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Back to Search'Bad Vibes' at the Supreme Court
Episode 1338
Leah Litman, professor of law at the University of Michigan and a former Supreme Court clerk, co-host of the podcast "Strict Scrutiny" and the author of Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conserv…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Call Your Senator: Sen. Andy Kim: Rep. McIver's Arrest; Putin and More
Episode 1334
U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D NJ) talks about his work in the Senate and the issues in New Jersey, including the arrest of Rep. McIver after an incident at an ICE facility, what President Trump is saying …
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
100 Years of 100 Things: Shortwave Radio
Episode 1336
As our centennial series continues, Katie Thornton, host of The Divided Dial, a series on WNYC's On the Media, independent journalist, public historian, and Fulbright fellow, talks about the new seas…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
CUNY Funding, Interrupted
Episode 1335
CUNY recently lost federal funding for more than 70 research grants. Denis Nash, professor of epidemiology at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy and executive director of CUN…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
100 Years of 100 Things: Women in the Military; New Yorker Magazine; Catskills Hotels; Street Photography
Episode 1319
As we observe Memorial Day, enjoy some of our favorite recent conversations from the centennial series:
Katherine Sharp Landdeck, professor of history and director of Pioneers Oral History Project at …Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Brian Lehrer Weekend: 100 Years of Best Sellers, 100 Years of NYC Films, Summer Culture Calendar: Classical Music
Episode 1337
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
100 Years of 100 Things: New York Films (First) | 100 Years of 100 Things: Best Sellers (Starts at 17:31) | Summer Culture Calen…
Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago
100 Years of 100 Things: US Population & Mortality Shifts; The ERA; New Yorker Cartoons; Roller Coasters
Episode 1318
Enjoy some of our favorite recent conversations from the centennial series:
Mark Mather, demographer and associate vice president for U.S. Programs at the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) walks us th…
Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago
10-Question Quiz: Name That Tune
Episode 1333
Listeners listen to a short clip of music that was, at one time, at the top of the Billboard charts, and try to "name that tune."
Published on 7 months ago
Call Your Senator: Sen Gillibrand on Trump's Big Bill
Episode 1332
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) talks about her work in Washington, particularly her initial response to Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill', which just passed the House.
Published on 7 months ago
What We Risk Losing Without Federally-Funded Scientific Research
Episode 1332
Latif Nasser, co-host of Radiolab from WNYC, tells the story of the huge impacts one small discovery made, brought to us by federally-funded scientific research -- and what we might lose as so much o…
Published on 7 months ago