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How Elgar's 'Pomp and Circumstance' Marched Its Way into Graduation Season
May 18, 2026
1m 50s
Majority politics hinders idea to recruit volunteer first responders
May 5, 2026
Uncertain regulatory future of online prediction markets
May 5, 2026
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
May 5, 2026
50th Anniversary of the Concert of the Century
May 5, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/18/26 | How Elgar's 'Pomp and Circumstance' Marched Its Way into Graduation Season✨ | graduationElgar+3 | — | Yale UniversityMarch from Pomp and Circumstance No. 1+1 | England | Elgargraduation music+3 | — | 1m 50s | |
| 5/5/26 | Majority politics hinders idea to recruit volunteer first responders | May 5, 2026- Assemblymember Joe Angelino, a Central New York Republican, discusses his effort to incentivize more volunteer first responders and reflects on the challenge of moving legislation at the Capitol when you're in the minority. | — | ||||||
| 5/5/26 | Uncertain regulatory future of online prediction markets | May 5, 2026- We look at the evolving landscape of online prediction markets, which have attracted the eye of state regulators and lawmakers in New York. Our guest is Jimmy Vielkind, a Capitol reporter for Gothamist & WNYC. | — | ||||||
| 5/5/26 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra✨ | Chicago Symphony Orchestraorchestral works+3 | Susanna Mälkki | Chicago Symphony OrchestraFlute Concerto No. 2+3 | — | Chicago Symphony OrchestraRiccardo Muti+7 | — | — | |
| 5/5/26 | 50th Anniversary of the Concert of the Century✨ | anniversaryclassical music+4 | Emanuel AxJoyce DiDonato+8 | Carnegie HallNYO-USA All-Stars+1 | Carnegie Hall | Concert of the CenturyCarnegie Hall+5 | — | — | |
| 5/5/26 | Assemblymember Reyes promotes healthy food choices | May 5, 2026- Assemblymember Karines Reyes, a Bronx Democrat, discusses a package of bills designed to help New Yorkers make healthy food decisions. | — | ||||||
| 5/5/26 | Bruce Blakeman on energy costs, child poverty and the art of compromise✨ | energy costschild poverty+4 | Bruce Blakeman | — | Nassau CountyNew York | energy costschild poverty+5 | — | — | |
| 5/4/26 | State taps major events czar to oversee New York's busy events calendar✨ | major eventsNew York+4 | Justin Brannan | — | New York | Justin BrannanKathy Hochul+3 | — | — | |
| 5/4/26 | More transparency considered for state government lobbying✨ | lobbyingtransparency+3 | Doug Clark | Shenker Russo & Clark | — | lobbyistslegislation+3 | — | — | |
| 5/4/26 | Coalition calls for more train options north of Poughkeepsie✨ | train serviceMetro North+3 | Steve Strauss | Empire State Passengers Association | Poughkeepsie | train optionsMetro North+3 | — | — | |
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| 5/4/26 | Federal weatherization dollars at risk of diversion by state✨ | weatherizationenergy consumption+3 | Tim Nichols | New York State Community Action Association | New York State | weatherizationenergy savings+3 | — | — | |
| 5/4/26 | Fiesta✨ | Latin American musicIberian music+3 | — | — | — | Latin American composersEuropean composers+3 | — | — | |
| 5/2/26 | Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin✨ | operaTchaikovsky+4 | Iurii SamoilovAsmik Grigorian+2 | Metropolitan OperaEugene Onegin | — | TchaikovskyEugene Onegin+3 | — | — | |
| 5/2/26 | 3-Minute Opera: Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin | Give WQXR morning host Jeff Spurgeon three minutes and he'll give you an entire opera. Listen to his 3-minute summary of Tchaikovsky's tragic Eugene Onegin. | — | ||||||
| 5/1/26 | State supports to prevent child abuse | May 1, 2026- The New York Foundling President and CEO Melanie Hartzog discusses programs designed to prevent child abuse and discusses the network needed to support survivors of abuse. | — | ||||||
| 5/1/26 | Strengthening rent protections for mobile park residents | May 1, 2026- A state law designed to limit rent increases for mobile park residents could get stronger teeth if an update is approved by the governor. We discuss the pending measure with Yvonne Maldonado, former New York organizer for Manufactured Housing Action. | — | ||||||
| 5/1/26 | Assemblyman Michael Cashman talks safety in prisons | May 1, 2026- Assemblymember Michael Cashman, a Plattsburgh Democrat, shares ideas to address safety in New York prisons. | — | ||||||
| 5/1/26 | Doctors defend out-of-network billing resolution process | May 1, 2026- We revisit the dispute resolution process for determining the reimbursement rates for out-of-network emergency services. Our guest is Dr. Thomas Lee, executive vice president of the Medical Society of the State of New York. | — | ||||||
| 4/30/26 | The wild wild west of automated license plate readers | April 30, 2026- Assemblymember Pamela Hunter, a Syracuse Democrat, makes the case for a comprehensive set of rules and regulations for how automated license plate readers can be used and their data stored. | — | ||||||
| 4/30/26 | Push to preemptively ban octopus farming | April 30, 2026- Voters for Animal Rights President Allie Taylor explains why New York should ban octopus farming, even though the practice hasn't been developed for commercial use yet. | — | ||||||
| 4/29/26 | Got a capital project? Robert Rodriguez might finance it | April 29, 2026- We sit down with Robert Rodriguez, president and CEO of the New York State Dormitory Authority, which helps finance many of the state government's capital priorities. We talk about the evolution of the authorities mandate, the experience with marijuana dispensaries and their capacity to take capital upgrades in the SUNY and CUNY system. | — | ||||||
| 4/29/26 | Cookware companies rally against Teflon restrictions in New York | April 29, 2026-We consider the merits of legislation restricting the sale of nonstick pots and pans made with Teflon in New York. Our guest is Kevin Messner, a senior vice president of public affairs for the manufacturer Groupe SEB and representative of the Cookware Sustainability Alliance. | — | ||||||
| 4/28/26 | LGBTQ advocates wary of Hochul's child online safety agenda | April 27, 2026- A plan from Democratic state lawmakers to safeguard the online experience of kids would have unintended consequences for LGBTQ New Yorkers, according to Shae Gardner, policy director for LGBT Tech. | — | ||||||
| 4/28/26 | Formula restrictions eyed for beauty products in New York | April 27, 2026- State policymakers are considering legislation that would restrict a host of potentially problematic chemicals from being used in beauty products. We hear the case for these broad restrictions from Oriene Shin, a manager for safety advocacy at Consumer Reports. | — | ||||||
| 4/28/26 | The challenge of taxing high-end, second homes in NYC | April 27, 2026- Gov. Kathy Hochul has embraced a surcharge on second homes in New York City worth more than $5 million as a way to address the Big Apple's finances. But the proposal has logistical challenges that we unpack with Martha Stark, a New York City finance commissioner in the Bloomberg administration. | — | ||||||
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