Podcast Episodes

The Threats to Public Radio

Episode 1108

LaFontaine Oliver, president and CEO of New York Public Radio, talks about the very real threats to public radio coming from Washington, and what NYPR plans to do to deal with them.

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Brian Lehrer Weekend: A History of the Equal Rights Amendment; The Trump Administration and Housing in New York City; Planning Group Travel

Episode 1107

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.

A hundred year history of the Equal Rights Amendment (First) | How potential cuts on the federal level would affect housing in Ne…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Travel Advice: How to Plan a Group Trip

Episode 1106

Throughout this pledge drive, we're ending the show each day with travel tips. Today, Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist for The Washington Post, gives advice on how to financially manag…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

10 Question Quiz: NY & NJ History

Episode 1104

Every day during this pledge drive, listeners can try their hands at a quiz. Today's topic is New York and New Jersey history. 

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Democracy Check-In

Episode 1103

Anand Giridharadas, journalist, publisher of the newsletter The.Ink, analyst for MSNBC, and the author of The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy (Knopf, 2022…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

The Latest on NYC's Mayoral Primary Campaign

Episode 1102

Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, shares her reporting on the NYC mayoral primary campaign, now in full swing as several new major candidates, including former Gov. Andrew Cuomo a…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

100 Years of 100 Things: New Yorker Poetry

Episode 1105

As our centennial series continues, Kevin Young, poet, New Yorker poetry editor and the editor of A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker (Knopf, 2025), goes through the history of poetry appearing in …

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Paul Krugman on Tariffs

Episode 1097

Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate in economics, former New York Times columnist now on Substack, distinguished professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, and the author of (now in paper…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Travel Advice: How to Budget for Travel

Episode 1101

Throughout this pledge drive, we're ending the show each day with travel tips. Today, Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist for The Washington Post, offers advice for budgeting for travel t…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bracing for Federal Cuts to NYC Housing

Episode 1098

David Brand, housing reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, reports on how the prospect of federal cuts to housing programs may affect New York City, plus other related housing news, on rising insurance co…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago