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Tuesday Morning Politics: Trump's VP Pick

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2024/07/16

Jonathan Lemire, host of “Way Too Early" on MSNBC, Politico White House bureau chief, and the author of The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020 (Flatiron Books, 2022), offers analysis of the Republican National Convention so far, Trump's VP pick and more national political news.

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The Campaign After the Attempted Assassination of...

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2024/07/15

Loading... On today's show: Tamara Keith, NPR White House correspondent and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast, talks about the latest national political news, including the fallout from the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally, Democrats' panic over Joe Biden's candidacy, the start of the Republican National Convention. Sue Donoghue, commissioner of NYC Parks, talks about summer parks priorities, including water safety, plus plans to renovate restrooms and plant more

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How Your Religious Leaders Responded to Saturday's...

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2024/07/15

Listeners share how their churches or other religious communities responded to the deadly violence at the Trump rally on Saturday.

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Summer in the Parks

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2024/07/15

Sue Donoghue, commissioner of NYC Parks, talks about summer parks priorities, including water safety, plus plans to renovate restrooms and plant more trees.

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100 Years of 100 Things: The American Right

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2024/07/15

With the Republican National Convention underway, Matthew Continetti, director of domestic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and the author of The Right: The Hundred Year War for American Conservatism (Basic Books, 2022), reviews the past 100 years of Republican presidential candidates and the party's values as part of the series, 100 Years of 100 Things. 100 Years of 100 Things is part of WNYC’s centennial celebration. Each week, we’ll take listeners through a century’s worth of

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Monday Morning Politics: The Campaign After the...

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2024/07/15

Tamara Keith, senior NPR White House correspondent and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast, talks about the latest national political news, including the fallout from the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally, Democrats' panic over Joe Biden's candidacy and the start of the Republican National Convention.

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Brian Lehrer Weekend Special Edition: Looking Back at...

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2024/07/13

In this special edition of our weekend podcast, a walk down memory lane for WNYC's 100th birthday, plus a re-imagining of the station's first broadcast.Looking Back at 100 Years of WNYC (First) | A Re-imagining of WNYC's First Broadcast (Starts at 1:44:25) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

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Sen. Menendez' Trial Wraps Up; Amtrak's Northeast...

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2024/07/12

Loading...On today's show: Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, reports on New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial, where closing arguments have wrapped up and the jury is deliberating. A critical electrical system that powers Amtrak trains on the Northeast Corridor is failing, and passengers are paying the price. Nolan Hicks, who covers city agencies, politics and transit, and now contributes to New York Magazine, explains what's gone

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This Summer's Last 'Manhattanhenge'

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2024/07/12

There's one final chance to see the sun and street grid align as "Manhattanhenge" occurs one last time until next year. Jackie Faherty, astronomer and educator at the American Museum of Natural History, explains the science behind it and invites listeners to attend the party the museum is throwing to celebrate.

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NATO Summit Puts Biden on the World Stage

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2024/07/12

Thursday was the last day of the NATO summit in Washington, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic alliance. Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many books, including The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War (Simon & Schuster, 2020), joins to recap the event, including a breakdown of President Joe Biden's press conference and what the 2024 election might mean for the future of the alliance.

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What's Up With Amtrak's Northeast Corridor?

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2024/07/12

A critical electrical system that powers Amtrak trains on the Northeast Corridor is failing, and passengers are paying the price. Nolan Hicks, who covers city agencies, politics and transit, and now contributes to New York Magazine, explains what's gone wrong and why these problems have persisted.→ Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Power Supply Is Ancient and Failing | Curbed

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Menendez Trial Wraps Up

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2024/07/12

Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, reports on New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez's bribery trial, where closing arguments have wrapped up and the jury is deliberating.

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Labor and the 2024 Election; Biden Voters;...

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2024/07/11

Loading... On today's show: Steven Greenhouse, senior fellow at The Century Foundation, former longtime labor reporter at the New York Times and the author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor (Knopf, 2019), discusses the contrast in how Democrats and Republicans (including Project 2025) approach labor, and reflects on the legacy of the late labor organizer Jane McAlevey, who died recently. Astead Herndon, national politics reporter at the New York Times

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Your Favorite Swimming Spots

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2024/07/11

In light of this current heat wave, listeners share their favorite bodies of water for a swim or just cooling off.

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Thursday Morning Politics: All of President Biden's...

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2024/07/11

Astead Herndon, New York Times national politics reporter and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up,” discusses the latest political news headlines, including how Democratic voters are thinking about voting for President Joe Biden.

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Trauma-Informed Politics

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2024/07/11

Whether we're headed to the polls, rallies, reading the news, or just engaging in dinner party conversations about politics, we always carry our life experiences with us. Tony Award winning writer, comedian and performer Sarah Jones introduces her upcoming podcast America, Who Hurt You?, which discusses how our personal trauma informs how we interact with politics.

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Labor and the 2024 Election

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2024/07/11

Steven Greenhouse, senior fellow at The Century Foundation, former longtime labor reporter at the New York Times and the author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor (Knopf, 2019) discusses the contrast in how Democrats and Republicans (including Project 2025) approach labor, and reflects on the legacy of the late labor organizer Jane McAlevey, who died recently.

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The GOP Platform & Other Politics; Reporters Ask the...

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2024/07/10

Loading... Coming up on today's show: Erin Doherty, politics reporter covering breaking news and the 2024 election for Axios, discusses the latest in election news headlines, including the newly released Republican Party platform and much more. Plus, listeners call in to describe their essential political values in 6 words or less. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. EK recaps

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100 Years of Radio

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2024/07/10

Continuing our centennial series 100 Years of 100 Things, Matthew Barton, curator of recorded sound at the Library of Congress, walks us through the history of radio. 100 Years of 100 Things is part of WNYC’s centennial celebration. Each week, we’ll take listeners through a century’s worth of history of things that shape our politics, our lives and our world. Topics will include everything from immigration policy to political conventions, American capitalism to American socialism, the Jersey Shore

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The Latest on the GOP Platform

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2024/07/10

Erin Doherty, politics reporter covering breaking news and the 2024 election for Axios, discusses the latest in election news headlines, including the newly released Republican Party platform and much more. Plus, listeners call in to describe their essential political values in 6 words or less.

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