| Date |
Description |
|
|
Tue, May 22
|
Jorge Ramos: Al Punto
Jorge Ramos, anchor for Noticiero Univision and host of "Al Punto" ("To The Point"), whichairs on Sunday mornings on Univision, talks about current political news as well asimmigration and Univision's role in this presidential election year.
|
Listen
|
|
Tue, May 22
|
Pew Polls Polling
Fewer people are answering surveys today than in the past.Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center, discusses a new Pew study on the effectiveness of public polls.
|
Listen
|
|
Tue, May 22
|
Nuns Now
Jesuit priest James Martin, a culture editor of America Magazine and author of Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor, and Laughter Are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life, and Sister Mary Johnson,of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and professor of sociology and religious studies atEmmanuel College, discuss Vatican criticism of American nuns and their focus on poverty and economic justice.
|
Listen
|
|
Tue, May 22
|
Tiny Museums: Queens County Farm Museum
Amy Boncardo, executive director of The Queens County Farm Museum, talks about the museum's vineyards, dairy and agriculture programs and what visitors can learn on the 47-acre site.
|
Listen
|
|
Tue, May 22
|
Chen Guangcheng Arrives at NYU
Jerome Cohen, China law expert and professor at New York University School of Law, talks about Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who just arrived to start legal studies at NYU Law school after his dramatic stand-off in Beijing.
|
Listen
|
|
Tue, May 22
|
To The Point
Nuns have been criticized by the Vatican for being “too liberal.” Father James Martin, a Jesuit priest, and Sister Mary Johnson of Emmanuel College, discuss the roles of nuns today and respond to the criticism of their work. Plus: Jorge Ramos of Univision talks about political news; Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center, discusses a new study on the effectiveness of public polls; and the Queens County Farm Museum is the next stop on the tour of tiny museums.
|
|
|
Mon, May 21
|
Can You Learn To Be A Man?
Time columnist Joel Steintalksabout trying to make himself into father -- and manly man -- material after learning hewas having a son in his new book,ManMade: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity. Fathers, can you teach masculinity to your son? Have you struggled with how to raise a "man"? Let us know!
|
Listen
|
|
Mon, May 21
|
National Politics Roundup
USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page talks about what the new USA Today/Gallup poll says about the presidential campaign and other national politics.
|
Listen
|
|
Mon, May 21
|
Public Opinion and the Court
Slatesenior editor Dahlia Lithwick talks about what part public opinion shouldplay in evaluating constitutional issues.
|
Listen
|
|
Mon, May 21
|
Eric Schneiderman Takes on Citizens United
Eric Schneiderman, New York State attorney generaldiscusses his support of a Montana effort to curb the effect of the Citizens United ruling on campaign finance spending. Plus, mortgage fraud, stop and frisk, and Skechers.
|
Listen
|
|
Mon, May 21
|
Tiny Museums: The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum
Executive director Ellen Bruzelius talks about the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museumin the Bronx, which includes gardens and a historic 19th century mansion.
|
Listen
|
|
Mon, May 21
|
In The Court of Public Opinion
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is also co-chair of the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group. He checks in on the group’s progress and other issues on his desk. Plus: Susan Page of USA Today on political headlines; Dahlia Lithwick from Slate talks about what role – if any – public opinion should have in evaluating constitutional issues; Time’s Joel Stein reflects on fatherhood; and the series on lesser-known museums continues with the Bartow-Pell Mansion...
|
|
|
Fri, May 18
|
Tiny Museums: The Noguchi Museum
Jenny Dixon, director of The Noguchi Museum, discusses the museum, founded and designed by Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi.
|
Listen
|
|
Fri, May 18
|
Tumblr Founder David Karp
The founder and CEO of Tumblr, David Karp,discusses the successful micro-blogging site, Tumblr's efforts to launch the editorial project "Storyboard," and other tech news. →Below video on the New York Times photo morgue produced by WNYC in conjunction with Tumblr. More here.
|
Listen
|
|
Fri, May 18
|
JP Morgan and the FBI Investigation
Heidi Moore, New York bureau chief and Wall Street correspondent for Marketplace, discusses the latest developments in the JP Morgan story and the FBI's investigation into the matter.
|
Listen
|
|
Fri, May 18
|
End of War: Michelle Bachelet on Women and War
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, the first Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, discusses the role of women and war--and whether having more women in power would lessen conflicts around the world. This is part of the ongoing series called End of War where we're asking: Is war inevitable?
