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Back to SearchAnne Frank's 'Secret Annex' Comes To NYC
Episode 924
For the first time, an exhibit reconstructing the hiding place where Anne Frank and her family evaded Nazi persecution is on view in New York. Ronald Leopold, executive director of the Anne Frank Ho…
Published on 11 months ago
Joy Oladokun's 'Observations From A Crowded Room' (Listening Party)
Episode 927
When Joy Oladokun was 10 in a rural town in Arizona, a video of Tracy Chapman inspired her to learn guitar. Now, the singer-songwriter has released her fifth studio album, Observations From A Crowded…
Published on 11 months ago
The Lasting Impact of The Great Migration
Episode 926
This Black History Month, PBS is airing a four-part documentary on The Great Migration, hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The first part of "Great Migrations: A People on the Move" aired last nigh…
Published on 11 months ago
How a Subprime Mortgage Crisis Led to the Rise of Crime in East New York
Episode 925
A new book posits that the roots of the rise in crime in East New York, Brooklyn, can be linked directly to a subprime mortgage scandal decades earlier. Author Stacy Horn discusses her new book, The …
Published on 11 months ago
Mali Obomsawin’s Music for Oscar-nominee ‘Sugarcane’
Episode 923
Mali Obomsawin had a prolific 2024, releasing two collaborative albums — with Jake Blount, and as Deerlady with Magdalena Abrego — and composing the score for the documentary “Sugarcane,” which is no…
Published on 11 months ago
The Rise and Fall of Women in Rock in the ’90s
Episode 922
A new book from journalist Tanya Pearson, Pretend We're Dead: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Women in Rock in the ’90s, explores the surge of female rock stars in the 90's and why their populari…
Published on 11 months ago
Neko Case Looked Back At Her Childhood In Order To Move Forward
Episode 921
Singer-songwriter Neko Case is known for her beautiful voice and her fierce and haunting lyrics that convey emotional truths. In her new memoir, The Harder I Fight, the More I Love You, she charts he…
Published on 11 months ago
David Koepp's Ghost Story Told From the Ghost's POV
Episode 920
"Presence," a new film directed by Steven Soderbergh, flips the horror genre on its head by telling the story from the ghost's point of view. It's written by David Koepp. Koepp's had success with blo…
Published on 11 months ago
The Moth Wants Your Story!
Episode 918
The Moth wants WNYC Listeners to be part of their upcoming storyteller season. Executive producer and director Sarah Austin Jenness joins to take calls from listeners about their "Only in New York" s…
Published on 11 months ago
MoMA Examines Revolutionary Designs
Episode 919
What do Post-Its, Spanx, Telfar’s Shopping Bag, and the Accessible Icon symbol have in common? Their revolutionary design. MoMA has organized a new exhibition, Pirouette: Turning Points in Design, wh…
Published on 11 months ago