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The New Yorker Radio Hour
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The New Yorker Radio Hour is a weekly program presented by the magazine’s editor, David Remnick, and produced by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker. Each episode features a diverse mix of interviews, profiles, storytelling, and an occasional burst of humor inspired by the magazine, and shaped by its writers, artists, and editors.
The Experiment
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It’s easy to forget that the United States started as an experiment: a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, with liberty and justice for all. That was the idea.On this weekly show, we check in on how that experiment is going. We find answers in doctors’ offices, courtrooms, churches, national parks, laboratories, and in cars in the middle of the night. These stories look at the powerful ideas that shaped the United States—and what happens when we try to bring those ideas down to earth
The Takeaway
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The Takeaway is America's weekday conversation.
10 Things That Scare Me
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10 Things that Scare Me is a tiny podcast about our biggest fears.
Blindspot: The Road to 9/11
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While the devastating images of the 9/11 attacks are seared into our national collective memory, most of the events that led up to that day took place out of public view. Over eight episodes, Blindspot: The Road to 9/11, brings to light the decade-long “shadow struggle” that preceded the attacks.
Undiscovered
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Undiscovered is a podcast about the left turns, missteps, and lucky breaks that make science happen.
Science Friday
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Science Friday is the trusted source for news about science, technology, and other cool stuff. Host Ira Flatow mixes it up by featuring people in the know and those who want to be. Science Friday frequently features listeners that call in with their most riveting science questions.
Politics Brief
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If ever there was a time when local politics felt relevant now would be it. People across the political spectrum are energized, turning the spotlight on often overlooked city & state races and once-sleepy congressional districts where we’re seeing challengers and upsets.
The Anthropocene Reviewed
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The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity
Spooked
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Spooked challenges skeptics of the supernatural, daring listeners to confront the unknown. These true-life stories demand listeners question their own map of reality.
La Brega
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A seven-part podcast series that uses narrative storytelling and investigative journalism to reflect and reveal how la brega has defined so many aspects of life in Puerto Rico. Available in English and Spanish.
Trump, Inc.
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He’s the president, yet we’re still trying to answer basic questions about how his business works and who might be profiting from his administration: What deals are happening and who they’re happening with? Trump, Inc. is a joint reporting project from WNYC Studios and ProPublica that digs deep into those questions.
Free Shakespeare on the Radio: Richard II
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“It’s the story of a downfall of a King,” says director Ali. “We get to see a leader give up his crown, and then lose his life as a result. A man who goes from the highest of the high, to the lowest of the low. Through the play, you track his descent. A leader who loses everything and discovers himself, and his humanity, too late.”