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Afropunk Festival Founder James Spooner's New Memoir About Growing Up in the Punk Scene
Episode 2492
When Afropunk Festival founder James Spooner was still a teenager, he arrived in New York City in the 1990s and quickly became enmeshed in the punk s…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
The Art of Writing a Great Obituary with Sam Roberts
Episode 2493
Sam Roberts is the longtime obituary reporter for The New York Times, a job that requires writing mini-biographies with speed and accuracy. Roberts d…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Questlove's Doc Celebrates Earth, Wind & Fire
Episode 2494
[REBROADCAST FROM June 25, 2026] A new documentary from Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson explores the musical origins and lasting cultural impact of Earth,…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
How the ABA Changed the NBA
Episode 2495
[REBROADCAST FROM February 12, 2026] Founded in 1967, the American Basketball League stood in contrast to the NBA with a looser, flashier, more enter…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
New Doc About Long Island's Favorite Piano Man, Billy Joel
Episode 2496
[REBROADCAST FROM July 17, 2025] The new two-part documentary "Billy Joel: And So It Goes" provides an in-depth look into the life and career of Long…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
American History Fridays: Lady Bird Johnson
Episode 2491
[REBROADCAST FROM April 26, 2021] Author and podcast host Julia Sweig discusses her book, Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight, as well as her po…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
'Ragtime' in the Greene Space
Episode 2491
[REBROADCAST FROM May 25, 2026] The stars of the Broadway musical 'Ragtime' join Alison Stewart live in The Greene Space at WNYC. Joshua Henry, Caiss…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
A Poet is Rediscovered in 'Late Fame'
Episode 2486
The new film "Late Fame" follows a New York City poet named Ed Saxberger (played by Willem Dafoe) who was working in relative obscurity until a group…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
New Feature Film Subverts the Queer Tropes of the Slasher Genre
Episode 2487
Director Jane Schoenbrun's third feature film, “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” follows a young filmmaker, played by Hannah Einbeinder, tasked…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Old Flings and Eruptions of the Heart in 'Erupcja'
Episode 2488
[REBROADCAST FROM April 22, 2026] Director Pete Ohs has said he makes movies the same way he did in high school, with everyone playing a part in the …
3 weeks, 6 days ago