Transit News; Senator Gillibrand; Lesser-Told Stories from the AIDS Crisis; The Rat Haven in Your Car

On today’s show:

Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for the WNYC Newsroom, talks about the latest in the MTA’s battle with fare evasion, plus other transit news.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D NY), talks about her work in Washington and more.

Co-hosts Kai Wright, the host and managing editor of Notes From America with Kai Wright, and Lizzy Ratner, deputy editor at The Nation, discuss the third season of Blindspot, which focuses on the lesser-told stories of the early days of AIDS.

Rats are resilient creatures, and sometimes their will to survive leads them into the machinery of your car.  Jason Munshi-South, urban ecologist and professor of biology at Fordham University, explains.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

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