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Back to SearchNew York Corrections Officers' Illegal Strike
Episode 1077
Prison guards at upstate New York prisons have walked off the job in an illegal strike to protest working conditions, and a state law that restricts solitary confinement. Jimmy Vielkind, New York Sta…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Health Care Cuts in the GOP Budget
Episode 1076
U.S. Representative Frank Pallone (D NJ 6th), ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, talks about the budget passed by House Republicans that he says will "take health care away fr…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Banned Book Report
Episode 1078
Jonathan Friedman, managing director of U.S. free expression and education programs at PEN America, discusses their new analysis of the 4,000 books banned in schools during the 2023-2024 school year.
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Planets All in a Row
Episode 1075
Jackie Faherty, astrophysicist and science educator at the American Museum of Natural History, talks about the rare alignment of the planets, many visible without a telescope.
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
The State of Op-Eds
Episode 1072
Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Washington Post, recently announced a major shift to the newspaper’s opinion section, saying that it would now advocate for “personal liberties and free markets." Paul Fa…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
What Trump's 'America First' Worldview Really Means
Episode 1074
George Packer, staff writer at The Atlantic and the author Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021), offers analysis of what he calls President Trump's "might m…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Meet the NJ Governor Candidates: Steven Fulop
Episode 1073
Steven Fulop, mayor of Jersey City, running for governor in the June primary, talks about his run to be the Democratic nominee for governor and the issues the matter to Jersey City and the state at l…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Reporters Ask the Mayor: "Quid Pro Quo," Roosevelt Hotel Closure and More
Episode 1068
Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
An Upside to Enemies
Episode 1069
Rachel Feintzeig, writer based in Connecticut, talks about her recent New York Times guest essay "Why You, Too, Need a Nemesis" as listeners share how they've drawn inspiration from proving someone w…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
The State of the Republicans' 'Big, Beautiful' Budget Bill
Episode 1071
Jacob Bogage, Congressional economics correspondent at The Washington Post, andJoseph Rosenberg, senior fellow at the Urban Institute's Tax Policy Center, offer analysis of the Republicans budget pla…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago