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Silvana Estrada was just nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Singer-Songwriter Song, for "Como un Pájaro," which will appear on her upcoming album (https://ffm.to/silvanavsl) Vendrá…
On Sunday, WQXR's Elliott Forrest will host Grammy-winning conductor Leonard Slatkin in The Greene Space for a conversation about the history of movie music (https://give.wnyc.org/event/hist…
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" was released in US theaters on September 26, 1975. Adapted from a stage show which premiered in 1973, the story of the film's production is told in a new docu…
NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik and Vulture senior editor Jesse David Fox share their thoughts and reporting about the Trump administration's efforts to tamp down critique fro…
Comedian Lou Wall discusses their internet age stand-up act, called 'Breaking The Fifth Wall (https://www.sohoplayhouse.com/see-a-show/lou-wall-breaking-the-fifth-wall) ,' which The Guardian…
The new play "The Other Americans (https://publictheater.org/theotheramericans) " was written by John Leguizamo, and stars Leguizamo as a laundromat owner in Queens who is grappling with sec…
More publications are beginning to rethink how they approach cultural criticism, and some have eliminated those positions altogether. But what do we lose when there are fewer cultural critic…
In a new memoir, Yusuf Islam, also known as the singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, writes about how converted his faith after a near-death experience. Listeners call in to share what has prompte…
Thursday marks the opening of a new survey at El Museo Del Barrio of artist Coco Fusco. The Cuban-American artist was born in New York, the daughter of a Cuban exile, and has used video, per…
[REBROADCAST FROM March 17, 2025]Â When comedian Phil Hanley hit the first grade, he started to realize that while his classmates were learning to read, he couldn't seem to make any progre…
100 years ago this year, celebrated director Robert Altman was born. To celebrate his legacy and influence on film, the Criterion Channel has launched a new September series, Directed by Rob…
Our latest installment of Full Bio focuses on the life of writer James Baldwin, a literary master and essential figure of the Civil Rights movement. Nicholas Boggs discusses his new biograph…
Our latest installment of Full Bio focuses on the life of writer James Baldwin, a literary master and essential figure of the Civil Rights movement. Nicholas Boggs discusses his new biograph…
Actor and playwright Eisa Davis discusses her new production, "The Essentialisn't, (https://here.org/shows/the-essentialisnt/) " which explores race, performance, constraint and liberatio…
Our latest installment of Full Bio focuses on the life of writer James Baldwin, a literary master and essential figure of the Civil Rights movement. Nicholas Boggs discusses his new biograph…
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
Lawmakers Attempt to Improve the Ticket-Buying Experience (First) | The City's Rat Czar Shares Progress and Ch…
[REBROADCAST FROM January 8, 2025] Actor Michael Urie is up for an Emmy Award for his role on the Apple TV+ series "Shrinking" (https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/coin-flip/umc.cmc.2nmknji13kpw…
[REBROADCAST FROM March 14, 2025] The last season of the hit HBO series "The White Lotus" (https://www.hbomax.com/shows/white-lotus/14f9834d-bc23-41a8-ab61-5c8abdbea505?utm_source=universal_…
[REBROADCAST FROM June 9, 2025] Actor Jeff Hiller is nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his performance as Joel on the HBO show "Somebody Somewhere." The star discuss…
The New Jersey Department of Health issued an executive order effectively allowing New Jerseyans six months or older to get a COVID shot. Plus, two million New Yorkers insured through Health…
Grammy-winning musician and singer Wyclef Jean discusses his four day run of shows at the Blue Note (https://www.bluenotejazz.com/nyc/tm-event/wyclef-jean/?utm_term=&utm_source=google&utm_ca…
Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy discusses his new film, "Steve." Murphy stars as the exhausted head teacher of a last-chance boys reform school in the U.K. "Steve" (https://www.netflix.co…
Zosia Mamet is most known for her role as Shoshanna in the hit HBO series, "Girls." Mamet is now reflecting on her years growing up in Hollywood with her new book of essays, Does This Make M…
Our September pick for Get Lit with All Of It is Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (https://www.wnyc.org/shows/all-of-it/get-lit) , which, in addition to celebrati…
The Opera Next Door began in 2020 as jam sessions with musician friends when they could only gather outdoors. In 2021 they produced their first opera, Mozart's Così fan tutte. Many stoop …
