720 stories by "WNYC"
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has tapped a veteran curator to run New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs (https://www.nyc.gov/site/dcla/index.page) : Diya Vij. She discusses her vision for th…
The therapeutic comedy-drama "Shrinking (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGWSq5mra-w) " is nearing the end of its third season on Apple TV+. Actor Luke Tennie, who plays Sean, a patient stru…
Singer-songwriter and Staten Island native Ingrid Michaelson performs live ahead of her American Songbook concert at Lincoln Center. "Ingrid Michaelson & Friends: The Time and Space Between …
Indian sitar master (https://www.instagram.com/purbayanch/) Purbayan Chatterjee performed at this month's Get Lit with All Of It event with author Megha Majumdar. This month's book selec…
For decades, musicians have been playing in the NYC subway system. Now, the MTA is revamping its program for musicians who perform in the subway system. Tina Vaz, head of the MTA's Arts and …
A new PBS docuseries called "We Are Our Time (https://www.pbs.org/show/martha-graham-dance-company-we-are-our-time/) " explores the life of the legendary dancer and choreographer Martha Grah…
"Mexodus (https://mexodusmusical.com/) ," the musical about the Underground Railroad that lead south to Mexico, has returned to the Off-Broadway stage. Stars and creators Brian Quijada and N…
Renowned American composer John Adams joins Manny to discuss his approach to opera composition, the stories behind his intriguingly titled works, and the time he was once mistaken for John C…
A new book traces how Black comedians developed their craft, from vaudeville and the Chitlin' Circuit to stand-up stages and 1990s sitcoms. PBS NewsHour co-anchor Geoff Bennett joins us to d…
This Spring, renowned Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are being celebrated by the Museum of Modern Art in a dual exhibition. 'Frida and Diego: The Last Dream (https://www.moma.o…
In the revival of Clare Barron's play "You Got Older (https://cherrylanetheatre.org/shows/ygo) ," Alia Shawkat stars as Mae, a young woman in a state of limbo after losing her job and moving…
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
Gov. Hochul Hopes to Delay Implementing Climate Law (First) | The Growth of DHS Detention Camps (Starts at :40) |…
Actors Jesse Eisenberg, Rosie Perez, and David Patrick Kelly performed a reading of "Cash and Carry (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/03/02/cash-and-carry) ," a personal essay written…
[REBROADCAST FROM February 20, 2026] "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" (https://spellingbeenyc.com/) is back onstage in New York City for its 20th anniversary. Cast members join …
In the new show "Bait (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpAhwL91HyA) ," Riz Ahmed stars as Shah Latif, a London actor who might be on the brink of landing a role as the new James Bond... when…
Martha C. Nussbaum, distinguished service professor of law and philosophy at the University of Chicago and the author of The Republic of Love: Opera & Political Freedom (https://global.ou…
Composer Gabriela Ortiz joins Manny to talk about her grandfather's surprising connection to Mahler, her own compositional process, and her enduring love for works by Debussy and Stravinsky.…
In the new play "Cold War Choir Practice (https://mcctheater.org/tix/cold-war-choir-practice/) ," a young girl finds herself spending time with her conservative Black uncle, who is into Reag…
In the new movie "Group: The Schopenhauer Effect (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93-d2lHPppw) ," actors improvise their way through a fictional group therapy session led by real-life psycho…
In the new revival of the 1989 play "Tru (https://truplaynyc.com/) ," Jesse Tyler Ferguson stars as famed writer Truman Capote grappling with a social scandal that has left him cut out from …
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
Christiane Amanpour on the War With Iran (First) | A $30 Hourly Minimum for NYC? (Starts at 33:07) | Oscar Talk: …
Ahead of St. Patrick's Day, the local Pogues-inspired cover band Dark Streets perform live in our studios, with WNYC engineer Jason Isaac on the drums. Guitarist Nate Palan and bassist…
Angela Flournoy's novel The Wilderness (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-wilderness-a-novel-angela-flournoy/7d93440f3cc3ee98) follows a group of four friends as they navigate young adulthoo…
[REBROADCAST FROM January 14, 2026] The meditative drama "Train Dreams" follows a logger in the Northwest at the turn of the century dealing with loss and a quickly changing industrial lands…
Kate Tellers, storyteller, host and director of MothWorks, talks about The Moth's upcoming event with the theme "what are we fighting for?"Â
Photo: Matthew Mercier takes part in The Mo…
