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After Kyle Rittenhouse, What About Chrystul Kizer? Eric Adams Transition and More; Omicron News Continues; Barbados Is Now a Republic (episode)
After Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted earlier this month, another self-defense case in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is drawing renewed attention from advocates.
Local officials are reccomending people wear masks indoors in response to the Omicron variant. Plus, Eric Adams takes a spiritual trip before taking office.
The latest information on the omicron variant with Dr. Leana Wen as relevant science, guidance, and global policy continues to develop.
Barbados: the world's youngest republic
Monday Morning Politics; What We Know About The Omicron Variant; Starting a Career Remotely; So How'd Thanksgiving Go? (episode)
Jamil Smith and Emily Bazelon bring the latest on politics and legal cases making national news.
Apoorva Mandavilli on the new Omicron variant.
It's one thing to start a new job on Zoom. It's another thing to start a whole professional career that way.
A post-Thanksgiving call-in for stories from listeners that capture the strangeness of this year's holiday.
This Day-After-Thanksgiving, some conversations about coming together, across differences, with guests including Jay Caspian Kang and Tracy K. Smith. (episode)
Celebrate Thanksgiving with the history and context of some of the iconic albums of 1971. (episode)
The Biden Politics of Oil; Court Backlogs and the Crisis at Rikers; After 400 Years, the "Real" History of Thanksgiving; What Retail Workers Want You To Know Ahead of Black Friday (episode)
Reuters climate and energy correspondent Timothy Gardner answers questions about oil prices in relation to the Biden administration.
WNYC's Public Safety Unit investigative reporter George Joseph talks about the latest on Rikers Island.
Kenneth C. Davis talks about the origins of Thanksgiving myths and truths.
Listeners who work in retail share their thoughts on Black Friday and the pending strike.
Who Is Really Behind the Decline of Local News?; A Tax Break to Local News Subscribers; My Bubble, Your Bubble; Stuck Between Belarus and Poland; The Future of NYC Tour Bus Guides (episode)
A look at how local news outlets are being gutted and larger implications.
Roy Freiman, of the New Jersey General Assembly, discusses his proposal to incentivize supporting local media.
Before we head for dinners with folks with different media diets, here's an experiment to get past the filter bubbles that define what information gets to us.
The latest on the migrant crisis unfolding near the border between Belarus and Poland.
Double decker buses are back in NYC, but the people who guide the sightseeing experience aboard those buses are not.
Monday Morning Politics; Professor Carol Anderson on the Rittenhouse Verdict; New York's Gubernatorial Race Heats Up; Doing Thanksgiving Your Own Way (episode)
The latest from the Capitol, including the Build Back Better bill.
"If there is a protest, you have the right to bring your gun and shoot folks, and as long you claim self defense, you're fine."
A look at Democrats throwing their hats into the race for New York governor.
What culinary rules are you breaking at Thanksgiving? Listeners share their nonconventional Thanksgiving recipes and traditions.
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. (article)
Gathering safely with Dr. Daniel Griffin; Sen. Myrie's Election Reform report; Ask the Mayor with Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Meisha Porter; Shop Listener! (episode)
Dr. Daniel Griffin on how to prevent spreading COVID-19 at holiday gatherings
A new report helmed by Sen. Myrie details the problems with boards of elections in New York State.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter review the administration's school policies and initiatives.
Listeners call in to shout out their businesses for the holidays for a Brian Lehrer Show listener-sourced gift guide.
For if you want to keep your 2021 holiday dollars in the WNYC listening community. (article)