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Monday, March 23, 2026

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera at MoMA by WNYC

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…

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'You Got Older' Stars Alia Shawkat as a Woman in Limbo by WNYC

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…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:37PM[SHARE]
Saturday, March 21, 2026

Brian Lehrer Weekend: The Gov & the Climate Law; DHS Camps; Opera & Society by WNYC

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) |…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:37AM[SHARE]
Friday, March 20, 2026

Theater of War on the Radio: Cash and Carry by WNYC

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…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:19PM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 19, 2026

Live Music From the Cast of 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' by WNYC

[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 …

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:41PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Riz Ahmed Plays James Bond (Sort Of) in "Bait" by WNYC

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…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:54PM[SHARE]

Opera and Democracy by WNYC

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…

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Gabriela Ortiz - Composer and Grammy Gal by WNYC

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.…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:13AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Cold War Choir Practice' is a New Play About One Family's Experience of the Reagan Years by WNYC

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…

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Monday, March 16, 2026

A New Movie Filmed Fictional Group Therapy by WNYC

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…

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson Plays Truman Capote in a Manhattan Townhouse by WNYC

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 …

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:58PM[SHARE]
Saturday, March 14, 2026

Brian Lehrer Weekend: Christiane Amanpour on the War With Iran; A $30 Hourly Minimum for NYC?; Os... by WNYC

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: …

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:38AM[SHARE]
Friday, March 13, 2026

Celebrating St. Paddy's Day with Pogues-Inspired Tribute Band Dark Streets by WNYC

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…

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Get Lit: Angela Flournoy's 'The Wilderness' by WNYC

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…

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Oscar Film: Train Dreams by WNYC

[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…

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Thursday, March 12, 2026

Stories With The Moth by WNYC

Kate Tellers, storyteller, host and director of MothWorks, talks about The Moth's upcoming event with the theme "what are we fighting for?"  Photo: Matthew Mercier takes part in The Mo…

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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Marc-André Hamelin - Rocks Rachmaninoff by WNYC

Composer and pianist Marc-André Hamelin joins Manny to talk about growing up with a musical father, the mechanics of piano playing, and the influences behind his prolific performing and rec…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:10AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Chloé Zhao on 'Hamnet' and Shakespeare by WNYC

[REBROADCAST FROM December 5, 2025] Director and writer Chloé Zhao discusses her film "Hamnet," an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Maggie O'Farrell. The film tells the story of Willi…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:00PM[SHARE]
Monday, March 9, 2026

'Antigone' with a Twist at The Public by WNYC

"Antigone" is a classic play many students read in high school or college. Playwright Anna Ziegler has written a new play inspired by her experience reading "Antigone" growing up, "Antigone …

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Friday, March 6, 2026

Renate Reinsve on Her 9-Times Oscar Nominated Film 'Sentimental Value' by WNYC

[REBROADCAST FROM Nov. 10, 2025] The new film "Sentimental Value" stars Renate Reinsve as Nora, a stage actor and the child of a famous and celebrated director, played by (Stellan Skarsg…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:16PM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 5, 2026

New Play 'Monsters' Shows Siblings Growing Together Through MMA by WNYC

The new play 'Monsters (https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/shows/2025-26-season/the-monsters/) ,' from Manhattan Theater Club, follows a sister looking for mentorship from her estranged…

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Revisiting the Golden Age of New York Magicians by WNYC

The late 19th and early 20th centuries were a special time for magic in New York, coinciding with the rise of vaudevilles, circuses, and mainstream theaters, as well as innovations in publis…

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John Pizzarelli Performs Live From Tony Bennett Tribute Album by WNYC

This year is the centennial birthday of the late Tony Bennett, who passed away at the age of 96 in 2023. Guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli has recorded a tribute album of Bennett's musi…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:35PM[SHARE]

Get to Know: Synth Library by WNYC

Heidi Sabertooth, a NYC-based singer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, producer and co-founder of Synth Library NYC (https://synthlibrarynyc.org/) , talks about electronic music and the library wh…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:02PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Singer-songwriter Humbe Performs Live! by WNYC

The Mexican singer-songwriter Humbe broke through with his hit song "fantasmas (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2c8NkNY41U) ," and is making waves in the world of Spanish language music. He…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:01PM[SHARE]

Robert Kaplow on Writing For Lorenz Hart in 'Blue Moon' by WNYC

Screenwriter Robert Kaplow spent years working on "Blue Moon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo7gRHip0lI) ," the new movie that follows lyricist Lorenz Hart on the opening night of "Oklahom…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:01PM[SHARE]

Get to Know: Arts for Art by WNYC

Patricia Nicholson Parker, executive director of Arts for Art (https://www.artsforart.org/) , talks about her group, which calls itself "a NYC-based non-profit founded in 1996 focused on pro…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:22PM[SHARE]

Yuja Wang - Superstar Pianist Plays Too Many Encores by WNYC

Superstar pianist Yuja Wang joins Manny Ax to talk about bad pianos, encores, what influences her musical interpretations, and her love for Prokofiev. In our Newly Dead game, Yuja puts her k…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:10AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 3, 2026

American Songbook at Lincoln Center by WNYC

Lincoln Center's American Songbook series (https://www.lincolncenter.org/series/american-songbook) kicks off March 18. Creative director Clint Ramos discusses the series, along with the Ton…

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How Sam Rogal Finds the Humor in 'The Power Broker' by WNYC

The Power Broker by Robert Caro is one of the defining New York books. Comedian Sam Rogal, who claims he read the book "before it was cool," has created a show that finds the humor in Robert…

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Get to Know: Brooklyn Raga Massive by WNYC

Musicians Neel Murgai and Roshni Samlal, artistic directors of Brooklyn Raga Massive (https://www.brooklynragamassive.org/) , talk about their group, which they say is a "nonprofit musicians…

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