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Rep. Mikie Sherrill on Afghanistan & more; Haiti and Disaster Aid; Gov. Hochul's first week; Calls on the multiracial census category (episode)
Rep. Mikie Sherrill on the Afghanistan withdrawal.
Haiti and how to provide disaster relief so that it doesn't exacerbate pre-existing problems.
NY1's Gloria Pazmino on Gov. Hochul and the end of the eviction moratorium, more.
Calls from people who identified as 'multiracial' on the 2020 Census
Afghanistan withdrawal update; Albany rent relief; Ed Yong on how the pandemic ends (episode)
Robert Draper on the Afghanistan withdrawal
With New York's pandemic eviction moratorium set to expire on Tuesday, housing activist Cea Weaver explains what will happen if the legislature doesn't take immediate action.
How and when the pandemic could end.
Listeners call in if they've ever booed their favorite team -- and what they're really trying to say.
For this Summer Friday: Debating the ACLU's mission; How banking & cash are outsourced in prisons; Which state has the best pizza?; Being unhoused in LA; Isaac Hayes' album 'Shaft' at 50 (episode)
Biden Faces Global Pressure to Extend the Afghanistan Evacuation Deadline; Facing Your Back-To-School Anxiety; The Global Vaccination Picture; Your Summer Bucket List (episode)
The Washington Post's Missy Ryan talks about the global pressure on President Biden to extend the Afghanistan evacuation deadline.
Are you and your family experiencing back-to-school anxiety and dread?
Columbia public health professor Wafaa El-Sadr talks about the status of global vaccination efforts.
Gothamist arts and culture editor Ben Yakas shares his end-of-summer picks, and listeners call in with their own.
Gov. Kathy Hochul's first day; Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman on the infrastructure deal and the Afghanistan withdrawal; A decline in Black home ownership; Calls from the recently vaccinated (episode)
Gov. Hochul's first day on the job, including the priorities she outlined in her first address to New Yorkers.
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman on the deal struck with moderates to advance the budget and infrastructure bill.
A conversation on the findings from the Black Homeownership Project, which show the number of Black homeowner households in the city has declined by 13% over the past 20 years.
From employer mandates to FDA approval, listeners call in on what made them finally get the shot.
Kathy Hochul Swearing-In Ceremony; Dr. Leana Wen on keeping kids safe from COVID-19; Preparing for Hurricane Season (episode)
WNYC reporter Gwynne Hogan and Liz Benjamin, former longtime Albany journalist, now political consultant, talk about Gov. Hochul's swearing in and the challenges she will face.
Dr. Leana Wen talks keeping kids safe from COVID-19.
As hurricane season begins, the commissioner of NYC's Emergency Management Department talks about how to prepare, and how to decipher warnings ahead of future storms.
Monday Morning Politics; Ask a Virologist: COVID Boosters, Delta and More; New Jersey's Legal Cannabis Timeline; The Emotional Labor of Pandemic Meal Planning (episode)
The latest in national politics, including the Afghanistan withdrawal and the infrastructure and budget bills in the House.
We talk about the science behind the booster shot decision, whether vaccinated people should be worried about waning immunity against the delta variant and more.
We talk about the rules and timeline for when (adult) New Jerseyans will be able to buy cannabis legally at dispensaries in the state.
Why meal planning often falls to women, and tips on how to make the process less agonizing and more equal.
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. (article)
Afghanistan Evacuation Latest; The Census and Redistricting; Ask the Mayor; Did You Start a New Business This Year? (episode)
We talk about the sudden fall of the Afghan government and the continued efforts to evacuate Americans and those who worked with them.
What the new Census numbers show about how NYC is changing and the new NY redistricting process.
Bill de Blasio, New York City Mayor, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
Despite the pandemic, the number of applications to start new businesses last year reached an all-time high.
Afghanistan Update; One Power Governor Cuomo Shied Away From: Commutations; Vaccine Effectiveness, Booster Shots and More; What Are You Reading This Summer? (episode)
We talk about the situation in Afghanistan and the Kabul airport with WSJ's Jessica Donati.
CUNY Law professor Steve Zeidman talks about why Cuomo has been less willing to grant clemency to prisoners than governors in other blue states have.
American Public Health Association executive director Georges C. Benjamin, MD, discusses the latest COVID news.
Listeners share their summer reading and whether it's helping them make sense of the news or escape it.