Wnyc Videos
newest 100 wnyc videos / wnyc widgets / media rss:

The New York rock quartet Ambulance LTD draws on influences ranging from The Beatles and the Rolling Stones to My Bloody Valentine. They worked with The Velvet Underground's John Cale on their latest album and today they join us to perform live.Ambulance LTD plays the Bowery Ballroom tomorrow night. Doors open at 8.

Just under 50,000 people showed up to the recent Bon Jovi concert at Central Park, and yet the Great Lawn looked full. One wonders how that's that possible, given the Simon & Garfunkel, Elton John and other concerts that have drawn hundreds of thousands? New York Times columnist Jim Dwyer joins us to explain next.

David Gordon Green has been called “one of the most interesting and idiosyncratic independent filmmakers of the last decade.” BAM is hosting a retrospective of films called "All the Real Americans: The World of David Gordon Green." It runs through July 24 and the films include “The Gravy Train” (1974) and “Tango and Cash” (1989). Events: David Gordon Green will be at BAM (30 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn) Wednesday July 23 at 6:50 pm to introduce the film "The Gravy Train" and Thursday July 24 at 7:30 pm for a Q&A following his latest work "The Pineapple Express"

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the statistical value of a life is estimated at $6.9 million -- that's 11 percent less than a few years ago. Frank O'Donnell, president of Clean Air Watch, and Peter Coy, economics editor at BusinessWeek, talk about the new estimate and how it affects the environment.

During WWII, a small-time Dutch painter Han van Meegeren managed to pass off his own paintings as those of Johannes Vermeer. Edward Dolnick’s new book about what’s been called the greatest art hoax of the twentieth century is The Forger’s Spell. Event: Edward Dolnick will be speaking and signing books Wednesday, July 23 at 7 pm Barnes & Noble Upper West Side 2289 Broadway (at 82nd Street)

Elaine Berg, President and CEO of the New York Organ Donor Network, talks about the change in New York's organ donation registry.

Daniel Rosenblum, Vice President and Director of Corporate & Policy Programs at the Japan Society, discusses karoshi and the Japanese work ethic.

Jennifer Merritt, Career Journal Editor at the Wall Street Journal, offers practical advice on how companies can cope with inflation. A question for the Bored At Work Network: What’s the smartest thing your company is doing to cope with inflation? And what’s the dumbest? See past comments HERE.

Drew Tignanelli, president of The Financial Consulate, offers practical advice on the very first steps to take if you're laid off.

Taylor Lincoln, Research Director at Public Citizen, breaks down who is giving to Obama's and McCain's campaign and how much.

From his release of the Pentagon Papers in 1971, to his recent shoestring campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel has devoted much of his long career in politics to fighting the rise of American militarism. His new memoir, co-written with Joe Lauria, is A Political Odyssey: The Rise of American Militarism and One Man’s Fight to Stop It.

Students, schools, and teachers are often judged by their standardized test scores. Find out what tests like the MCAT and the SATs really measure, and how often are they misunderstood and misused. Daniel Koretz is author of Measuring Up. Do you think your standardized test scores have been an accurate reflection of your abilities? Do the test results get too much emphasis?

Guns 'n' Roses will release one song from its long-overdue, much-leaked album "Chinese Democracy" on the new Rock Band 2. Metallica is making every song from the upcoming “Death Magnetic” available on the latest versions of Guitar Hero. And Wii Music lets Nintendo geeks simulate the playing of 60 different instruments. New York Times contributor Robert Levine joins us to talk about music's new "halo" inside the video game industry.

Like vegetables stuck into a delicious meal, contemporary classical music is forced on concert audiences before they are allowed to enjoy their Brahms. So says humorist, critic and author Joe Queenan. Today, Queenan and John Berry, Artistic Director with English National Opera, join us for a Soundcheck Smackdown debate on the merits of contemporary music. Our Blog: John Schaefer dissects the appeal of modern classical music Weigh in: if you go to an orchestra concert do you enjoy hearing a new piece along with standard repertoire? Do you prefer to see new music in separate programs?

Is narcissism underrated? New York Times reporter Jan Hoffman talks about the benefits and detriments of the double edged sword of selfishness.

Ross Douthat, senior editor at the Atlantic Magazine, and Reihan Salam, associate editor at the Atlantic and senior editor at New America, discuss their book Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream.

