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It looks like there’s an issue with JavaScript in , we recommend that you enable JavaScript. Go to https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-enable-javascript/ to learn more. loadMobileAppAd(); Top Stories Edit Bucket Hamm, Campos-Medina seek a bolder image than frontrunner Kim in NJ Senate debate The final day to register to vote in the primary is Tuesday, May 14. Edit Bucket Making More or Less Than Your Friends The Brian Lehrer Show Julia Carpenter, freelance writer and reporter, offers advice for listeners on either side of a financial divide in their friendships. What the Media Get Wrong About Campus Protests On the Media This week, we hear how historical analogies distract us from what makes today’s protests unique. Plus, a reporter debunks a theory that Bill Gates is somehow funding campus activism. Sponsored Latest from WNYC Edit Bucket The price of specialty coffee drinks keeps going up The caffeine may not be the only thing giving you a jolt at the coffee shop these days. And Eater New York says those prices get turbocharged in New York City. This Week in Politics: The 2025 New York City mayor’s race starts to take shape As of now, Mayor Adams is running unopposed in the Democratic primary. But the list of people who might be ready to challenge him is growing. ’The Wiz’ Revival Eases on Down to WNYC All Of It Right now, "The Wiz" is undergoing a revival on Broadway. The show, a musical spinoff of "The Wizard of Oz," first opened in 1975, but the story really became a beloved staple in home... What’s in Biden’s New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan? The Brian Lehrer Show Unpacking the details of the White House’s new plan on student loan relief. Poetry Month 2024: Your poems, mapped For all the month of April, Morning Edition had the honor of airing poems from listeners. We’ve compiled all of them into this interactive map. Go Deeper with WNYC Edit Bucket NYC NOW NYC NOW delivers local news from WNYC and Gothamist every morning, midday and evening. From breaking news to deep investigations, we cover New York for all New Yorkers. Transcripts are posted to individual episode pages as they become available. Sign up for WNYC’s Weekly newsletter A weekly, behind-the-scenes update from the people behind your favorite shows. Let’s talk democracy at the laundromat! Soap gets laundry done. Conversation gets democracy going. This election year, WNYC is turning some laundromats in the New York metro area into hubs of civic dialogue. Edit Bucket Ask Governor Murphy New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy takes questions from WNYC’s Nancy Solomon, other guest journalists and listeners for an hour every month during this live show, a co-production with WBGO and WHYY. Ask Governor Murphy airs the second Wednesday of most months at 7 p.m., dependent on schedule availability. Upcoming episodes are scheduled for Wednesday, May 8 and Wednesday, June 12. From the WNYC Archives Edit Bucket Thomson and Stein Fishko Files The eccentric duo was instrumental in the creation of American opera. Malcolm X on WNYC The event that sparked an iconic photograph. Last Run of the Third Avenue El Miscellaneous Johnson E. Fairchild speaking from the Cooper Union at Third Ave. and 7th Street marking the last run of the 3rd Avenue El. Culture Edit Bucket ’The Fall Guy’ Stunt Designer Chris O’Hara All Of It The new Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt rom-com "The Fall Guy" is all about a stuntman. We speak with Chris O’Hara, the stunt designer for the film, about his work on the project. Poems From Your Neighborhoods All Of It Over the course of April, which is Poetry Month, WNYC producers have been asking our audience to submit their own poems about the places that are important to them, and what’s happeni... New York’s Underground Art Museum All Of It Over the past four decades, hundreds of permanent artworks have been installed across New York City’s transit system. The new book, Contemporary Art Underground: New York MTA Arts & D... MoMA Surveys Artist-Activist LaToya Ruby Frazier All Of It Opening this weekend at the Museum of Modern Art is the first wholistic survey of artist and activist LaToya Ruby Frazier. Popular Stories Most Viewed Most Listened Most Commented Monday Morning Politics; Medical Aid in Dying Act; Forgiveness After a Shooting; Friends and Money WNYC co-hosts NJ Senate debate The Chart That Explains Everyone Friday Morning Politics; Distortions of Area Median Income; The Cicadas Have Arrived; Joys and Surprises of Motherhood Poems From Your Neighborhoods; ’The Wiz’ Revival; Psychedelic Mental Health Treatments; The Difference Between ’Good’ and ’Instant’ Coffee Monday Morning Politics; Medical Aid in Dying Act; Forgiveness After a Shooting; Friends and Money Poems From Your Neighborhoods; ’The Wiz’ Revival; Psychedelic Mental Health Treatments; The Difference Between ’Good’ and ’Instant’ Coffee Call to Mind: Incarcerated with Mental Illness Friday Morning Politics; Distortions of Area Median Income; The Cicadas Have Arrived; Joys and Surprises of Motherhood ’The Fall Guy’ Stunt Designer Chris O’Hara, MoMA Surveys Artist-Activist LaToya Ruby Frazier, Mother’s Day Weekend Plans, Public Song Project Saturday at 1pm: Puccini’s Madama Butterfly ’A Time to Stir’ looks at Columbia University in 1968 Tonight at 10pm: Sacred Music and Sacred Spaces Call to Mind: Incarcerated with Mental Illness Lessons from Mom for Mother’s Day EVENTS AND INFORMATION Edit Bucket May 15 | Toshi Reagon: Songs for the Journey Toshi Reagon is the creator of the congregational opera based on Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents , and in this event she invites audiences to sing along in a Freedom Song Rehearsal that explores resilience, hope, and the unyielding human spirit reverberating through the music. This is a transformative journey where music becomes a catalyst for personal growth and social awareness, and dissolves barriers between performer and audience. May 21 | Toshi Reagon: The Parable Path: Walking in the Footsteps of Octavia E. Butler Toshi Reagon looks into the first year of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable series, which depicts a dystopian U.S. beginning in the summer of 2024. In this intimate experience, diverse voices explore Butler’s visionary works while musical performances discuss themes of climate change, urban resilience, and the importance of community in the face of adversity. Through active participation and collective dialogue, attendees discover the tools and creativity needed to forge a brighter path forward. May 28 | Get Lit May Book Club with Lisa Ko The story follows three friends in New York from the 1980s through 2040 as their hopes, dreams, and ambitions change alongside the...