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250 Books for the Country's 250th
Episode 2263
In honor of World Book Day, National Library Week and the nation's upcoming 250th anniversary, librarians from Brooklyn Public Library have put toget…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Journalism for the Common Good
Episode 2262
Jamelle Bouie, opinion columnist for The New York Times and guest judge for the Hillman Prize, talks about the Hillman Prize, plus some of his recent…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Should Democrats Appear With Hasan Piker?
Episode 2264
Controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker has become a litmus test for Democrats after a campaign appearance with Michigan senate candidate Abdul El-…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Will the US or Iran Blink First?
Episode 2258
Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many nonfiction books and his latest, a novel, A Capital Calamity (Miniver Press, 2024),…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Earth Day from Space
Episode 2260
Jackie Faherty, astrophysicist and science educator at the American Museum of Natural History, gives an astrophysicist's view of Earth Day.
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1 month, 3 weeks ago
Advice for Finding Your Life's Work
Episode 2257
Jodi Kantor, New York Times investigative reporter, co-author of She Said (Penguin, 2019) and author of How to Start: Discovering Your Life's Work (H…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Earth Day: How Far Has the Trump Admin Gone to Dismantle Climate Goals?
Episode 2259
On Earth Day, Lisa Friedman, reporter covering climate policy and politics at The New York Times, talks about her reporting on how EPA administrator …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
A Brownsville Story
Episode 2254
Abigail Savitch-Lew, a former staff reporter for City Limits and now the author of the novel Livonia Chow Mein (Simon & Schuster, 2026), talks about …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Mayor Mamdani's Lessons From Mayor La Guardia
Episode 2253
Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, recaps her event with Mayor Mamdani, where they talked about the lessons he has taken from Mayo…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Fast-Tracking Psychedelics Research
Episode 2256
Frederick S. Barrett, director of the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and professor in the Neur…
1 month, 3 weeks ago