Author: WNYC
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Trump's Indictments; Humor in the Fight for the Climate; Commuter Rails Quiz; New CDC COVID Isolation Guidelines; Stamp Collecting
Coming up on today’s show: Melissa Murray, NYU law professor, co-host of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast and the co-author of The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary (W. W. Norton & Company, 2024), and Andrew Weissmann, professor of practice at NYU School of Law, lead prosecutor in Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel’s Office and…
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So Much for Brotherly Love : The Best of Car Talk
Kieran from Louisiana has to leave his car for a long time. The last time he stored it the brakes rusted so bad they had to be replaced. Should he instead leave the car with his brother? Find out how many ways there are to say, “Absolutely Not!” from the Tappet Brothers on this episode…
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March 4, 2024 – PBS NewsHour full episode
Monday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court rules that states cannot remove Donald Trump from their presidential ballots. Vice President Kamala Harris calls for an “immediate cease-fire” in Gaza as negotiations to release Israeli hostages held by Hamas falter. Plus, a look at how America’s social safety net began, the political fights around it and…
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Who’s gonna win an Oscar this year?
From “Oppenheimer” to “Poor Things,” 2023 boasted a bevy of Oscar-buzzworthy films. The ceremony isn’t till Sunday, but today we asked New York Times critic at large Wesley Morris for his best actor, actress and picture picks. He also talked about the life of a critic and how he goes about preparing to review a…
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Covering The 2024 Election Responsibly : 1A
Campaign signs for Republican presidential candidates former President Donald Trump and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley stand next to a sign asking voters to write in President Joe Biden in January in Loudon, New Hampshire. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images According to an October poll, only around 30 percent of Americans trust the media to report on…
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BBC World Service – Newshour, Israel’s Gantz meets US Vice President in Washington
A controversial visit to the US from a member of the Israeli war cabinet. Show more As the US Vice President Kamala Harris holds talks in the White House with Benny Gantz, an influential member of the Israeli war cabinet, we hear from a member of Israel’s governing Likud party who opposes the unauthorised trip.…
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Looking into the SCOTUS ruling on Trump’s election eligibility
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that President Donald J. Trump can stay on Colorado’s primary ballot. The decision was unanimous and secures former Trump’s eligibility in the 2024 election. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Former President Trump scored a legal victory today. The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that the likely Republican nominee for president should…
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Liev Schreiber and Amy Ryan in "Doubt," Stephanie Clare Smith, All About Pastas, A Village Voice History
The new Broadway revival of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play “Doubt: A Parable” stars Amy Ryan as Sister Aloysius, a nun who suspects that Father Flynn, played by Liev Schreiber, might be abusing a young boy. Ryan and Schreiber join us to discuss starring in the play from John Patrick Shanley, which is running through April 14. When…
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Monday Morning Politics: Super Tuesday Preview
Asma Khalid, White House correspondent for NPR and co-host of The NPR Politics Podcast and contributor to ABC News, talks about the latest national political news, including previewing the 16 “Super Tuesday” primaries, Vice President Harris’s calls for a cease fire, whether the “uncommitted” voters will become a bigger problem for President Biden, and more.…
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Foreign diplomats on America’s global future
Foreign diplomats are nervous that the United States’ once solid global leadership is on shaky ground. What’s at stake if the U.S. cedes its place as a world leader? Today, On Point: Foreign diplomats on America’s global future. Guests Wolfgang Ischinger, president of the Munich Security Conference Foundation Council. He joined the German Foreign Service…