Actor Luke Tennie on 'Shrinking' & More; New Pro Bowling Docuseries Spares No...
Loading...The therapeutic comedy-drama "Shrinking" is nearing the end of its third season on Apple TV+. Actor Luke Tennie, who plays Sean, a patient struggling with anger management issues, discusses...
View ArticleSwipe Your Last, Straphangers; NYE in NYC; How New York Innovated The 'Lunch...
Loading...On December 31, the MTA will stop selling new MetroCards for subway and bus riders, continuing the transition to a contactless tap-and-ride fare system. Jodi Shapiro, New York Transit Museum...
View ArticleRolling Out NYC's Mandatory Composting
New York City's mandatory composting program, which is already operational in Brooklyn and Queens, is expanding to Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx. Hilary Howard, New York Times reporter...
View ArticleA Plan to Strengthen Democracy in 2024
Andrew Seligsohn, president of Public Agenda, talks about his group's project to ensure participation in voting and restore trust in democracy ahead of the 2024 elections.→ Public Agenda's "Democracy...
View Article"Vital City" Aims to Chart an Evidence-Driven Path to Public Safety
As New York City grapples with a rising crime rate, Vital City, a new policy journal, aims to find evidence-based solutions to the most pressing public safety problems. Its founders are Elizabeth...
View ArticlePolice Still Respond to Mental Health Crisis 911 Calls. Advocates See Another...
Carla Rabinowitz, advocacy coordinator for Community Access, and Ruth Lowenkron, director of the Disability Justice Program at NYLPI, talk about alternatives to police intervention for people...
View ArticlePomp & Circumstance: Celebrating Graduations and Other Achievements
On Independence Day, we offer two on-air commencement ceremonies from the Wednesday-nights-in-May series, "Four Graduations" — plus an interview with winners of the 2020 NPR Student Podcast...
View ArticleRipped Apart: Families Separated at the Border
President Donald Trump said he was ending family separation at the border this week. But we’ve stayed on the story, investigating the issues that remain: children being drugged at migrant shelters,...
View ArticleHow Data in Public Policy Can Foster Bias and Inequality
Virginia Eubanks, associate professor of political science at the University at Albany, SUNY, a founding member of the Our Data Bodies project, a fellow at New America and the author of Automating...
View ArticleCalifornia governor turns to housing, rail after climate win
California Governor Jerry Brown attends the International Forum on Electric Vehicle Pilot Cities and Industrial Development in Beijing, China June 6, 2017. Photo by Thomas Peter/ ReutersSACRAMENTO,...
View ArticleColumn: Why science issues seem to divide us along party lines
One survey of 2,000 voters found when it comes to the value of science, conservatives and independents tend to be on the same page, while liberals are the outliers. Photo by Delphotostock/via AdobeMuch...
View ArticlePersonal Responsibility
Donald Trump and his surrogates say he's a genius for using the tax code to avoid paying taxes. Does the public agree? We examine the complicated history around fairness and taxes in America. Plus, our...
View ArticleWhy NYC Has Struggled with Homelessness for Decades
New York City shelters more than 50,000 homeless people at an annual cost of more than $1 billion. Professor Thomas J. Main of Baruch College in his new book, Homelessness in New York City:...
View ArticleA History of NYC Homelessness and Mayoral Policy
With the number of homeless families entering New York City shelters at an all time high, Thomas Main, professor at The School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College (CUNY) and the...
View ArticleConnecting Faith and Public Policy; Making Makeup Safe; Men's Aging and...
On today's show:David Wallace-Wells, Features Director at New York Magazine, recounts his frightening experience at Kennedy Airport last week, when reports of an active shooter - though there wasn't...
View ArticleDesigning a More Equal Workplace
If subconscious biases lead employers to hire more homogeneous workforces, there are also conscious, data-driven decisions we can make to ensure more diverse workplaces. Iris Bohnet, behavioral...
View ArticleWhat Would You Pay Higher Taxes For?
Nancy Rankin, vice president for policy, research and advocacy at the Community Service Society of New York, discusses her report out about what New Yorkers want from the next mayor.Things listeners...
View Article30 Issues: Job Creation and Congress
It's Jobs Week on the Brian Lehrer Show's election series "30 issues in 30 Days." See the full 30 Issues schedule and archive here.David Leonhardt, Washington D.C Bureau Chief for the New York Times...
View Article30 Issues: Creating Jobs with Upward Mobility
It's Jobs Week on the Brian Lehrer Show's election series "30 issues in 30 Days." See the full 30 Issues schedule and archive here.President and Chief Executive Officer of the Community Service Society...
View ArticleRobert Reich's Inequality For All
Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration and professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, is featured in Jacob Kornbluth’s new documentary "Inequality for All" out September 27th....
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