Murray Weiss, Criminal Justice Editor for the New York Post, talks about how the Brooklyn manager of Blue Pig, a Brooklyn Heights ice cream parlor, was busted for double-charging customers' credit cards. Robert Siciliano, CEO of ID Theft Security, talks about how to protect your credit.

Assemblyman (D-86th District) Richard Brodsky discusses a proposal by the M.T.A to raise fares and tolls for next year to offset a budget gap of $900 million.

The New York Times' Marc Santora and Village Voice senior editor Wayne Barrett comment on former mayor Rudy Giuliani's recent foray into the world of real estate - and what it may mean for a potential gubernatorial bid.

If you’ve got a food-related question that’s burning a hole in your recipe book, now's your chance to ask Gourmet magazine editor-in-chief Ruth Reichl any question you’d like on the subject of food. Whether you want to know how to make the perfect pie crust or her favorite recipe for rhubarb or even why she carries a hunk of Parmigiano-Reggiano in her pocketbook, Ruth would love to answer your questions -- so give us a call at 646-778-3729!

While in grad school, sociologist Peter Moskos also became a police officer in a troubled neighborhood in Baltimore. He describes his life as an academic-turned-cop in his new book, Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore’s Eastern District.

Rachel Kushner’s debut novel, Telex from Cuba, weaves together family stories and archival research to paint a portrait of the lives of American expats in pre-Castro Cuba. Events: Rachel Kushner will be speaking and signing books Tuesday, July 22 at 7 pm The Old American Can Factory 232 3rd Street (at 3rd Avenue) Gowanus, Brooklyn Rachel Kushner will be speaking and signing books Wednesday, July 23 at 7 pm 192 Books 192 10th Avenue (at 21st Street)

WNYC, in a joint investigation with ProPublica, a non-profit investigative news organization, recently discovered that New York State legislators have been aggressively promoting the exploration of natural gas in New York's Macellus Shale, a type of gas-rich sediment. WNYC reporter Ilya Marritz, who investigated the practice, and ProPublica reporter Abrahm Lustgarten discuss the environmental controversies of natural gas exploration.

We’ve heard of Big Oil and Big Pharma…but Big Wine? Wine journalist Alice Feiring says we should reject Big Wine – viticulture as a business and technology – and return to the way things used to be done. Her new book is The Battle for Wine and Love.

Old-school Dominican bachata and Nuyorican experimental rock meet at the indoor Queens Theatre in the Park for the annual Chase Latino Cultural Festival. The Grupo Afroperuano Caracumbe, which will open the festival, stops by Soundcheck to perform live.The Grupo Afroperuano Caracumbe will kick off the cultural festival tomorrow at 8 p.m. on the main stage at Queens Theatre in the Park.

Starchild, sex worker activist for the Erotic Service Providers Union and Outreach Director for the Libertarian Party of San Francisco, supports the proposal in San Francisco to decriminalize prostitution.

Want to join the Bored at Work Network? Well, it's most likely that you're already a member. Jonah Peretti, founder and CEO of BuzzFeed, explains how the most influential information network on the planet works. A question for the Bored At Work Network: What’s the smartest thing your company is doing to cope with inflation? And what’s the dumbest? Comment below! Pass this link to your friends, relatives and colleagues in the workforce. We’ll do a radio segment on it on Wednesday. (By the way, don’t get yourself fired: be anonymous or evasive about your identity or your employer’s if needed to protect yourself!)

We kick off our annual summer Underappreciated literature series with a look at the work of Sudanese writer Tayeb Salih. In 1967, Salih wrote a cornerstone of contemporary Arabic literature, Season of Migration to the North, a complex novel about a man who returns to the Sudan after finishing his education in England. Columbia University professor Bruce Robbins explains why Salih deserves more widespread recognition in the United States.

Sarfraz Manzoor spent his teenage years in constant battle, trying to reconcile being both British and Muslim, trying to fit in at school and at home. But at age 16, his life changed when his friend introduced him to the music of Bruce Springsteen. In the memoir Greetings from Bury Park he tells the immigrants story of a hungry heart. Our Blog: John Schaefer ponders how music can shape one's view of the world.

Adam Mansbach’s new novel, The End of the Jews, tells the stories of a young Jewish man in the 1930s, and a young Czech woman in the 1980s. Event: Adam Mansbach will be in a conversation with Keith Gessen, hosted by JEWCY.com Tuesday, July 22 at 7 pm 45 Main Street, Suite 613, (corner of Front Street) DUMBO, Brooklyn