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A U.K. four-day workweek pilot has shown lasting benefits more than one year later. Dragon Claws The four-day workweek is proving to be the gift that keeps on giving. Companies that have tried it are reporting happier workers, lower turnover and greater efficiency. Now, there’s evidence that those effects are long lasting. The latest data…

Steve Coll, an editor at The Economist in London, dean emeritus of the Columbia Journalism School, former president of New America, and the author of Ghost Wars and his new book, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A. and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq (Penguin, 2024), traces the relationship between Iraq’s leader and…

WNYC’s Community Partnerships Desk captures stories from across the New York metro area. George Bodarky leads the desk and joins us to talk about some of the themes, play some tape, and seek input on where he should go next in his pursuit of neighborhood gems. Erick the Architect, influential hip hop producer, rapper, and one half…

Busy Philipps plays Mrs. George, a “cool mom” seeking the approval of her teen daughter in the new movie musical version of Mean Girls. Philipps got her start in acting as a teen on the series Freaks and Geeks. She spoke with Ann Marie Baldonado about sexism in Hollywood, collaborating with Tina Fey, and the…

The Senate primary race to replace Sen. Bob Menendez is on between Rep. Andy Kim and the governor’s wife Tammy Murphy. Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and editor, host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show and of the new podcast “Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery,” reports on what’s happening in the…

On Monday, the Democratically-controlled legislature rejected the new districts proposed by the redistricting commission and offered their own new maps overnight. Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York, talks about the latest on New York’s redistricting process and why they are calling for changes to the process before the next census. Read the full article here

In the debut novel from author Maura Cheeks set in a fictional version of America, family secrets and stories emerge after a daughter seeks to prove that her family descended from slaves in order to receive the reparations passed in the Forgiveness Act. Cheeks joins us to discuss, Acts of Forgiveness. *This segment is guest-hosted by Matt Katz.   Read…

Doctors and parents continue to sound the alarm on teens and kids struggling with mental health, in what’s been described as a nationwide crisis. In New York City, efforts have focused specifically on connecting Asian American kids and teens with mental health resources, as statistics put them at an especially high risk of suicide or…

The piece ‘As Slow as Possible’ has been in performance for 21 years — so far The piece ‘As Slow as Possible’ has been in performance for 21 years — so far In a German town of Halberstadt, an organ performance that began more than two decades ago is far from over. The piece is…

On today’s show:  The Senate primary race to replace Sen. Bob Menendez, between Rep. Andy Kim and the governor’s wife Tammy Murphy, is in full swing. Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and editor, host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, reports on what’s happening in the campaign ahead of the June primary, and the…