"Wired" reporter Amanda Hoover, along with Margenett Moore-Roberts, a homeowner in Brooklyn who previously rented on Airbnb, join us to discuss the new law that imposes various limitations on short-term rentals. Then, in this "Chasing the Dream" segment, author Mark Goldsmith joins us to discuss his new book, “From Madison Avenue to Rikers Island: The Making of a Social Entrepreneur."
In this "Chasing the Dream" segment, author Mark Goldsmith joins us to discuss his new book, “From Madison Avenue to Rikers Island: The Making of a Social Entrepreneur."
Tonight, we wrap out our two-night conversation with some of the leading voices who participated in The WNET Group’s virtual town hall series, Close to Home: Donald H, Whitehead, Jr., Executive Director of the National Coalition for the Homeless; Kelly Hall-Tompkins, classical violinist and founder/director of “Music Kitchen-Food for the Soul”, and Jaisal Noor, a Baltimore-based journalist.
Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul endorsed Mayor Eric Adams’ legal challenge to suspend the decades-old right to shelter rule. Tonight, we revisit an interview with activist Shams DaBaron who is all too familiar with the struggles by New Yorkers who experience homelessness.
Baldwin school district on Long Island is transforming its traditional library space into a collaborative hub outfitted with 21st century tech. Baldwin Superintendent Dr. Shari Camhi discusses this next-generation library. Then the co-founders of "he Ideal School of Manhattan," join us to discuss the challenges of inclusive education in New York City.
Baldwin school district on Long Island is transforming its traditional library space into a collaborative hub outfitted with 21st century tech. Baldwin Superintendent Dr. Shari Camhi joins us to discuss this next-generation library.
Tonight, Physicist and bestselling author Dr. Michio Kaku joins us to discuss his latest book “Quantum Supremacy.” Then, U.S. Olympic figure skating legend Kristi Yamaguchi discusses her journey to the 1992 gold medal, the importance of the Japan Parade, and being a champion of childhood literacy with her "Always Dream" foundation.
Tonight, we’re going behind the curtain for a closer look at the future of medicine with Dr. Bryan Kelly, President, Surgeon-in-Chief and Medical Director at Hospital for Special Surgery, and Dr. Thomas Sculco, the hospital’s Surgeon-in-Chief Emeritus. Then, "The IDEAL School of Manhattan" has been a game changer for many families as New York’s only K-12+ independent inclusion school.
Tonight, former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson joins us to discuss her organization"Lift Our Voices," and how she is broadening her activism to protect other marginalized groups from toxic workplaces and predatory contracts, and to give tips on understanding your rights as a worker.
America ReFramed documentary “A Decent Home,” addresses urgent issues of class and economic (im)mobility through the lives of mobile home park residents who can’t afford housing anywhere else. “ Director Sara Terry joins us to talk about the film. We also talk to Empire Justice Center Senior Staff Attorney Kirsten Keefe about the legal rights protections of residents in mobile home parks.
Filmmaker Sara Terry and Kirsten Keefe, a Senior Attorney at the Empire Justice Center,
join us for a preview of the America Reframed documentary, "A Decent Home." Then, author Ava Chin joins us to discuss her new book, "Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming."
Three years after George Floyd’s murder, his aunt, Angela Harrelson, joins us to discuss how his family is celebrating his legacy, and the annual “Rise and Remember” festival. Then, hundreds of murals went up in the days following George Floyd's death. Acclaimed urban author and photographer Kurt Boone joins us to discuss the movement behind these murals
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