What's at stake as states and local governments continue to ban books.

Marc Hachadourian joins to discuss the New York Botanical Garden's Orchid Show. 

A new book makes the case that poverty persists in the U.S. (at higher levels than in other advanced economies) because affluent Americans benefit from it.

The state budget process and potential fixes for the MTA.

Listeners call in to talk about what it means to cheer for a team at schools like St. Peter's or Farleigh Dickinson, where sports were never the main focus.

The Comptroller's recent report on NYPD overtime, the city's economy and his priorities for the state budget.

TikTok's congressional hearing and why members of Congress are so concerned about the wildly popular app.

How the new Ugandan law builds on existing legislation, what the impact could be for the LGBTQ+ community in Uganda and how it connects to homophobia around the world.

Women in constitutional law -- especially relevant less than one year after Roe v Wade was overturned and 100 years after the Equal Rights Amendment was introduced (but never adopted).