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Expanding NYC's Child Care

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2026/02/25

Emmy Liss, executive director of the Mayor's Office of Child Care, talks about the deadline for families to apply for 3K/Pre-K and the mayor's plans for expanding child care options, generally. (Photo by: Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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10-Question Quiz: February Holidays

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2026/02/25

For this pledge drive, listeners try their hand at a quiz. Today's theme is media history. Photo: Valentine's Day Cupcakes / Stephanie Clifford, Wikimedia Commons

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Finding Your Style: A Hard-Soled Kind of Guy

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2026/02/25

Why WNYC and Gothamist digital producer James Ramsay aspires to be the kind of person who wears hard-soled shoes. This the first segment in a short series about finding your personal style. → NYC used to be a hard-soled shoe town. Could I be part of a revival? Photo: Well-dressed in burgundy corduroy trousers and black leather loafers with silver metal bit hardware. Milan Fashion Week - Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027, on January 17, 2026 in Milan, Italy (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty

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Unpacking Trump's Voting Proposals from the State of...

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2026/02/25

Ari Berman, national voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones, offers analysis of President Trump's State of the Union address, especially his talk of voter fraud and push to pass the SAVE act. Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images).

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Preserving Black History

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2026/02/25

Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, concludes our three-part Black History Month series with a look at current efforts to end DEI initiatives and rewrite museum exhibit information. photo: Smithsonian National African American Museum by John Brighenti from Rockville, MD, United States, CC BY 2.0 , via / Wikimedia Commons )

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After the Blizzard; Health Consequences of EPA's...

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2026/02/24

Loading... On today's show: Brittany Kriegstein, WNYC and Gothamist reporter, and David Brand, housing reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, report on the aftermath of the blizzard, including what's up and running and what is not, plus how the city managed to get vulnerable people to safety so far. Taylor Jung, digital producer and reporter for Epicenter NYC, offers tips on how to stay safe and be a good neighbor during the aftermath of the blizzard. In early February, the EPA repealed the 2009

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The Consequences of EPA’s Endangerment Finding Repeal

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2026/02/24

In early February, the EPA repealed the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, a landmark regulatory move reversing the determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health. Pat Parenteau, emeritus professor at Vermont Law and Graduate School and former EPA regional counsel under President Ronald Reagan, explains what happens next, including the many challenges the Trump administration is facing from environmental groups, and how the repeal could impact both health and climate change.Photo:

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How to be a Good Neighbor During and After a Blizzard

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2026/02/24

Taylor Jung, digital producer and reporter for Epicenter NYC, offers tips on how to stay safe and be a good neighbor during the aftermath of the blizzard. Photo: Snow, Touro College (320 West 31st Street), 31st Street and 8th Avenue, Midtown Manhattan, 27 February 2010. credit: Jazz Guy from New Jersey, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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The Day After the 2026 Blizzard

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2026/02/24

Brittany Kriegstein and David Brand, reporters for WNYC and Gothamist, discuss the aftermath of the blizzard, including what's up and running and what is not, plus how the city managed to get vulnerable people to safety so far. photo: Cars are seen buried under snow on Lincoln Avenue on February 24, 2026 in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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Oscar Docs: Mr Nobody Against Putin

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2026/02/24

Again, this year, we hear from the makers of the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best feature documentary. Today, David Borenstein, documentary filmmaker, talks about his film "Mr Nobody Against Putin." photo credit: Pavel Talankin, courtesy of Kino Lorber

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State of the Union Predictions

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2026/02/24

Listeners call in to talk about what they will be watching for at President Trump's State of the Union address tonight. Photo: President Trump delivering last year's State of the Union address. Credit: The White House via Wikimedia Commons.

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Monday Morning Politics; Democratic Socialists Take...

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2026/02/23

Loading... Coming up on today's show: Jonathan Lemire, co-host of Morning Joe on MSNOW; writer for MSNOW and contributing writer to The Atlantic, talks about the latest national political news. NYC-DSA co-chairs Grace Mausser and Gustavo Gordillo respond to Mayor Mamdani's preliminary budget and tax hike proposals, as well as some recent policies, like restarting sweeps of homeless encampments. Borough Presidents Donovan Richards (Queens) and Antonio Reynoso (Brooklyn) reports on how their

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Democratic Socialists' Take on the Mayor's Budget

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2026/02/23

NYC-DSA co-chairs Grace Mausser and Gustavo Gordillo respond to Mayor Mamdani's preliminary budget and tax hike proposals, as well as some recent policies, like restarting sweeps of homeless encampments. Photo: Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani releases the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Preliminary Budget. City Hall. Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

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Oscar Docs: Come See Me in the Good Light

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2026/02/23

Again, this year, we hear from the makers of the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best feature documentary. Today, Ryan White, documentary producer and director, talks about his film "Come See Me in the Good Light." "Come See Me in the Good Light" is streaming on Apple TV and available for rent on Prime. Image: Andrea Gibson in "Come See Me in the Good Light," now streaming on Apple TV. Courtesy of Apple TV.

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Monday Morning Politics: Tariffs; Polls and More

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2026/02/23

Following a storm update, Jonathan Lemire, co-host of Morning Joe on MSNOW; writer for MSNOW and contributing writer to The Atlantic, talks about the latest national political news, including Friday's Supreme Court tariffs ruling and this week's State of the Union address.Photo: Front Gate of the White House on a Warm Sunny Day (2018) by Mathieu Landretti, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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How Queens and Brooklyn Are Coping with the Blizzard

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2026/02/23

Queens and Brooklyn borough presidents Donovan Richards and Antonio Reynoso talk about how Queens and Brooklyn are handling the big snowstorm, including how the city is trying to help its most vulnerable residents. Photo: People walk along snow covered streets as snow falls during a blizzard on February 23, 2026 in Flatbush. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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Brian Lehrer Weekend: California Billionaire Tax,...

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2026/02/21

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. California Billionaire Tax (First) | Alabama Solution (Starts at 28:29) | Central Park Cyclists (Starts at 43:15) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

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Theater of War On the Radio: ICE in Our Schools

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2026/02/20

Recent reporting in The New Yorker examines how schools, teachers and students in Minneapolis are being impacted by the recent actions of federal immigration enforcement agents. But conversations about how to navigate ICE's presence on and around school property are taking place among educators around the country. The Trump administration has also defended certain enforcement actions in court, leading to an uncommonly poetic court ruling lambasting ICE practices that circumvent judicial

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Trump Threatens War With Iran

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2026/02/20

Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many nonfiction books and his latest, a novel, A Capital Calamity (MIniver Press, 2024), breaks down the latest as the Trump administration repeats its calls for Iran to end its nuclear program while sources tell CNN that the U.S. military is prepared to strike the country as early as this weekend.

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The Year of the Fire Horse and Your Lunar New Year...

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2026/02/20

As Lunar New Year celebrations kick into full swing, we speak with Master Pun-Yin, Feng Shui Consultant and Chinese Zodiac expert, about the significance of the year of the fire horse and hear from callers about their new year's traditions. Image by Rhododendrites, Wikimedia Commons.

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