The primary for NYC's mayoral nominees wraps up tomorrow, with close polls and a broad field of Democratic candidates.On Today's Show:Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and then N...

It’s hot in New York today and temperatures are expected to remain in the the nineties and possibly reach triple digits this week.New York State health commissioner Dr. James McDonald...

Stephen Nessen talks about where the mayoral primary candidates stand on issues related to public transportation.

This summer, from June 23rd to the end of Labor Day weekend, we are challenging YOU, our listeners, to complete our second summer reading challenge. Just like in school, but for fun!T...

What started as a rebound romance turned into the centerpiece of an international bribery case.

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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.

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. 

The NAACP scores a regular Wednesday slot for talks on a broad spectrum of issues.

When most women in Radio were doing home-ec shows, she was WNYC's News and Special Events Director.

As part of WNYC's centennial celebration, each week we'll share key moments from the from the vast WNYC and NYC Municipal archives.

Bill Sherman wears many hats, including as the music director of "Sesame Street," orchestrating and arranging Broadway productions like "& Juliet," and "In The Heights," producing the...

Joanna Sokol spent years as an EMT, including working as a wilderness EMT and a ski patroller. She also has worked in the desert in Reno and in the Tenderloin district of San Francisc...

How did America join Russia and China as an oligarchy? The staff writer Evan Osnos chronicles the shift in his new book, “The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich.”

Romance novels are experiencing a surge in popularity, and the sales of LGBTQ+ novels in particular are taking off. Leah Koch is the owner of the Ripped Bodice, a romance bookstore in...

20 years ago today, the IFC Center opened with a mission to play the best independent films from the United States, and around the world. Harris Dew, vice president and general manage...

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Join us on June 11th at 7 PM for a conversation between OTM host Micah Loewinger and journalist Katie Thornton as they discuss their Peabody-winning series, new season of “The Divided Dial.” The first season, released in late 2022, examined how the right came to dominate talk radio in the US — and how one company was launching an ultra-conservative media empire from the airwaves. The second season, released May 2025, explores the world of shortwave radio: the lesser-known cousin of AM and FM radio that travels thousands of miles across rough terrain and geopolitical borders. This once-ubiquitous medium went from a utopian experiment in global communication to a propaganda tool for governments at war — and then became a vehicle for American right-wing extremists and cults. Katie visits a very strange station in Northern Maine. And explains what a little-known battle playing out on the shortwaves right now — between radio fanatics and Wall Street — can tell us about how we value our public airwaves.

Micah goes behind the scenes with Katie — to hear about her reporting process, how she found these stories and audio recordings (some of which had never been digitized), and the talk radio and shortwave gems that were left on the cutting room floor.

Join us and Katie Kitamura at the May 29th event at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library at 6 pm! Tickets are free.

 

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