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Keeping Warm at Home

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2026/01/28

As the cold weather continues, Patrick Spauster, City Limits housing and homelessness reporter, talks about the obligations landlords have to keep apartments heated, and what tenants should do if their heat or hot water isn't working.

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Kash Patel's FBI One Year In

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2026/01/28

Emily Bazelon, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, co-host of Slate's "Political Gabfest" podcast and Truman Capote fellow for creative writing and law at Yale Law School, and Rachel Poser, features editor at The New York Times Magazine, discuss their reporting on the The Federal Bureau of Investigation under the leadership of Kash Patel, after speaking to forty-five current and former employees on the changes they say are undermining the agency and making America less safe.

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Was the Storm Good or Bad For Your Business?

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2026/01/28

Snow clearers, liquor store owners, restaurant and bar proprietors...or anyone: call in to share whether this week's storm was good or bad for your business, financially speaking.

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TikTok's New Trump-Approved US Owners

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2026/01/28

The United States version of TikTok has new owners, and among them are several corporations and investment firms with ties to President Trump. Vittoria Elliott, senior writer for Wired covering platforms and power, talks about the new era of TikTok in America, including a controversial new terms of service, concerns about surveillance and data privacy, and claims of censorship

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Rep. Espaillat; ICE & the Law; Helping the Unhoused...

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2026/01/27

Loading... On today's show: U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (D, NY-13) shares why he says ICE should be "dismantled," his vote against its funding and his resolution to impeach Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem. Michelle Hackman, Wall Street Journal reporter covering U.S. immigration policy, talks about the legality of the tactics ICE agents are using in Minneapolis and elsewhere, including entering people's homes without warrants, and the ways they are dealing with

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A 'Skeptic' on Finding the Truth

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2026/01/27

Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine, the executive director of the Skeptics Society and the author of Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2026), offers advice for evaluating information and sources and argues that getting to the truth is still possible.

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Getting Unhoused New Yorkers Inside in Bad Weather

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2026/01/27

Over the weekend, seven New Yorkers perished in the cold and snow despite the city's outreach attempts to get unhoused people in shelter. Dave Giffen, executive director of Coalition for the Homeless, explains why these efforts fell short, and what the city can do to get the homeless population indoors and save lives.

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Rep. Espaillat Calls For an End to ICE

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2026/01/27

U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (D, NY-13) shares why he says ICE should be "dismantled," his vote against its funding and his resolution to impeach Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem.

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How ICE Agents are Operating

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2026/01/27

Michelle Hackman, Wall Street Journal reporter covering U.S. immigration policy, talks about the legality of the tactics ICE agents are using in Minneapolis and elsewhere, including entering people's homes without warrants, and the ways they are dealing with bystanders in the wake of the two recent fatal shootings in Minnesota.

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A Meteorologist on the Storm; Comptroller Mark...

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2026/01/26

Loading... On today's show: John Davitt, chief meteorologist for Spectrum News NY1, talks about the first big snowstorm to hit the city in a while, and the extremely cold front that is settling in across the region. NYC Comptroller Mark Levine talks about the budget gap and what it means for NYC's finances, plus, how the city is managing the storm. After ICE agents shot and killed another person protesting their tactics, Reid Forgrave, state/regional reporter for the Minnesota Star

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NYC Comptroller's Report

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2026/01/26

NYC Comptroller Mark Levine talks about the budget gap and what it means for NYC's finances, plus, how the city is managing the storm.

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School Snow Report

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2026/01/26

Listeners call in to talk about whether their schools got a snow day or had to do remote instruction, and how it's going either way

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How the Big Storm Landed

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2026/01/26

John Davitt, chief meteorologist for Spectrum News NY1, talks about the first big snowstorm to hit the city in a while, and the extreme cold front that is settling in across the region.

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Minneapolis vs. ICE

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2026/01/26

Federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti during a protest in Minneapolis, and the Trump administration is pushing a version of events that clashes with video evidence. Reid Forgrave, state and regional reporter for the Minnesota Star Tribune, reports on the latest and the community response.

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NYC Redistricting; Utility Rate Freeze; Saks'...

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2026/01/23

Loading... On today's show: Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, talks about the judge's ruling that the Staten Island and Brooklyn congressional district now held by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R) should be redrawn and what that would mean for local representation and, potentially, control of congress. Steven Rodas, environmental reporter for NJ Advance Media , explains what the governor's executive order to freeze utility rates will do, how they're regulated, and what's behind

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If the NY11 District Map is Redrawn

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2026/01/23

Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, talks about the judge's ruling that the Staten Island and Brooklyn congressional district now held by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R) should be redrawn and what that would mean for local representation and, potentially, control of congress.

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What Saks' Bankruptcy Filing Means for Shopping

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2026/01/23

Vanessa Friedman, fashion director and chief fashion critic of The New York Times, discusses the Saks Global bankruptcy filing to find out what it means for shoppers and vendors, and what it says about the state of retail sales in the city.

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Johnny Carson, Live from New York

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2026/01/23

Mark Malkoff, comedian and author of Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan’s Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend (Penguin Random House, 2025), talks about his book on Johnny Carson, which focuses on the decade the late-night legend spent hosting the Tonight Show from New York; plus he discusses how Carson invited Jim Henson's Muppets on the show, including an episode hosted by Kermit the frog.

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Gov. Sherrill's Utility Rate Freeze

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2026/01/23

Steven Rodas, environmental reporter for NJ Advance Media, explains why utility costs in New Jersey have spiked over the last several years and the details of Gov. Mikie Sherrill's state of emergency on utility costs.

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The Trump World Order; Helping NYC's Restaurants and...

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2026/01/22

Loading... Coming up on today's show: Robert Kagan, contributing writer to The Atlantic, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and the author, most recently, of Rebellion: How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart—Again (Penguin Random House, 2024), offers his take on how President Trump is trying to rearrange the world order to look more like the 19th century and the dangers that lie ahead if continues to succeed. Andrew Rigie, executive director of the New York City Hospitality

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