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Our favorites from this week include: life in the Rust Belt comes to Broadway in the new play 'Sweat,' how to negotiate surprise medical bills, legislating sex in the Constitution. (article)
Ask the Mayor; Control of Mosul Proves to be Elusive for US-Iraq Effort; Fearless Women on Wall Street; Unpacking the Firestorm Around 'Open Casket'; How To Make it in Hollywood (episode)
Mayor de Blasio takes calls from New Yorkers about the proposal to close Rikers Island, the spread of propaganda about sanctuary cities, and Tony Danza's cheese shop.
Control of Mosul proves to be elusive for the joint US-Iraq effort.
How the 'Fearless Girl' statue is a poignant reminder of why women decide to work on Wall Street to begin with.
Unpacking the firestorm surrounding 'Open Casket,' a painting at this year's Whitney Biennial by white artist Dana Schutz that depicts Emmett Till's funeral.
Jay Chandrasekhar, director of 'Super Troopers,' talks about making it in Hollywood as an Indian-American.
What's to come on Capitol Hill; negotiating your medical bills; the return of strongmen around the world; negotiations in Albany heat up as budget deadline draws near. (episode)
President Trump lost his first legislative battle — on healthcare — now what?
Negotiations in Albany heat up as the state budget deadline draws near.
Understanding your medical bills and how to negotiate down surprise medical expenses.
How autocratic regimes in India and Turkey are making a comeback and seriously damaging civil liberties.
Assemblymember Malliotakis on ending New York as a sanctuary city; the latest on immigrants' rights; navigating the investigations into the Trump White House; the working life. (episode)
State Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis wants New York City to end its status as a sanctuary city and start cooperating with ICE to deport people convicted of serious crimes.
Catching up on recent news regarding immigrants' rights and sanctuary cities across the nation.
Running down the list of the latest in the investigation on Russian meddling in the 2016 election and whether there the Trump administration colluded with the Russian government.
Life in the Rust Belt is the topic of Pulitzer-prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage's debut Broadway play, 'Sweat.'
The White House promises 'action'; a look at Paul Manafort's real estate deals; how the New York State budget will affect the New York City; simple ways to find your way to utopia. (episode)
The Republican held Congress and White House will have to appeal to Democrats if they want to forge ahead by legislating instead of ordering.
A look at the impact that the New York State budget might have on New York City's policy plans.
A series of puzzling real estate deals made by former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort raises speculation.
Could universal income and a 15-hour work week be the key to building utopia?
Republicans control the government, but can they govern?; D.C.'s missing teens; the future of the opioid crisis; looking back on the history of the sanctuary movement; Bronx's Garifuna. (episode)
One of President Trump's first major legislative battles ends in failure to repeal and replace Obamacare.
What we know so far about the missing persons cases in D.C. where 501 teens have been reported missing this year.
As the federal government grapples with healthcare, what’s at stake for the opioid epidemic in the United States?
Hear the history of church sanctuaries for undocumented migrants coming into the United States.
After 220 years of exile, the Afro-Caribbean Garifuna community continues to keep its culture alive in the South Bronx.
Our favorites from this week include: Mo Amer sits next to a Trump on an airplane, Bassem Youssef satirical take on dictators, how Google became synonymous with tech. (article)
#AskTheMayor; listeners share how the news has triggered their anxiety; why sex is legislated in America; we announce the winners of the Historical Fiction Challenge! (episode)
Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from New Yorkers about his new efforts to increase the quality of life issues in the City.
Listeners call in share which of life's risks make them anxious and whether it's because of the news.
The history of legislating sex in America.
Five weeks and fifty submissions later, Christopher Bram presents the winners of WNYC's Historical Fiction Challenge.
Lawmakers are slated to vote today on Health Care; Robert Mercer: Trump presidency stakeholder?; the foundation that started by asking; how superfans run the economy. (episode)
Lawmakers are slated to vote on the new health bill today.
Why the House Intelligence Chairman confirmed in a conference yesterday that there were instances of legal surveillance of the Trump campaign.
A campaign to inform and enroll over 800,000 eligible New Yorkers in safety net tax programs.
The latest news from Wednesday's Westminster attacks and listeners from abroad weigh in on the current atmosphere in London.
Devoted fans are in charge of what’s bought and sold.
Jami Floyd looks at SCOTUS pick; how Google became Google; an Egyptian political satirist on dictators, revolution and democracy. (episode)
Jami Floyd, host of WNYC's All Things Considered, discusses the confirmation hearings of Judge Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court justice.
The point and counterpoint to a new bill that would move New York Medicaid costs from the counties to the state.
Building Google into the company it is today and the future of artificial intelligence.
Egyptian Political Satirist, Bassem Youssef talks about dictators, revolution and Democracy.