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Online Privacy; 'Year of the Woman' in Politics; Media + Music in '88; Sports 'What-Ifs' (episode)
Have you been wondering about all of those privacy-policy emails you've surely been getting? If so, come in.
Women are getting involved in political campaigns in large numbers, but what do they need to actually win?
Eleanor Clift, columnist for The Daily Beast, and NPR Music critic Ann Powers talk about the music and media of 1988.
Mike Pesca, host of Slate's The Gist, imagines how the world might have been different if a given player, game, or moment just went the other way.
Local Politics; Rep. Delaney; Immigration in 1988; Bikram Yoga's Reckoning (episode)
NY1 political commentator Gerson Borrero talks about the news that a study found more than 4,600 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, Roseanne, Starbucks + more.
A member of Congress talks about his early bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president.
A look back at how the Reagan administration shaped immigration in the year 1988.
A look at the allegations of sexual harassment and assault against the founder of Bikram yoga, Bikram Choudhury.
National Politics; Meet NYC's New Immigrant Rights Commissioner; Civil Rights in 1988; and All About Why We Cheat (episode)
New York Magazine national political correspondent Gabriel Debenedetti talks about the latest national political news.
Bitta Mostofi, new commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, talks about her vision for the office.
Explore the American Culture Wars in 1988 with listeners' stories, archival tape, and Mary Frances Berry.
Psychiatrist and certified sex addiction counselor Dr. Kenneth Rosenberg explains why people cheat, and how to handle infidelity.
Catch up with the Culture Wars history series "The Eights" and one episode from each year so far: 1948, 1958, 1968, 1978. (episode)
The Brian Lehrer Show looks at the history of the U.S. culture wars decade-by-decade. This week: 1978 (article)
Three of our favorite segments from the week: NYC Transit's Big Plans (First) | The President and The Times (Starts at 11:52) | Students, Survivors, Activists (Starts at 25:15) (article)
Today's show: Ask the Mayor; NJ News; 1978 and the Rise of the Religious Right; and Growing Up in Syria (episode)
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio discusses updates in the Harvey Weinstein case, addresses newly released Agents of the City emails, and takes calls from listeners.
Nancy Solomon discusses the latest political news from New Jersey.
Jon Meacham on 1978 and rise of the religious right.
Syrian freelance journalist Marwan Hisham, and artist and writer Molly Crabapple talk about their new book, Brothers of the Gun: A Memoir of the Syrian War.
Today: Susan Glasser on national politics; the MTA's big plans; Culture Wars ca. 1978; and Atlas Obscura's picks (episode)
The New Yorker's Susan Glasser on President Trump's cancellation of the North Korea meeting.
"Fast Forward," a new plan to modernize the subways, has the support of the MTA board, but how will it be funded?
1978 in music and television with Kurt Andersen and John Schaefer
Today's oddities from here and around the world: Cairo's Nilometer and Manhattan's smallest island.
On today's show: As Georgia goes?; The New York Times coverage of Pres. Trump's first year; The Eights looks at 1978 and public alienation; more from Atlas Obscura's trove. (episode)
Stacey Abrams' win in Georgia gov primary and the DOJ shares info on investigations
Filmmaker Liz Garbus and NYT reporter Julie Hirschfeld Davis on new documentary, "The Fourth Estate"
The Harris Poll looks back at hot-button cultural issues in 1978, including gay rights & guns.
More hidden gems from Atlas Obscura. Today: the biggest squid and the smallest museum.
National politics roundup; Parkland student activists; Climate change & its backlash in 1978; More geographic gems (episode)
Washington Post national correspondent Philip Bump talks about the latest national policy news.
Samantha Fuentes and Cameron Kasky, students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, talk about their work against gun violence.
Our series on the culture wars decade by decade continues with Naomi Oreskes discussing the environmental movement — and its backlash.
Today from Atlas Obscura: A not-for-the-squeamish cocktail & how Brooklyn's Dead Horse Bay got its name.