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Monday Morning Politics; (Young) Poll Workers Needed; How European Countries Are Handling School Openings During the Pandemic (episode)
Shawna Thomas, content executive at Quibi, talks about the latest national political news, as the Republicans and Democrats have wrapped up their conventions.
Given that many poll workers are typically over the age of 60 (and more vulnerable to COVID-19 complications), there is a shortage of poll workers for the upcoming election.
How technology is changing how we live and love.
How different countries in Europe are handling school openings during the pandemic and what their experiences can show us about re-opening safely.
A Panel Recaps the RNC; Ask the Mayor; Your Personal Social Reopening (episode)
After four nights of RNC speeches, what did we learn?
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
Listeners call in to share what social changes they've made in the past month of the pandemic.
In case you missed them: Three of our favorite segments from the week. (article)
RNC Day 3 Recap; NBA Boycotts for Racial Justice; Brian Stelter on Fox News & the Trump White House; Restaurants Struggle (episode)
Highlights and analysis of the third night at the Republican National Convention.
NBA players fed up with police violence took a stand yesterday by boycotting their playoff games. Sports columnist William Rhoden talks about what it means for racial justice.
Brian Stelter on his new book "Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth."
A closer look at what the city can do to protect the restaurant industry — and its workers.
RNC Day Two Recap; Kenosha Police Shooting; NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson; NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson; The History of the Democrats' Intra-party Culture War (episode)
What did the second night of the RNC look like for the Trump campaign?
Corey Johnson on issues facing the city, including crime, schools reopening, Industry City rezoning, and more.
What could happen if the USPS changes its policies and cuts its workforce?
A new book looks at the 1970 anti-war protest in NYC broken up by construction workers as the origin of the Democrats' intra-party culture war.
Recapping RNC Day 1; The Latino Vote in 2020; Conservative Activists, Trump and Black Americans; US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (episode)
Recapping the first day of the Republican National Convention with New York Times columnist David Brooks.
President Trump has done a lot to anger Latino voters, and yet according to the PEW research center a third of Latino voters still support him.
An argument that President Trump has achieved more for Black Americans than any Democratic president.
A new collection of poetry from First Nation poets.
What's To Come At The RNC; Essential Workers Are Starting to Feel Forgotten (Again); Remote Learning This Fall (episode)
A look ahead at this week's Republican National Convention.
Listeners call in to share how their mail delivery has been... and who they are planning to vote for.
At the start of the pandemic, grocery store and essential retail workers were hailed as heroes, but now the gratitude and hazard pay has started to dry up.
Remote learning will be part of the picture for most students this fall -- how prepared are teachers and students?
In case you missed them: Three of our favorite segments from the week. (article)
Recapping the DNC Finale; Ask the Mayor is Back. (episode)
Biden's big moment.
Looking back at an unconventional convention.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
Listeners call in to share the big changes they've made in their lives, caused or sped up by the pandemic, including buying cars, houses or changing careers.
DNC: Night Three Recap; Mental Health and COVID-19; Miami Mayor; What's Going on With the USPS? (episode)
Highlights and analysis from DNC night three speeches from Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Senator Elizabeth Warren.
Avoiding complacency in NYC and the grim new report from the CDC on the toll on mental health from the pandemic
Francis X. Suarez, mayor of Miami, Florida, talks about the Democratic National Convention.
U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney talks about her legislation the House will be voting on this weekend that aims to prevent further changes to the USPS during the pandemic.