Jonathan's Top 5 Valentine's Day Songs
Jonathan is wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day with some of his favorite romantic tunes: 5. Chet Baker - "My Funny Valentine." What song is more relevant to the holiday than Rodgers and Hart's...
View ArticleA Post-Valentine's Day Check-in, Challenging Islamophobia, Oscar-nominated...
Philip Galanes, New York Times "Social Q's" columnist, joins us for a post-Valentine's Day check-in. Practicing Attorney Salaam Bhatti and Writer Nusrat Qadir, discuss the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community...
View ArticleLove in the Age of Smartphones. Philip Galanes Takes Your Calls.
Philip Galanes, New York Times "Social Q's" columnist, joins us for a post-Valentine's Day check-in. From love at first sight to love at first swipe, he’ll update us on the world of dating, the good...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Homecoming for Congress; An Insomniac in NYC;...
Hear three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Homecoming for Congress (First) | An Insomniac in NYC (Starts at 27:39) | Immigrants in Love (Starts at 47:20)If you don't...
View ArticleSnap #631 - Better Half
On the next Snap, "Better Half." We all have our better sides, but what if your better side of yourself...is someone else?
View ArticleI Think I Like You: A Valentine Craft Competition
They say you can’t hurry love, but you might be able to nudge it along with the perfect, homemade Valentine! Lucky for us, this Valentine’s Day, we have guidance from the queen of crafting herself, Amy...
View ArticleJuilliard's Vocal Arts Program Serenades You With Songs of Love
Join us on the first Wednesday of every month for a free lunchtime concert at The Greene Space. Leave the emails, phone calls and stress behind and settle in for an hour of classical music’s best-loved...
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Amy Sedaris Judges our Valentine's Craft Competition
They say you can’t hurry love, but you might be able to nudge it along with the perfect, homemade Valentine. Actress, comedian and author Amy Sedaris speaks with the winners of our “I Think I Like...
View ArticleRenée Fleming's Perfect ‘Song to the Moon’
It’s Valentine’s day! While the rest of us are delighting in the loves of our lives (or diving into a personal pizza and a date with Netflix), soprano Renée Fleming gets to enjoy a birthday, too. And...
View ArticleA Cheeky Love Duet: Lucas Meachem and Irina Meachem
This Valentine's Day we asked baritone Lucas Meachem and pianist Irina Meachem about the joys and challenges of sharing their profession and their life — plus, top tips for long-lasting love.Did music...
View ArticleChambers of the Heart: Amy Schroeder and Felix Umansky
This Valentine's Day we asked violinist Amy Schroeder and cellist Felix Umansky about the joys and challenges of sharing their profession and their life — plus, top tips for long-lasting love.Do you...
View ArticleA Dynamic Piano Duo: Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung
This Valentine's Day we asked pianists Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung about the joys and challenges of sharing their profession and their life — plus, top tips for long-lasting love.Do you have any...
View ArticleHot Dogs by Candlelight: Gregg Kallor and Dasha Koltunyuk
This Valentine's Day we asked composer Gregg Kallor and pianist Dasha Koltunyuk about the joys and challenges of sharing their profession and their life — plus, top tips for long-lasting love.Do you...
View ArticleA Decent Proposal: Julia Bullock and Christian Reif
This Valentine's Day we asked soprano Julia Bullock and conductor Christian Reif about the joys and challenges of sharing their profession and their life — plus, top tips for long-lasting love.Do you...
View ArticleThe Ol' Date-and-Switch: Brian Zeger and Ben Moore
This Valentine's Day we asked composer Ben Moore and pianist Brian Zeger about the joys and challenges of sharing their profession and their life — plus, top tips for long-lasting love.Did music play a...
View ArticleMerry at the Met: Stephen Costello and Yoon Kwon Costello
This Valentine's Day we asked tenor Stephen Costello and violinist Yoon Kwon Costello about the joys and challenges of sharing their profession and their life — plus, top tips for long-lasting love.Do...
