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Sign up to join us in a week-long experiment to wear the same thing to work every day for a week, as inspired by an NYC art director who's been wearing the same outfit for three years. (article)
Criminal justice reforms and Baltimore's moment; GOP candidate for Congress Dan Donovan; Barney Frank; workplace hostility nurses face; NJ news as Bridgegate indictments loom. (episode)
The Brennan Center's Nicole Austin-Hillery & Daily News columnist Harry Siegel talk about this "national moment" and whether the unrest in Baltimore will lead to criminal justice reform.
The Staten Island district attorney who presided over the Eric Garner case is running for Congress as a Republican. Hear Donovan's positions on national issues and the Garner grand jury.
Award-winning journalist Alexandra Robbins follows four nurses through a year of sex, drugs and caring for patients.
You can take the politician out of Congress, but not out of politics. Former Congressman Barney Frank talks about why he's endorsing Hillary Clinton & other political issues of the day.
Bloomberg reported former Christie ally and alleged Bridgegate conspirator David Wildstein will be the first shoe to drop in the investigation.
SCOTUS and marriage; Baltimore update; why you should wear the same thing to work every day; auditions; and an NYPD officer's stories. (episode)
The Supreme Court did something unusual during Tuesday's oral arguments for legalizing gay marriage: it allowed them to be recorded. A Yale Law School professor analyzes the highlights.
A faction of Baltimore's largely peaceful protests turned violent Monday night in reaction to the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of the police. Jonathan Capehart offers his thoughts.
Brian challenges listeners to wear the same thing to work every day for a week, as inspired by an NYC art director who's been wearing the same outfit for three years.
Despite the numerous contributions of women to jazz music over the years, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has never had a permanent female band member.
Retired NYC cop and Steve Osborne shares his stories from his years with the NYPD as a lieutenant and commanding officer of the Manhattan Gang Squad.
The Tony-Award winning Broadway producer David Black shares stories from his long career and the people he met, from Laurence Olivier and Julie Harris, to Donald Trump and Richard Nixon.
The (Senator) Warren effect; the novelist Francine Prose; big changes to the food industry & an exploration of the most controversial elements of the Quran. (episode)
Jennifer Palmieri, the communications director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, responds to the past week's stories circulating related to the candidate.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren isn't running for president, but she is having an effect on the Clinton campaign. The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza explains how and why.
The novelist Francine Prose discusses why she withdrew as a host from the PEN gala. Then, PEN's president Andrew Solomon talks about the state of free expression.
Chipotle recently announced it won't use GMOs and Pepsi is ditching the sweetener aspartame. The nutritionist Marion Nestle explains whether it's for health reasons...or the bottom line.
Carla Power, author of If the Oceans Were Ink: An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey to the Heart of the Quran (Holt Paperbacks, 2015) recounts the year she spend study the Quran.
The comedians Negin Farsad & Dean Obeidallah discuss their "Fighting-Bigotry-With-Delightful-Posters" campaign, conceived as a response to ads on the MTA that demonized Muslims.
The Clinton Foundation’s questionable cash flow; banning credit checks in the hiring process; a culture of distraction; great NYC walking routes & Bruce Jenner as trans spokesperson. (episode)
New York Times reporter Mike McIntire discusses the news that Hillary Clinton approved a deal with a Russian uranium company that also donated money to the Clinton Foundation.
City Councilman Brad Lander and Sarah Ludwig, co-director of the New Economy Project, talk about a bill Lander sponsored to ban credit checks in most hiring processes.
An argument for turning off all distractions - not just technological ones, but mental ones as well.
Listeners in the transgender community: how do you think Bruce Jenner did in presenting his transition to the public? And how do you feel about Jenner as a transgender spokesperson?
The editor of The New York Times Magazine talks about great walking routes around the city.
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them: David Brooks (First) | How To Sell (Legal) Pot (Starts at 49:12) | The New Whitney Museum (Starts at 1:20:37) (article)
Dr. Oz under scrutiny from Columbia docs; the ethics of US-led drone strikes in Pakistan; teachers unions against Christie on pensions; a weddings reporter; the “Ira Glass” of Israel. (episode)
Dr. Oz is under scrutiny by a group of doctors who are calling for his dismissal as vice-chairman of Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons.
An analysis of President Obama's personal apology and the impact of US-led drone warfare in Pakistan.
New Jersey's largest teachers union cancels talks with Governor Christie about pension reform.
A writer talks about her personal and professional experiences while reporting on weddings and love for The Washington Post.
A reporter discusses the collapsed deal between Comcast and Time Warner Cable.
When Mishy Harman created the podcast Sipur Israeli, it was intended for family and friends. Soon it was picked up by Israel's largest radio station and reaching hundreds of thousands.
The city's new environmental plan; changes to the way summons are issued in the city; strangers policing parents; the quest for cool and former Yankees pitcher and broadcaster Jim Kaat. (episode)
Anthony Shorris, NYC’s first deputy mayor, and Nilda Mesa, director of the office of sustainability, talk about the city’s new sustainability plan, OneNYC.
A Queens city councilman discusses two proposals to decriminalize common, low-level offenses.
A writer talks about how her life was turned upside down when a stranger called the police after seeing her leave her child in the car.
A look at how humans have judged "coolness" since prehistoric times.
Former Yanks pitcher & broadcaster Jim Kaat shares stories from the Yankees' inner sanctum, from negotiations with George Steinbrenner to impromptu batting practice with the NYPD.
Michael Eric Dyson on his former friend Cornel West; career advice from the former White House press secretary Dana Perino & one theory as to why men fight, and why we like to watch. (episode)
In an ongoing feud between two of the most prominent black intellectuals, Georgetown professor Michael Eric Dyson takes on Cornel West's "bitter" assessment of President Obama.
Fox News contributor and former White House press secretary Dana Perino shares her tips for life and career.
English professor Jonathan Gottschall spent time training in mixed martial arts, and came away with a theory about the human inclination for violence and the key to civilization.
Now 91, Princeton physics professor Freeman Dyson shares his thoughts on science, including his contrarian views on global warming.
How do you stay connected to nature in the big city?
The Egyptian activist Mona Eltahawy argues for a sexual revolution in the Middle East; an investigation into labor practices at NYU's Abu Dhabi campus & a marriage is tested by a dog. (episode)
A failed state in Libya has made way for smugglers to ship migrants on the dangerous journey from Africa to Europe. Plus: the recent expansion of ISIS into Libya.
Daniel Nardello, the CEO of Nardello & Co., investigated labor practices for NYU's Abu Dhabi campus. He shares what he learned about how workers were treated.
Younger listeners: did your parents raise you to succeed -- financially or in your career -- or did they emphasize a sense of morality? And did they give you a moral vocabulary?
The Egyptian American writer and activist Mona Eltahawy argues for full equal rights for women in the Middle East.
Mireya Navarro shares her story of making a new family with her husband and his children. . . and the dog that couldn't be won over.