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The latest on campus protests; The collapse of three key wind farm projects in New York; Comparing notes with the BBC's Nuala McGovern; Navigating this year's college acceptances (episode)
A Columbia faculty member and a CCNY student organizer share their views on the campus protests.
New York's climate and energy goals just took a major blow. What happened, and what's next?
BBC presenter Nuala McGovern compares notes over how the UK is handling migrants, talks about her reporting here in New York and remembers her time as a Brian Lehrer Show producer.
Listeners share how their children are deciding where to go to college this year, and whether the FAFSA debacle or campus protests have affected their choice.
Monday morning politics; Barbara Walters: Trailblazer; Transit news on congestion pricing, buses; DNA test results reveal surprising truths about 1970s fertility practices in NYC (episode)
Susan Page rounds up national political news and discusses her new biography of Barbara Walters, "The Rulebreaker."
The MTA has set a June 30th start date for congestion pricing. And there's money in the state budget for increased city bus service.
Matt Katz discusses his new podcast series, "Inconceivable Truth", which documents his quest to learn the truth of his paternity.
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. (article)
NYT opinion writer Nick Kristof critiques Biden on Gaza; Explaining the demand to 'divest;' #PlasticChallenge wrap up; Arab-American immigration stories; Your favorite poems (episode)
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof shares his critique of how he says President Biden has mishandled the United States' role in Israel's war in Gaza.
USA Today breaking news reporter Claire Thornton talks about the calls by student protesters for their colleges and universities to divest from companies with ties to Israel.
We conclude our fifth-anniversary Earth Week experiment, our Brian Lehrer Show Plastics Challenge.
Ticking through the long timeline of Arab-American immigration, and listeners share their family stories.
Listeners share lines from their favorite poems.
Today's show will be preempted by oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Trump v. The United States (presidential immunity case). NYU Law Professor Melissa Murray offers a preview. (episode)
The Trump 'Hush Money' Trial, So Far; Reporters Ask the Mayor; Reframing 'Free' Beyond Markets; News From Your Classroom (episode)
A look at what has happened so far at former President Trump's "hush money" trial.
Elizabeth Kim offers highlights from Mayor Adams' weekly Q&A with the press.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz argues for a more humane notion of freedom.
With teachers and students off of school this week, we open up the phones to hear stories from local classrooms that would otherwise be missed if not for the vacation.
Protests rock campuses; Labor organizer Jane McAlevey; NYS budget and climate; 1968 protesters reflect on today's demonstrations (episode)
How administrations at colleges here in New York and across the country are struggling to respond to ongoing, and growing protests over the Israel-Hamas War
Jane McAlevey on her life's work in organizing and recent wins for labor, and what she sees as crucial for workers to do if they want to continue the positive streak for unions.
Liz Moran, policy advocate for Earthjustice's Northeast office, talks about the ways the new NYS budget does, and does not, address climate change.
Listeners who protested on their college campuses in the turbulent years around 1968 reflect on that time, and share their thoughts on today's young protesters.
New York State budget is finally complete; Earth Day: reducing plastic; Law prof. Noah Feldman on being Jewish today (episode)
WNYC/Gothamist Albany reporter Jon Campbell talks about what's in and what's out of the just-approved New York State budget
A new effort to keep New York State accountable to reduce single use plastics, plus listeners call in to share an honest assessment of the single use plastics in their lives.
More on a new book that tries to define what all Jews have in common.
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. (article)
Friday morning congressional politics; An argument against too much technology in schools; Democracy and faith; The big 'Bluey' episode making waves (episode)
The expected reauthorization of the FISA surveillance act, the foreign aid bills, Speaker Mike Johnson's Rules Committee, the Democrats' plan to hold the Senate in November.
New York Times opinion writer Jessica Grose on her recent essay, "Get Tech Out of the Classroom Before It’s Too Late."
Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Lewis talks about what's at stake in the upcoming election, and the work she and her inter-faith community are doing to strengthen democracy.
The beloved children's show "Bluey" recently aired a special episode that threw some fans for a loop. Listeners call in to share their thoughts.