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Soccer is the world’s most popular sport, played by little children on dusty pitches, and pros like David Beckham in large stadiums. But as Franklin Foer discovered while writing his ... (episode)
Today’s show took us out to Long Island. We talked with WNYC’s own Andrea Bernstein, as well as Bruce Lambert, Long Island correspondent of The New York Times, discussing Governor Pat... (article)
With nearly one third of its residents drawing on disability benefits, Paterson, New Jersey, is the American city with the highest percentage of disabled residents. Many are former we... (episode)
Development within our city limits is always contemptuous. In the last year the fate of the Far West Side, Downtown Brooklyn and the Atlantic Yards has ruffled a lot of feathers. Bu... (article)
For the first time in a decade, Canadians go to the polls today in an election so close, it’s possible that neither major party may get an outright majority in Parliament. If in fact ... (episode)
Callers to the show today felt that Republicans visiting here for the convention will need to get out and about in New York City. Although, one thought it highly unlikely that conven... (article)
In the year of "The Passion of the Christ" and "Fahrenheit 911", where do Americans stand politically? Is it true that we’re so polarized—and is that really a bad thing? Former Quayle... (episode)
Whether to rebroadcast an old program is often a tough call. Is the program still topical? If people have heard it before, will they want to listen again? In the case of our "Culture ... (article)
Catholicism isn’t the only faith with a tradition of abstinence. Buddhists, Jains, and Hindus all sometimes practice celibacy, although the Catholic church’s ban on sexual intercourse... (episode)
Daniel Libeskind defended himself from New York Time's writer Robin Pogrebin's article "The Incredible Shrinking Daniel Libeskind." Mr. Libeskind's design for the World Trade Center ... (article)