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Episode 1016
Micah Loewinger, co-host of WNYC's On the Media, offers guidance from reporters and consumers on how to navigate the "flood" of news items under the new Trump administration.
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Your Super Bowl Plans
Episode 1017
Kavitha Davidson, sportswriter and host of the podcast Sportly, previews the Super Bowl game between the Eagles and the Chiefs, as well as the pop culture sideshow, and listeners call in to share how…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Taking the Trump Administration to Court
Episode 1015
Stephen Vladeck, professor of federal courts at Georgetown University Law Center, talks about some of the legal challenges to early actions by the Trump administration.
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Restaurant Industry Anxiety Over ICE Raids
Episode 1018
Chris Crowley, senior writer at Grub Street, talks about his reporting on the fears among local restaurant workers over potential ICE raids.
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
How Trump's Changes to Data at Federal Agencies Will Affect Our Health
Episode 1013
Federal agencies like the CDC, NIH and the FDA had to remove and alter some data from their websites to comply with executive orders issued by President Trump. Katelyn Jetelina, founder and author of…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Thursday Morning Politics: Democrats Respond
Episode 1011
Shane Goldmacher, national political correspondent for The New York Times covering the major developments, trends and forces shaping American politics, talks about the Democrats ability to respond to…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Adam Gopnik's Insomnia
Episode 1014
Adam Gopnik, staff writer for The New Yorker, and author of The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery (Liveright, 2023), discusses a recent essay in which he describes his long battle with insomnia.
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
What is Going on With Gender-Affirming Care in NYC?
Episode 1012
News outlets are reporting that NYU Langone is cancelling some appointments for gender-affirming care for transgender children -- and that other hospital systems have removed mentions of gender-affir…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
It's Girl Scout Cookie Season for Troop 6000
Episode 1010
As Girl Scout Cookie season kicks off, Karen Lundgard, interim CEO of Girl Scouts of Greater New York, tells listeners about Troop 6000, a first-of-its-kind program to serve families living in tempor…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
100 Years of 100 Things: The 'Color Line'
Episode 1009
As our centennial series continues, Martha S. Jones, legal and cultural historian at Johns Hopkins University and the author of the forthcoming, The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir (Basic…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago