Author: WNYC

Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week’s event, including why City Council voted to override the Mayor’s veto. Read the full article here

[REBROADCAST FROM November 20, 2023] Celebrated horror novelist Tananarive Due has a personal connection to the now-infamous Dozier School for Boys in Florida. Her great-uncle died at the school in the 1930s under suspicious circumstances. Based on that family history, Due crafted her novel, The Reformatory, which follows a young Black boy named Robert who’s…

Winter blues and reflection during the early weeks of the new year can bring up a feeling of being absolutely stuck in life. Adam Alter, professor of marketing at NYU’s Stern School of Business, affiliated professor of psychology at NYU, and author of Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most (Simon & Schuster,…

[REBROADCAST FROM May 26, 2023] A new musical adapts JP Miller’s 1962 film, “Days of Wine and Roses,” for the off-Broadway stage. Set in 1950s New York, the musical tells the story of Joe Clay (Brian d’Arcy James) and Kristen Arnesen (Kelli O’Hara), a couple who fall in love, but also both struggle with alcoholism. d’Arcy James,…

After covering the 2016 U.S. presidential election, reporter Jeff Horwitz knew that “something really weird was going on,” that social media sites, especially Facebook, had played a role in shaping the election. But how — exactly? In his new book, “Broken Code: Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets,” Horwitz details his…

On today’s show: Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week’s event. Paul Farhi, former reporter at The Washington Post, where he reported on the news media for 13 years, and…

Tuesday on the NewsHour, Qatar mediates the push for a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas. Then, protesters demand their city councils pass resolutions pressuring the Biden administration to act on the Israel-Hamas war. Plus, House Republicans continue the process of impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Read the full article here

At $34 trillion, U.S. federal debt is at a record level. And economists say we’re entering uncharted waters with a 120% debt-to-GDP ratio. So, when should we start to worry? Also in this episode: Consumer confidence reaches a two-year high, activity heats up in the corporate bond market and beef Wellington takes center stage at…

We hear about the benefits the Neuralink brain chip could bring but also the concerns about safety and regulation. Show more Tech billionaire Elon Musk has claimed his Neuralink company has successfully implanted one of its wireless brain chips in a human. What are the regulations governing this type of experimentation? Also in the programme:…

NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with The Seattle Times‘ project Homeless Editor Molly Harbarger about the challenges in treating and housing a rapidly aging homeless population. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The country’s homeless population is aging. In the 1990s, the average age of someone living on the street was around 30. Today it’s 50. That brings new…