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- 2 days ago41 min
Family Sues Texas AG and Doctors Over Abortion Ban
Shefali Luthra, reproductive health reporter at The 19th, talks about her reporting on the lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, which claims a woman died from pregnancy-related conditions because of the abortion ban. Plus, how states with abortion bans are seeing increasing pregnancy-related deaths.Photo: Abortion rights adovcates gather in front of the J Marvin Jones Federal Building and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, on March 15, 2023. (MOISES AVILA/AFP via Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 2 days ago27 min
AI and NYC Jobs
Greg David, contributor and reporter covering fiscal and economic issues for The City Reporter and director of the business and economics reporting program and Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Program at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, talks about the effects of AI on NYC's job market and overall economy.Photo: An AI ad is displayed on the 2 train on September 14, 2026 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 2 days ago27 min
How Much Surveillance Are We Comfortable With?
Surveillance technology isn't just used by major corporations; it's also used by our fellow phone-wielding citizens. Willy Staley, story editor at The New York Times Magazine, talks about how the rise of social media and boom in private surveillance technology like Ring cameras and Meta glasses have started to shift social norms surrounding how we think about privacy. Photo: Amazon-owned Ring home security camera systems are displayed for sale at a store on February 16, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 2 days ago13 min
What's in Your Storage Locker?
David Owen, staff writer at The New Yorker, talks about the business of storage lockers and why so many Americans have them.Photo: Stop and Stor, Self storage warehouse, Queens, New York. (Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 3 days ago45 min
How MAGA Has Overtaken Foreign Policy for Personal Gain
Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic, historian and author of Autocracy Inc. (Penguin, 2024), shares her reporting on how influential figures in MAGA world, including private citizens looking for personal gain, and others peddling anti-Democratic values, have become the primary way the U.S. does foreign policy, and are realigning the world order.Photo: USA President Donald Trump speaks as USA Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and USA Secretary of State Marco Rubio stand behind during the press conference at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkiye on July 8, 2026. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 3 days ago25 min
The Mamdani Administration's New Vision Zero
After a spate of hit-and-run deaths earlier this year, the Mamdani administration has released its new Vision Zero plan to reduce traffic fatalities. Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for the WNYC Newsroom, reports on what's in the plan and how safety advocates are responding.Photo: On September 15, 2026, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces new street safety measures aimed at preventing automobile accidents and pedestrian injuries. (Photo courtesy of City Hall/Office of the Mayor) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 3 days ago22 min
A Wall Street Fall
William Cohan, co-founder of Puck News and author of many books, including Money to Burn: The Unvarnished Truth About Leon Black, Apollo, and the Rise of a New Wall Street (Portfolio, 2026), tells the story of one Wall Street titan's rise and fall and what it says about the larger system.Photo: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on September 16, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 3 days ago14 min
The History of Concrete
Concrete may be the world's most widely used building material, but it isn't widely considered a stimulating topic of conversation. John Wilson, filmmaker and creator of "How To with John Wilson", discusses his new documentary, "The History of Concrete," about the hidden side of a material that's more fallible than we might think and why we should care. Photo: A scene from THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE, a Magnolia Pictures release. (Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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