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A Powerful Elixir: Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak
This Valentine's Day we asked tenor Roberto Alagna and soprano Aleksandra Kurzak about the joys and challenges of sharing their profession and their life — plus, top tips for long-lasting love.Did...
View ArticleTacos Are Love: Amanda Majeski and Sam Handley
This Valentine's Day we asked soprano Amanda Majeski and bass-baritone Sam Handley about the joys and challenges of sharing their profession and their life — plus, top tips for long-lasting love.Do you...
View ArticleSwooning Over Chopin: Orli Shaham and David Robertson
This Valentine's Day we asked pianist Orli Shaham and conductor David Robertson about the joys and challenges of sharing their profession and their life — plus, top tips for long-lasting love.Did music...
View ArticleValentines Every Day: Patricia Racette and Beth Clayton
This Valentine's Day we asked soprano Patricia Racette and mezzo-soprano Beth Clayton about the joys and challenges of sharing their profession and their life — plus, top tips for long-lasting love.Do...
View ArticleFor the Love of Lieder: Ailyn Pérez and Matthew Curran
This Valentine's Day, we asked soprano Ailyn Pérez and bass Matthew Curran about the joys and challenges of sharing their profession and their life — plus, top tips for long-lasting love.Do you have...
View ArticleA Cinderella Story: Daniela Mack and Alek Shrader
This Valentine's Day we asked mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack and tenor Alek Shrader about the joys and challenges of sharing their profession and their life — plus, top tips for long-lasting love.Did music...
View ArticleFrom One to Another: Thea Musgrave and Peter Mark
This Valentine's Day we asked conductor Peter Mark and composer Thea Musgrave about the joys and challenges of sharing their profession and their life — plus, top tips for long-lasting love.Did music...
View ArticleNew York Philharmonic Performs Romantic Classics
On Thursday, The New York Philharmonic presents a special playlist program with a focus on loves lost, forgotten and cherished. Conductors including Lorin Maazel and Alan Gilbert lead the orchestra in...
View ArticleDan Savage Recommends A Polyeaterous Lifestyle
What should you cook for breakfast the morning after? How can couples share power in the kitchen without driving each other crazy? Ahead of Valentine's Day, we talk food and relationships with Dan...
View ArticleThe Great Breakup Songbook, Part 1
The Great American Songbook is full of beautiful love songs, but there's a number of tunes for the other, harsher side of love: heartbreak. Here are our top 10 breakup songs. Start out with a touch of...
View ArticleEight Ways To Say 'I Love You:' Pieces Composers Wrote For Their Valentines
It’s Valentine’s Day, which means love is in the air! To quote WQXR staff writer Zev Kane, “If there was ever an insight to be gleaned from the sundry love lives of the great composers, it’s that...
View ArticleTalib Kweli at BRIC House
Talib Kweli at BRIC House on Feb. 14Tickets: $25. Doors and DJ set at 7 pm. Show at 8 pm.Brooklyn has always featured prominently in the songs of Talib Kweli. The veteran rapper and songwriter often...
View ArticleThe Great Breakup Songbook, Part 2: Getting Over It
Now that we've dealt with the initial pangs of heartache (hopefully with some songs like our first Great Heartbreak Songbook), it's time to embrace the heartache and become our own valentines! Here are...
View ArticleThe Anti-Valentine’s Day Playlist: 7 Classical Pieces That Are Sick of...
Roses are redViolets are blueIt’s too bad you’re singleNo flowers for youValentine’s Day is a beautiful holiday — a day to celebrate all the joy that love, especially romantic love, brings into our...
View Article20 Death, Sex & Money Episodes For Your Valentines
Is there a better way to celebrate your loved ones this Valentine's Day than showering them with audio-goodies? Here are 20 episodes we think are perfect for sharing. Download this image to send along...
View ArticleNavigating the World of Dating Apps
Ashley Carman, senior reporter at Verge and host and producer of the podcast Why'd You Push That Button?, joins us to discuss navigating the world of dating apps.