|
Listen
|
|
Fri, May 18
|
The War Within
Heidi Moore of Marketplace talks about the FBI investigation into the $3 billion loss at JP Morgan Chase, and what about the hedge warrants the probe. Then, the founder and CEO of Tumblr discusses what the successful microblogging website tells us about how we use the internet; Michelle Bachelet, executive director of UN Women and the former Chilean president, reflects on the role women have in war and peace; and the “tiny museums” pledge drive series continues with the Noguchi Museum.
|
Listen
|
|
Thu, May 17
|
Tiny Museums: Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
Meg Ventrudo, executive director of the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, discusses the museum's Tibetan and Himalayan art collection located in Staten Island.
|
Listen
|
|
Thu, May 17
|
Your 20s: The Changing Brain
Each week in May, Meg Jay, clinical psychologist, assistant clinical professor at the University of Virginia, and author of The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now, looks at different aspects of life in your twenties. This Week: how your brain changes throughout your 20s- and how that affects your choices.
|
Listen
|
|
Thu, May 17
|
Stop-and-Frisk Class Action
A judge gave the go-ahead to a class action suit against the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy. WNYC reporterAilsa Chang talks about the suit and its potential impact.
|
Listen
|
|
Thu, May 17
|
Chris Hayes on Romney vs. Obama
Christopher Hayes, editor-at-large of The Nation and host of "Up w/ Chris Hayes on MSNBC," discusses the latest in politics, from the re-surfacing debt ceiling debate to the return of Jeremiah Wright as campaign issue, and the announcement that Americans Elect can't find a candidate.
|
Listen
|
|
Thu, May 17
|
Public Art Pitches
The director and chief curator of the Public Art Fund, Nicholas Baume,talks about what makes for great public art and the fund's current projects as listeners share their ideas, realistic and not-so-much. loadSurvey( "your-public-art-pitch", "survey_your-public-art-pitch");
|
Listen
|
|
Thu, May 17
|
A Class Act
Christopher Hayes, editor-at-large of The Nation and host of "Up w/ Chris Hayes" on MSNBC discusses the re-surfacing debt ceiling debate and why Americans Elect couldn’t find a candidate. Plus: Our May series continues on advice for people in their 20’s with Dr. Meg Jay, author of The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now; WNYC’s Bob Hennelly and Ailsa Chang discuss a federal ruling allowing for class-action status in the stop-and-frisk lawsuit; we...
|
Listen
|
|
Wed, May 16
|
Tiny Museums: The Waterfront Museum
David Sharps, president of The Waterfront Museum, talks about what visitors can learn about New York City's barges and waterfront history at the museum.
|
Listen
|
|
Wed, May 16
|
American Amateurs
Jack Hitt, contributing editor to the New York Times Magazine, and "This American Life" and the author of Bunch of Amateurs: A Search for the American Character, says enthusiasts aren't just entertaining oddities, but the soul of American entrepreneurship and identity.
|
Listen
|
|
Wed, May 16
|
Higher (Cost of) Education
Martha Kanter, U.S. Under Secretary of Education in charge of post-secondaryeducation, talks about the affordability of higher education and the role of communitycolleges in meeting the goal of having the U.S. have the most college graduates in the world by 2020.
|
Listen
|
|
Wed, May 16
|
200 Years of Campaign Posters
W. Ralph Eubanks, publishing director at the Library of Congress and author of Presidential Campaign Posters: Two Hundred Years of Election Art, and Brooke Gladstone, co-host of WNYC's On the Media, talk about the new collection of campaign posters from Andrew Jackson to Barack Obama.
|
Listen
|
|
Wed, May 16
|
Election 2012: This Week's Battle Lines
Sean Trende, senior elections analyst at RealClearPolitics and author of Lost Majority: Why the Future of Government Is Up for Grabs - and Who Will Take It, discusses the issues and trends to keep an eye on in the Obama-Romney race, from the gender gap to the continuing fight over long-term debt and tax rates.
|
Listen
|
|
Wed, May 16
|
Past Participle
U.S. Under Secretary of Education,Martha Kanter, will discuss the rising cost of higher education and the role of community colleges in meeting the Obama Administration's education goals. Plus: Sean Trende of Real Clear Politics on trends to keep an eye on in the Obama-Romney race; a new collection of campaign posters illustrates the history of U.S. elections; enthusiasts as the soul of American entrepreneurship; and the tiny museums series continues with the Waterfront Museum.
|
Listen
|
|
Tue, May 15
|
Mara Liasson on Political News
Mara Liasson, national political correspondent for NPR, discusses recent politicalheadlines in the 2012 election and in Washington DC.
|
Listen
|
