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January 16, 2009
City officials overwhelmingly voted to approve an additional $370 million in tax-exempt bonds today for the Yankees' new baseball stadium. The bonds will pay for extra features, such as a better soun....
Please Explain: Food, from the Farm to the Table
The Leonard Lopate Show
January 16, 2009
Please Explain is all about our modern food systems, and how food gets from the farm to the table.
Becky Shaw
The Leonard Lopate Show
January 16, 2009
The hit new play “Becky Shaw” tells the story of a newlywed couple who fixes up two romantically challenged friends.
Hunger in the Land of Plenty
The Leonard Lopate Show
January 16, 2009
Currently around 35 million Americans don’t have enough to eat. We look at why there is a problem of hunger in our land of plenty, and what can be done about it in a time of economic crisis.
New Leader Named for City Opera
January 15, 2009
After a tumultuous search process, New York City Opera has chosen their new artistic director and general manager. The company's hovered near financial collapse and they were unceremoniously rejec....
Mayor Stands-Up for Stadium
January 14, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg is defending the city's spending on new stadiums for the Mets and Yankees, saying his administration fought hard to get the best deals possible. The mayor says no one could've forese....
Rumble Over the Bronx
January 14, 2009
The Yankees and the Bloomberg administration got personal today, verbally attacking a state assemblyman who's been critical of taxpayer support for the team's new stadium. Yankees President Randy Le....
Family Planning
The Leonard Lopate Show
January 15, 2009
Events:
Karan Mahajan will be reading tonight at 7pm at WORD Books
126 Franklin Street
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Sleepless Nights
The Leonard Lopate Show
January 15, 2009
Event:
Patty Loveless will be performing
Thurs. Jan. 15 at 8:30 pm
As part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook 2009
The Allen Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall
Broadway at 60th St.
Tickets and more info here
Voicemails for Barack: Part IV
Studio 360
January 16, 2009
Sculptor Richard Serra tells the president-elect what he's hoping for after January 20th.
Voicemails for Barack: Part III
Studio 360
January 16, 2009
Musician DJ Rekha, monologist Mike Daisey, and actor-writer Iris Bahr tell Obama what they want from his presidency.
Voicemails for Barack: Part II
Studio 360
January 16, 2009
More special requests for the president-elect from saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, choreographer Elizabeth Streb, chef Wylie Dufresne, and actor Sarah Jones.
Yo-Yo Ma
Studio 360
January 16, 2009
The virtuoso cellist performs in a quartet with Itzhak Perlman at Inauguration this week. He's a household name, but as Ma told Kurt when he performed in our studio, he loves collaboration. (Originally aired: October 19, 2007)
Design for the Real World: Diner
Studio 360
January 16, 2009
Culinary Arts Museum curator Richard J.S. Gutman explains why an American classic from the aluminum age never goes out of style. Produced by Kathryn Eident.
GlobalFEST
January 14, 2009
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Yankees Owe City $11 Million In Rent
January 14, 2009
The Yankees owe the city more than $11 million in back rent on their old stadium. This is according to an audit by City Comptroller Bill Thompson. The baseball team was allowed to deduct $5 million....
NYC Wins Transit Award
January 14, 2009
New York has become the first U.S. city to win an international sustainable transit award. WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein has more. REPORTER: Despite failing in its signature transportation initiative t....
NYS Affirms "Amazon" Tax
January 13, 2009
A New York state court has affirmed the so-called "Amazon tax" on purchases made over the internet. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more. REPORTER: New York lawmakers broke new legal ground last year when t....
Louise Erdrich on the Art of Writing Short Stories
The Leonard Lopate Show
January 14, 2009
Events:
Louise Erdrich will be speaking
Wed. Jan. 14 at 7:30
at The Thalia Theater
Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th St.
Tickets and more info here
The Narcotic Farm
The Leonard Lopate Show
January 14, 2009
From 1935 until 1975, most junkies went to the Narcotic Farm, a prison/farm/research center for drug addiction.
Event:
The accompanying documentary "The Narcotic Farm"
will be on TV Fri. Jan. 16 at 12:00 noon
NYC TV 25
Thelonious Monk at Town Hall
January 13, 2009
On February 26th and 27th, WNYC joins Duke Performances and the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke for two special concerts commemorating the 50th anniversary of Thelonious Monk’s historic 1959....
Hazel Scott as Herself
The Fishko Files
January 16, 2009
Performer Hazel Scott is perhaps remembered for her glamour. But as WNYC's Sara Fishko tells us, a new book and an old CD can help us appreciate the details of her life and work. Here is the next 'Fishko Files'...
Buy Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist from Cafe Society to Hollywood to HUAC by Karen Chilton HERE.
Watch Hazel Scott, Charlie Mingus and Rudy Nichols play "A Foggy Day" on the March of Dimes in 1955 HERE.
Get a copy of the acclaimed Hazel Scott, Charlie Mingus and Max Roach album Relaxed Piano Moods HERE.
Pino Luongo: Passion, Pain, and Pasta
The Leonard Lopate Show
January 13, 2009
Chef and restaurateur