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Given the cultural diversity of today’s schools, are students better off when educators focus on honoring differences or fostering a common identity? One of the editors of Just Schoo... (episode)
America may be more diverse than ever, but journalist Bill Bishop argues that we choose to segregate ourselves into like-minded groups and neighborhoods. Plus: Robert Andrews, who is ... (episode)
Julie Salamon Originally uploaded by wnyc Journalist Julie Salamon wrote about her year following the action at Brookyn's Maimonides Hospital in Hospital: Man, Woman, Birth, Dea... (article)
As gas prices are marching up, many drivers are trading down. We talk to Wall Street Journal reporter Jonathan Welsh about the nationwide decrease in driving – and the spike in scoot... (episode)
Makalé Faber-Cullen Originally uploaded by wnyc Makalé Faber-Cullen, director of programs at Slow Food USA, joined guest host Marty Goldensohn on The Brian Lehrer Show, to talk a... (article)
How can you choose your foods to both sustain yourself and the planet as a whole? Today, we'll have two guests on to discuss ethical eating practices: Taras Grescoe and Makalé Faber-... (episode)
On Memorial Day, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jim Sheeler recounts his year spent with the man responsible for the Marine's "casualty notification" - informing families that their ... (episode)
I’m the sort of traveler that books the ticket but doesn’t really think about the upcoming trip until I set foot on the foreign soil. I realized, fairly early on, that my usual game p... (article)
Got plans this weekend? A jaunt to the Hamptons perhaps? Maybe an early run to Ikea to catch that Memorial Day sale? Or what about going to a funeral of a soldier you're not related t... (episode)
Why do New Yorkers act like they’re smarter and more savvy than the rest of the country? It may just be because they are. But beware: Being the best can be a blessing as well as a cur... (episode)