gives advice on how to have your own rom-com meet-cute with help from Jordan Carlos. Subscribe for free wherever you get your podcasts: https://wnyc.news/bvkaa
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Sometimes in life, "you don't smell like good credit." But, you figure how to make it work and that's called #Adulting! On the first episode of the Adulting podcast with Michelle Buteau and Jordan Carlos, comedian Wyatt Cenac talks about his early money struggles. Listen to Adulting for free wherever you get your podcasts: https://wnyc.news/x5j7j
On the latest episode of The Stakes podcast, producer Christopher Johnson goes in search of what killed conscious hip-hop, a sound that was political, community-minded, deeply pro-black — and only lasted a short time. Listen for free to The Stakes wherever you get your podcasts.
In this week’s Trump, Inc. podcast, the team from WNYC and ProPublica looks at the long, strange relationship between Trump and Deutsche Bank. They asked David Enrich of The New York Times what is all adds up to. Subscribe to Trump, Inc. wherever you get your podcasts.
Does the aging brain become more vulnerable to financial fraud? A look at the science and the stories — coming up, on "Brains and Losses," a special from Marketplace Business News tonight at 8 PM 93.9 FM and AM 820 https://wnyc.news/5vqnz
WNYC’s Arun Venugopal is live from The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR showcasing some of the most provocative recent works of theater and TV starring and written by Muslim-Americans in a special Ramadan edition of Micropolis. Featuring comedian Maysoon Zayid, screenwriter Sharbari Ahmed and a performance from Hypokrit Theatre Company's Eh Dah, Questions for my Father.
Did you ever think being an adult would be so hard? In their new comedy podcast Adulting, hosts Michelle Buteau and Jordan Carlos plus some very funny guests figure out how to grow up — together. Listen for free on Apple Podcasts: https://wnyc.news/fz2rc
We asked data reporters Jake Gluck and Dave Sheingold to analyze just over 100 of Brian Lehrer's "Ask the Mayor" segments. In turn, they created these quarterly word clouds, which show the biggest issues de Blasio has faced as Mayor of NYC ☁️ ☁️ https://wnyc.news/xccz3
Black women and their babies are at a greater risk of dying during and after childbirth. One reason is the implicit bias of doctors, says author Tressie McMillan Cottom. The Stakes podcast asks: How are black women and our health institutions responding? Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://wnyc.news/lm2xr
WNYC’s Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives. On this show, he’ll discuss the latest on the Mueller reporter, Attorney General William Barr and President Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest at his Mar-a-Lago resort with the Trump, Inc. podcast team: Andrea Bernstein, WNYC senior editor for politics and policy, WNYC reporter Ilya Marritz and Eric Umansky, deputy managing editor of ProPublica. Brian will also talk about the news with Andy Borowitz, author, comedian and creator of The New Yorker‘s satirical news column the Borowitz Report; Brigid Bergin, City Hall and politics reporter for WNYC; Mara Gay, New York Times editorial board member; Claire Potter, Professor of History at the New School; and Jay Caspian Kang, Writer at Large for the New York Times Magazine,
In the latest episode of The Stakes podcast, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder tells Kai Wright that he doesn't think our institutions have failed us, but they're certainly being tested — and if people in leadership positions don't uphold them, they could be irreparably harmed. Listen to the whole conversation: https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/the-stakes-pulling-arc-justice-eric-holder?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=spredfast&utm_content=sf102097992&utm_term=wnyc&sf102097992=1
Spending taxpayer money at Mar-a-Lago is such a “headache” that the State Department decided to get a special credit card. That story and more from President Trump’s Palm Beach, Florida, estate and club are on the latest Trump, Inc. podcast from WNYC and ProPublica. Listen for free wherever you get your podcasts.
ICYMI: Richard Hake had a little help with the weather on Morning Edition yesterday for take your kid to work day ☁️☀️☔
If we don't like the world we live in now, we can design a better one. And we have to. That's where The Stakes comes in— a brand new podcast from WNYC Studios that's all about social change. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stakes/id1459124232?uo=4&ls=1&sf101611926=1
We live in extreme times. How did we get to this point and what happens next? Our own Kai Wright launches #TheStakes, a new podcast from WNYC Studios, with special guest Eric Holder in a live show from The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR.
New York is banning most single-use plastic bags early next year, but a last minute political deal in Albany weakened the anti-pollution law, leaving it up to counties and municipalities to decide what to do with paper bags. WNYC's Fred Mogul visited one Long Island town where they're already doing something. http://gothamist.com/2019/04/19/nickel_nudge_disposable_bags.php?sf101601615=1
What are the secrets behind great audio interviews? Tonight our own Alison Stewart, Kai Wright and Matt Katz reveal how they produce the compelling programming that's changing how we experience news, information and entertainment. Live from The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR and presented by the Center for Communication.
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks talks “White Noise” and more with Kai Wright, host of the new WNYC Studios podcast #TheStakes - part of The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR's 24-hour marathon celebrating 10 years. #24at44
We’re broadcasting the show live from The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR’s 10th anniversary 24-hour marathon! On the show: folk virtuoso Andrew Bird; tap dancer Ayodele Casel; playwright and performer Heidi Schreck of What the Constitution Means to Me ; and jazz pianist and composer Arturo O'Farrill. #24at44
Our own Brian Lehrer is broadcasting the show live from The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR’s 10th anniversary 24-hour marathon! On the show: activist and podcast host DeRay Mckesson; Mayor Bill de Blasio; actor Laurie Metcalf and playwright Lucas Hnath talking "Hillary and Clinton on Broadway"; and Kevin Sabet of Smart Approaches to Marijuana and Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno of Drug Policy Alliance will debate cannabis legalization versus decriminalization. #24at44
Our own Brian Lehrer is broadcasting his show live from The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR today. On the show: newly elected U.S. Representatives Max Rose, Tom Malinowski for Congress and Mikie Sherrill discuss their legislative priorities, Live from Here’s Chris Thile talks about hosting the show and also performs, and NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission Commissioner Meera Joshi talks about pay raises for taxi and for-hire drivers.
Our own Arun Venugopal is live from The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR with a night of double dutch, beats and play. Why is play so important, even in adulthood? He’s joined by award-winning choreographer Camille A. Brown, play expert Kyra Gaunt and Double Dutch National Champs, the Honey Bees.
Brian Lehrer is broadcasting live this morning from The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR! He'll talk national politics with Alyssa Mastramonaco , co-host of the Crooked Media podcast Hysteria; the Mueller investigation with MSNBC's Ari Melber; Trump, Inc. podcast with co-hosts Andrea Bernstein and Ilya Marritz, and ProPublica's Eric Umansky; and tracing the journey of a morning cup of coffee with writer A.J. Jacobs.
It’s Election Day eve and we’re live from The Greene Space getting inspiration for ways that you can step up in your community to make real change. Hear from the Chief Democracy Officer Ayirini Fonseca-Sabune, State Assemblyman Ben Yee, and representatives from a host of great non-profit organizations. Closing out the program will be a performance by activist orchestra, The Dream Unfinished.
Rudy Giuliani is working for President Trump for free. So, how does he make money? We took a deep dive into his trips abroad to try to find out. Listen to the latest Trump, Inc. episode: https://wnyc.news/25mcz
India’s Section 377, one of the world’s oldest bans on consensual gay sex, was recently overturned. To mark the occasion, WNYC’s Arun Venugopal is live in The Greene Space exploring where queer South Asian culture is headed. Featuring conversation with leading thinkers and advocates, and performances by renowned drag queens Lal Batti and Sundari.
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