The Public Song Project Concert by WNYC

All of It's Public Song Project invites musicians to incorporate works of art that have entered the public domain into new compositions. Simon Close, All of It producer, shares the music cre…

Evening Roundup: NYC's Summer Youth Employment Program A.T.M. Scam, Outrage Over Pedestrian Safet... by WNYC

New York City officials are investigating a reported ATM scam involving payment cards issued through the city's Summer Youth Employment Program. Plus, Sunset Park residents are calling for t…

Midday News: Summer Streets Program Returns, Prospect Park's LeFrak Center Reopens, Performing Ar... by WNYC

New York City's Summer Streets program returns for five consecutive Saturdays starting this weekend, closing more than 22 miles of roadway to cars across the boroughs. Meanwhile, Prospect Pa…

Midday News: Activist Mahmoud Khalil Sues Trump Administration, LGBTQ Support Line Staff Face Lay... by WNYC

Columbia graduate and campus activist Mahmoud Khalil is suing the Trump administration for $20 million, alleging he was falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted, and smeared as an anti-Sem…

Two Rural Counties. Two Different Approaches to Ending Domestic Violence. by WNYC

For the fourth installment of Theater of War Productions' new long-form journalism series at WNYC, the acclaimed actors Debra Winger (Terms of Endearment, Urban Cowboy), Josh Hamilton (Eight…

The Old Man: Theater of War Productions, Presented by WNYC by WNYC

For the fifth installment of Theater of War Productions' new long-form journalism series at WNYC, the acclaimed actors Frankie Faison (The Wire, Coming to America, The Rookie), Chad Coleman …

Broadway's Hell's Kitchen at WNYC by WNYC

Join Alison Stewart and cast members and the creative team of Hell's Kitchen, the new musical from Alicia Keys, for a special hour of live radio in The Greene Space at WNYC. Hear members of …

Editing 250 Hours of 'Wicked' | All Of It with Alison Stewart by WNYC

Film editor Myron Kerstein had the monumental task of taking 250 hours of footage and turning it into the two-part movie musical "Wicked." The film is now nominated for Best Picture at the O…

Stephen Sondheim on WNYC's Meet the Composer in 1985 | From the WNYC Archives by WNYC

As part of WNYC's centennial celebration, each week we'll take listeners on a tour of key moments from the WNYC and NYC Municipal archives. In this clip, composer Stephen Sondheim talks ab…

Michael Moore: One Year of Trump by WNYC

Manhattan Theatre Club's 'The Children' by WNYC

Francesca Annis, Ron Cook, and Deborah Findlay talk about starring in the Manhattan Theatre Club production of The Children. In a remote cottage on the lonely British coast, a couple o…

The Irish Repertory Theatre's Stage Adaption of James Joyce's 'The Dead' by WNYC

Actors Melissa Gilbert and Rufus Collins, along with director Ciaran O'Reilly discuss the Irish Repertory Theatre stage adaption of James Joyce's "The Dead," playing at the American Ir…

Bombs Left Behind, Mark Rylance on Broadway, Errol Morris & Peter Sarsgaard, Flynn's Guilty Plea by WNYC

Senior ProPublica reporter Abrahm Lustgarten discusses his investigation into sites contaminated by U.S. military operations. Mark Rylance and Claire Van Kampen on Shakespeare's Globe Pro…

Claire Van Kampen's 'Farinelli and the King' Starring Mark Rylance by WNYC

Mark Rylance and Claire Van Kampen discuss Shakespeare's Globe Production of "Farinelli and the King," a new play by Van Kampen on Broadway. King Philippe V of Spain (Rylance), plagued by…

The Father Of Virtual Reality On How It Can Make Our Lives Richer by WNYC

Jaron Lanier, an interdisciplinary scientist at Microsoft, joins us to discuss his book Dawn of the New Everything: Encounters with Reality and Virtual Reality. Lanier is considered the f…

From 'Meteor Shower' To 'Little Shop Of Horrors': Broadway Man Jerry Zaks by WNYC

Director Jerry Zaks and National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene director Zaimen Mlotek join us to discuss "Broadway: A Jewish American Legacy", a gala concert event on Dec. 18 featuring appea…

Broadway Man Jerry Zaks, Zac Posen Hits The Kitchen, Patti Smith On Sam Shepard, The Complex Humanitarian Crisis In Lake Chad by WNYC

Jerry Zaks and Zalmen Mlotek on Yiddish theater and Zaks' career on Broadway. Zac Posen shares his passion for cooking. Patti Smith remembers her late friend Sam Shepard.…

Guillermo del Toro On 'The Shape of Water' by WNYC

Guillermo del Toro joins us to discuss his new movie, "The Shape of Water." Del Toro wrote, directed and produced the film, which is set during the Cold War and tells the story of a worker n…

Rebecca Taichman & The Stars Of 'School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play' by WNYC

Director Rebecca Taichman, and actors Nabiyah Be and MaameYaa Boafo join us to discuss their new show, "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play." Set in Ghana most pr…

Richard Nelson & John Magaro On The Public Theater's 'Illyria' by WNYC

Director/writer Richard Nelson joins us to discuss his new play, "Illyria," which is running at the Public Theater through Dec. 10. He's also joined by John Magaro who stars as Joseph Pap…

Joseph Stiglitz, Joseph Papp In The Public Theater's 'Illyria,' Love & Oppression In NYC, How 1917 Changed The World by WNYC

Joseph Stiglitz on anti-globalization in the era of Trump. Richard Nelson and John Magaron on their new play "Illyria." Khary Lazarre-White with his debut novel, Passage. Arth…

The Leonard Lopate Show: David Henry Hwang and Julie Taymor on 'M. Butterfly' by WNYC

The Leonard Lopate Show: The Cast of 'The Band's Visit' by WNYC

Russia's Ties to Trump. John Hodgman. 'The Band's Visit' Performs Live! by WNYC

Talking to the stars and creators of "The Band's Visit," and a live performance from the musicians of the show. Comedian and author John Hodgman joins us to talk about his new book Vacati…

Live Performances From The Hit Musical 'The Band's Visit' by WNYC

Three-time Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner David Yazbek joins us to discuss the new Broadway production of his musical "The Band's Visit." He's also joined by NY Drama Crit…

LIVE FROM THE GREENE SPACE! David Yazbek, Itamar Moses & 'The Band's Visit,' Gary Oldman & Kristin Scott Thomas, Julie Taymor & David Henr by WNYC

David Yazbek, Itamar Moses, Tony Shalhoub, Katrina Lenk, and Ari'el Stachel discuss their Broadway show "The Band's Visit." John Banville with his new novel, Mrs. Osmond. Gary Ol…

Julie Taymor & David Henry Hwang On 'M. Butterfly' by WNYC

Playwright David Henry Hwang joins us for the first Broadway revival of his Tony Award-winning play, "M. Butterfly," directed by Tony-winning Julie Taymor. The play explores the scanda…

Comedy, Clowning & Slapstick In Theatre For A New Audience's New Show by WNYC

Jos Houben and Marcello Magni join us to discuss a double-bill of comic one-acts at Theatre for a New Audience: "Marcel" and "The Art of Laughter." In the 1970's Marcello, Jos and Simo…

Lawrence O'Donnell On How The 1968 Election Changed American Politics by WNYC

Lawrence O'Donnell, host of MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell," joins us to discuss his new book Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics…

Reza Aslan's History Of God by WNYC

Scholar and best-selling author Reza Aslan joins us to discuss his latest book God: A Human History. Aslan offers a history of our understanding of God, and looks at the different ways re…

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