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Episode 1039
Antonio Pagliarulo, writer and author of The Evil Eye: The History, Mystery & Magic of the Quiet Curse (Weiser Books, 2023) and the forthcoming The Queer Saints: A Radical Guide to Magic, Miracles an…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Oscar Docs: Sugarcane
Episode 1037
This month we hear from the makers of the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best feature documentary. Today, Julian Brave NoiseCat, writer and filmmaker, and Emily Kassie, filmmaker and …
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Quits Over DOJ's Request to Drop Adams Charges
Episode 1040
Samantha Max, reporter covering public safety for WNYC/Gothamist, talks about the news that the acting Manhattan U.S. attorney quit rather than comply with the DOJ's request that her office drop the …
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
100 Years of 100 Things: White Resistance to Federal Authority
Episode 1034
As our centennial series continues, Jefferson Cowie, historian at Vanderbilt University and the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Po…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
The White House & the Constitution
Episode 1032
Kate Shaw, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, co-host of the Supreme Court podcast Strict Scrutiny, and a contributing opinion Writer with the New York Times, talks about t…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Oscar Docs: ’Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat'
Episode 1035
This month we hear from the makers of the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best feature documentary. Today, Johan Grimonprez, director of "Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat", discusses his fi…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Meet the Mayoral Candidates: Scott Stringer
Episode 1033
Scott Stringer, former NYC Comptroller, talks about his campaign for the Democratic nomination for NYC Mayor in the June primary.
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
The State of Plastic Pollution
Episode 1029
With the news that President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics, professor at Bennington College and fo…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Oscar Docs: ’Black Box Diaries'
Episode 1030
This month we hear from the makers of the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best feature documentary. Today, Shiori Itō, director of "Black Box Diaries," talks about her film that tells …
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Mayor Adams' Good News
Episode 1028
The DOJ directed federal prosecutors in Manhattan to drop the corruption charges against Mayor Adams. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, reports on how the mayor is reacting, whether it will…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago