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A show that samples WNYC’s best podcasts, curated to fit all your travel needs.
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The latest articles from WNYC 9/11 Specials
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We spoke with the stars, writers and directors of Tony nominated Broadway productions! Check out our favorite conversations as the June 10th awards ceremony approaches!
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Major news events throughout the world continue to be largely ignored until they reach tragic proportions. Underreported, a weekly feature on The Leonard Lopate Show, tackles these issues and gives an in-depth look into stories that are often relegated to the back pages.
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New Sounds is unlike any radio show you've ever heard: a whirlwind tour of new and unusual music from all corners of the globe. New Sounds combs recent recordings for one of the most informative and compelling hours on radio, and aims to make the world smaller. For over 25 years, host John Schaefer has been finding the melody in the rainforest and the rhythm in an orchestra of tin cans. Defying rigid categorization and genre pigeonholing, New Sounds offers new ways to hear the ancient langua ...
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NoneAutor: WNYC Radio
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Running for mayor, Zohran Mamdani is eyeing vacant spaces in the New York City subway system for crisis and drop-in hubs to serve homeless people. The state assemblymember from Queens said his idea could connect people to longer-term care and provide “triage” centers for those undergoing mental health crises in the subways — something that has beco…
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Mayor Eric Adams has said his biggest impediments to reelection are behind him. Governor Kathy Hochul has said the state budget is done. Are they right? Here to get into are WNYC's Jon Campbell and Brigid Bergin.
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If you're looking for a reason to get outside this weekend, the 2025 Jane’s Walk NYC festival kicks off Friday. That's the annual weekend-long celebration of New York City history, named after the famed urban activist Jane Jacobs. It features hundreds of volunteer-led walks all across the city that celebrate the neighborhoods, history, and culture …
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Nine massive American elms made up the Dog Beach Elm Grove — a popular spot named after a nearby dog-swimming area in Prospect Park. But three of the trees died after being infected by Dutch elm disease, a fungus that can kill trees, and has been an ongoing challenge for New York City's parks.
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Today, there are over 45 Greenmarkets throughout New York City, according to GrowNYC, and the man who helped start the largest farmers’ markets in the country passed away last week. Barry Benepe was the co-founder of GrowNYC’s Greenmarket program, which still supports over 200 local producers today. Robert Lewis helped organize the city’s first Gre…
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Math instruction is changing in New York City schools, and Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos says the new techniques may be unfamiliar to some parents. Education reporter Jessica Gould and Morning Edition host Michael Hill discuss the new math curricula in middle schools.
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Police helped remove more than 27,000 homeless people from the street over a nine-month period last year, mostly in Lower Manhattan and Midtown, according to city data. But whether they ended up in a shelter, a hospital or just down the block isn’t clear. The data, which the city released last month under a new law, offers a glimpse into how often …
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Three candidates vying for Staten Island’s open City Council seat are finding common ground on some of the biggest local issues ahead of Tuesday’s special election. Two Republicans and one Democrat are running in Tuesday’s non-partisan special election to fill Staten Island’s open City Council seat. Despite different backgrounds, Republicans Frank …
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Three candidates vying for Staten Island’s open City Council seat are finding common ground on some of the biggest local issues ahead of Tuesday’s special election. Two Republicans and one Democrat are running in Tuesday’s non-partisan special election to fill Staten Island’s open City Council seat. Despite different backgrounds, Republicans Frank …
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Three candidates vying for Staten Island’s open City Council seat are finding common ground on some of the biggest local issues ahead of Tuesday’s special election. Two Republicans and one Democrat are running in Tuesday’s non-partisan special election to fill Staten Island’s open City Council seat. Despite different backgrounds, Republicans Frank …
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Three candidates vying for Staten Island’s open City Council seat are finding common ground on some of the biggest local issues ahead of Tuesday’s special election. Two Republicans and one Democrat are running in Tuesday’s non-partisan special election to fill Staten Island’s open City Council seat. Despite different backgrounds, Republicans Frank …
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Three candidates vying for Staten Island’s open City Council seat are finding common ground on some of the biggest local issues ahead of Tuesday’s special election. Two Republicans and one Democrat are running in Tuesday’s non-partisan special election to fill Staten Island’s open City Council seat. Despite different backgrounds, Republicans Frank …
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Three candidates vying for Staten Island’s open City Council seat are finding common ground on some of the biggest local issues ahead of Tuesday’s special election. Two Republicans and one Democrat are running in Tuesday’s non-partisan special election to fill Staten Island’s open City Council seat. Despite different backgrounds, Republicans Frank …
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Delivery workers in New York City are accusing DoorDash of a pattern of wage theft. This comes just two months after the company agreed to a $17 million settlement announced by New York Attorney General Letitia James over allegations they were short changed by the company. But workers say that settlement didn't end their struggle to get paid, claim…
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Pope Francis' legacy in NYC: 'He was a different kind of pope'
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Father James Martin, a Jesuit like Pope Francis, and editor at America Media, the Jesuit Review of Faith and Culture, joined WNYC’s All Things Considered on the eve of the funeral to discuss the Pope’s legacy here and abroad
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New York City comptroller candidate Justin Brannan has a plan to reinvest a $500 million piece of the city's multibillion-dollar pension funds — and use it to pay for universal child care. Brannan does not claim his plan would achieve this increasingly popular policy goal on its own. But similar to how the city comptroller’s office has been used to…
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A flub by federal prosecutors reveals the MTA has a strong case in its bid to preserve congestion pricing in Manhattan. That and more in a jam packed episode of On The Way rounding up the latest in New York City transit news.
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It's the Politics Brief from WNYC. This week, we talk about Zohran Mamdani's new campaign video in Spanish -- and why more mayoral candidates haven't released their own. We also give you the latest on Albany's slow progress toward a budget.
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Brad Lander is competing with Zohran Mamdani for the progressive limelight. Is he up for the fight?
Mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander have catalyzed a debate over what kind of progressive meets the current political moment. Some want their top candidate to distinguish themself from moderate Democrats by campaigning on left-leaning ideas – like Mamdani’s calls for free buses and freezing the rent. Others want a candidate willing to…
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New York State has set out to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 85% by 2050 as mandated by the 2019 Climate Act. One of the biggest efforts to move the city towards meeting that goal has been a toll on drivers in New York City who enter Manhattan below 60th street. But the Trump administration has ordered an end to the congestion pricing program. …
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Councilmember Hanif is pushing back on the Adams administration's pause on mandatory composting fines
Councilmember Shahana Hanif, the primary sponsor of the mandatory composting law in New York City, is pushing back against the Adams’ administration’s decision to stop fines to most buildings that break composting rules for the rest of the year. That move came just weeks after the city began issuing fines for composting mandates in the first place.…
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Dustin Longmire says the Faith-based Affordable Housing Act could help alleviate the state’s housing crisis, fulfill a spiritual call, and help revitalize religious institutions and better connect them with their communities. It also puts him in the middle of an ongoing debate over the state’s affordability crisis, where efforts to build high-densi…
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With Pope Francis's passing, and his 12 year pontificate drawing to a close, assessments of his legacy are underway. Conservatives in the Church voiced concern the reform-minded Pope watered down Catholic teaching and threatened the Christian identity of Europe and the U.S. Meanwhile, progressive Catholics applauded Francis's focus on the poor and …
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The future of Mayor Eric Adams’ “trash revolution” — which centers around getting piles of trash bags off city sidewalks and into containers — is as uncertain as the outcome of this year’s mayoral election. The initiative has been the most notable policy push by the sanitation department since Adams took office in 2022. Since then, the city has man…
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