View ArticleAlbany Politics; Rep. Jeffries; It's Been a Week at the DOJ; No Consequences...
Coming up on today's show: Josefa Velasquez, senior reporter for The City, talks about the latest from Albany, including Gov. Cuomo's meeting with President Trump over the ban on New Yorkers using...
View ArticleYour Wackiest First Date Stories
On Valentine's Day, listeners share stories from first dates gone awry.
View ArticleThe Valentine's Day Countdown: Vote Now!
February 14th is almost here, and that means it’s time to let us know what your favorite romantic pieces are! Use the Google form below to choose which top three classical works get you all warm and...
View ArticleThe Valentine’s Day Countdown
February 14th is almost here, and that means it’s time for us to play your favorite romantic pieces! Every year we ask listeners to let us know which classical works get them all warm and tingly...
View ArticlePandemic Relationships: How It Started and How It's Going
Ahead of Valentine's Day weekend, Lisa Bonos, dating and relationships writer for The Washington Post, joins to take calls from listeners on how their relationships have changed nearly one year into...
View ArticleLiving with Dying
One year ago, on Valentine’s Day 2020, Peter Fodera’s heart broke. It stopped working. He collapsed in the middle of teaching a dance class. Someone performed CPR, someone called an ambulance. EMT’s...
View ArticleA Voicemail Valentine
Nowadays we’re very accustomed to recording and hearing the sound of our own voices. But in the 1930s many people were doing it for the first time. And a surprising trend began. People started sending...
View ArticleYour Unsolicited Marriage Advice
According to the trade group Wedding Report, some 2.5 million weddings are slated to occur this year -- the most since 1984. Listeners who have been in long term relationships call in to share their...
View Article(No Football) Superbowl Recap; New Yorker's Perception of Crime; Trump and...
Mayor Adams urged all New Yorkers to reserve judgement about his Blueprint to End Gun Violence until they read the actual plan. So let's read it and talk about it together on the show. Here are some...
View ArticleThe Moth Radio Hour: In The Name of Love
In this hour, stories about everyone’s favorite subject - love. Hosted by The Moth's Senior Producer, Meg Bowles. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media....
View ArticleWherefore Art Thou?
A pair of star-crossed lovers encounter the paranormal while performing Romeo & Juliet in fair Wisconsin. And when a man falls in love with his wife he doesn’t just get one life partner - he gains...
View ArticleThe Best Spots for Valentine's Day Dinner Reservations
Finding the right spot for a romantic Valentine's Day dinner can be overwhelming and stressful. Luckily, Eater NY senior critic Robert Sietsema joins us to talk about his selections for the best...
View ArticleA First Date Immigrant Story
Boy meets girl, boy’s an immigrant, they go on a first date. The date does not go well. 17 years later, the boy discovers that being an immigrant played a role, on both sides. What happened? Senior...
View ArticleLiving with Dying
On Valentine’s Day 2020, Peter Fodera’s heart broke. It stopped working. He collapsed in the middle of teaching a dance class. Someone performed CPR, someone called an ambulance. EMT’s showed up and he...
View ArticleFor Jasmine Guillory, Love Lives in the Details
According to the Romance Writers of America’s definition, a book must have a love story as the central plot and have a happily-ever-after ending to fit into the romance genre. And that guaranteed happy...
View ArticleTurkey's Erdoğan faces tough reelection following earthquakes
Following the earthquakes that devastated Turkey and Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has faced a mountain of criticism for his government's handling of the disaster. We hear why Turkish citizens...
View ArticleValentines from the Met
Listen Saturday, February 10th at 1pm.Program notes courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera.Click here for the 2023-24 Met Opera Radio Broadcast Season.The Metropolitan Opera continues its 2023-24 season of...
View ArticleElizabeth Day on Jacqueline du Pré’s Elgar and Navigating Loss
Elizabeth Day is an author, broadcaster, and host of the podcast “How to Fail,” where she interviews guests about what they have learned from failure. In this episode, Day reflects on a performance...
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