Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBrian Lehrer Weekend: Freakonomics; History of US Drug Use; 'Hamilton' Birthday
Episode 1871
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
20 Years of Freakonomics (First) | Why Bombing 'Drug Boats' Will Do Nothing to …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Black Friday Best-Of: Jill Lepore; AJ Jacobs; Bill McKibben; A Better You
Episode 1863
Looking ahead to the 250th anniversary of the U.S., Jill Lepore, professor of American History at Harvard University, staff writer at The New Yorker,…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Thanksgiving Best Of: Revolution; Indigenous History; Military Clothing; 100 Years of Thanksgiving Celebrations; Family Words
Episode 1862
On this Thanksgiving, enjoy some of our favorite recent conversations:
Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker, and co-director Sarah Botstein talk about the…6 months, 3 weeks ago
20 Years of Freakonomics
Episode 1866
Stephen Dubner, host of Freakonomics Radio and the co-author of Freakonomics (Harper Collins, 2025), now in a new 20th anniversary edition, reflects …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
City Politics: Mamdani's Transition Plans Continue
Episode 1864
Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, talks about the latest news from Mayor-elect Mamdani's transition plans.
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Shop Listener is Back for 2025
Episode 1867
Shop Listener is back for the 2025 holiday season. Listeners call in to shout out their businesses that sell gifts for the holiday season.
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Trump Administration's Incomplete View of Nigeria’s Crisis
Episode 1865
President Trump and his allies are framing recent kidnappings and attacks in Nigeria as Islamic assaults on Christians, even threatening military int…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Music and Nature With Yo-Yo Ma
Episode 1861
Ana González, host of WNYC's new podcast (with Yo-Yo Ma) Our Common Nature, talks about the new podcast she hosts where Yo-Yo Ma travels around the c…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Philanthropy for Literature and Jazz
Episode 1860
Elizabeth Alexander, president of The Mellon Foundation, poet, educator, memoirist and scholar and the author of The Trayvon Generation (Grand Centra…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Why Bombing 'Drug Boats' Will Do Nothing to Solve America's Fentanyl Crisis
Episode 1859
David Herzberg, professor of history and director of the drugs, health and society program at the University at Buffalo, offers his take on the fenta…
6 months, 4 weeks ago