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3 of our favorite segments this week: Adam Gopnik Learns to Drive As An Adult in NYC (First) | Are Thrift Stores Gentrifying? (Second) | Senator Gillibrand On Parental Leave (Third) (article)
We'll look at some sample questions from the NYPD's candidate exam and talk about what it tests for. Plus: Sandra Tsing Loh on living alone; Public Advocate Leticia James; and more. (episode)
WNYC's Stephen Nessen took the NYPD entrance exam to learn what it tests for. We put together a quiz of our own with sample questions from the test.
New York City Public Advocate Letitia James will go to court next week to argue that the minutes from the Eric Garner grand jury case should be released. She reports on how it went.
Over half of people over 50 are single. We explore what it means to live alone in middle age with author Sandra Tsing Loh.
Don't describe your home as "cute" in your listing unless you want to see its selling price decline. The chief economist of Zillow gave us this and other great tips on real estate.
This weekend's Super Bowl comes after a year of bad press for the NFL, from high-profile domestic violence incidents to more research on football-related brain injuries.
What did we learn during Loretta Lynch's confirmation hearing? Plus: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand; learning to drive in New York City as an adult; our Parks & Rec t.v. club; and more. (episode)
The president's Attorney General nominee was asked, "You're not Eric Holder, are you?" by a Republican senator. We go through what we learned on Day 1 of the confirmation hearing.
The U.S. has no laws requiring paid maternity or parental leave, but Gillibrand says that by paying the cost of a cup of coffee per week, we could be covered for paid emergency leave.
Adam Gopnik, a writer for the New Yorker and a grown-up, took his son to get a driver's permit and got one with him. He tells us what it's like to learn to drive as an adult in New York.
Does the public's right to know about criminal histories trump the right of ex-convicts, or even those with arrests but no convictions, to move on?
This week, Parks & Rec tackled the world of data mining in 2017. We talk about the satirical treatment of Gryzzl, an Amazon-Google-Facebook behemoth that's spying on Pawnee residents.
There are questions about the handling of the storm. Plus: we follow up on gentrification and laundromats; what happens when you Google sex; and a foreign affairs news round-up. (episode)
Some US officials are using the word "daesh" to refer to ISIS because it separates the group from a claim on Islam (and because they hate it). Muslim listeners weighed in on the name.
Was it really necessary to shut down the subway ahead of the blizzard-turned-snowstorm? We look at what's perhaps becoming a trend of one-upmanship by Gov. Cuomo towards Mayor de Blasio.
According to an article in the New York Times, men and women both search for answers about the male sex organ, but the questions asked reflect nearly opposite concerns.
We speak with the chemist James Lovelock, who first came up with the Gaia hypothesis that the Earth is a self-regulating system.
Some people are finding a laundromat scarcity in neighborhoods with wealthier residents. For others, gentrification is bringing more laundromats. How does your neighborhood wash?
The show is live on the air on the morning of this blizzard-turned-snowstorm. We'll take your calls with reports on conditions where you are. Plus: what happened in Iowa this weekend? (episode)
Conditions are still tough for Suffolk County and parts of Connecticut. We'll get updates from you and our guests.
A look at the governor's criminal justice reform plan, as we continue to dig in on his State of the State address.
Christie tried to woo Iowans, who have grown weary of him lately.
A new book shines a light on urban crime through the investigation of a young man's murder in South Los Angeles.
We'll get an update from Connecticut, from WNYC's Kate Hinds (on transit), and on how you're all doing.
Our area is bracing for a major snowstorm. We'll discuss how to prepare. Plus: details of Speaker Silver's bribery allegations. Then: Yemen and ISIS; and inside a thrift store. (episode)
Assembly Speaker Silver has announced he will temporarily step down from his leadership position in Albany in the face of corruption charges.
A militia in Yemen has taken over parts of the capital, Sanaa. In Iraq, US and Iraqi forces are preparing to retake Mosul there. We discuss the uncertainty in both areas.
A Salvation Army thrift shop recently re-opened in Brooklyn with a hip boutique vibe to match the neighborhood. We wondered what it says about the thrift store mission.
Facebook has a new feature to allow users to flag news stories they believe to be untrue. Why does the social networking site care whether users share rumors?
Our area is bracing for a snowstorm that could bring as much as three feet of snow.
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them: a two-part convo on legal weed, the difference between warming records and trends, a 20-year search for a bully. (article)
NYS Assembly Speaker is facing corruption charges, but he still makes big decisions for the state. Plus: school hierarchy in NYC; a new chapter in the Serial case; and more. (episode)
Sheldon Silver, despite facing corruption charges, is still one of "three men in a room" running things in Albany. We made a short video—with dolls—to illustrate what this means.
In his State of the State address, the Governor proposed big education changes this week - and took aim at the teachers union.
Dana Stevens, Slate's film critic, discusses the polarizing opinions about American Sniper’s posthumous depiction of Navy Seal Chris Kyle and the Iraq war.
In which we discuss two sports stories from the week: why the New York Knicks (of all teams) have been named among the most valuable NBA franchises, and why those footballs are deflated.
The Serial podcast is over but Adnan Syed's appeal is ongoing, and just this week, a source from the podcast stepped forward to provide an alibi for Syed in court.
Speaker Silver was arrested this morning. We'll go over the charges. Plus the State of the State, plus the state of your block; Graydon Carter of Vanity Fair; how to get to the airport. (episode)
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested this morning on charges that he received millions in undisclosed income from two law firms. Here's what we know so far.
Governor Cuomo is proposing to build an AirTrain to LaGuardia Airport, like the links to JFK and Newark. We look at how train-to-airport transit works around the country.
We've heard the State of the Union, State of the State, and the State of the City. Now it's your turn. What's your State of Your Street?
Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter talks about the magazine's best writing and most illustrious writers... from the 20th century.
For some reason, Parks & Rec is focused on President William Henry Harrison who died on his 32nd day in office. Columnist Gail Collins wrote a Harrison bio and joins our t.v. club.
Progressive policies are going to sound similar, but we couldn't help but notice that President Obama echoed some of Mayor de Blasio's first year policies in last night's SOTU speech. (article)