Please turn JavaScript on

The latest stories from www.wqxr.org

Is this your feed? Claim it!

Publisher:  Unclaimed!
Message frequency:  1.4 / day

Message History

Host Lee Koonce shares performances by the musicians of Ensemble Connect, Carnegie Hall’s fellowship for emerging professional artists. You’ll hear works by Mozart, Valerie Coleman, and Schubert from two performances recorded by Ensemble Connect last fall. Plus, Lee sits down with the program’s director, Amy Rhodes, who tells us more about the fellows’ exciting work.

<...


Read full story
May 12, 2026- Efforts in New York to scale back the use of a popular coolant that contributes to climate change has generated bipartisan pushback. We discuss what the implementation of these restrictions should look like with Richie Kaur, senior super pollutant reduction advocate for the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Read full story
May 12, 2026- New York League of Conservation Voters President Julie Tighe makes the case for the state to stay on track with the implementation of a 2019 state law designed to reduce the Empire State's carbon footprint. We discuss about regulatory and legislative efforts to curb the ambitious law.

Read full story
May 12, 2026-We talk about education services in state's prisons and how these programs can help incarcerated New Yorkers return to society. Our guest is Trent Griffin-Braaf, founder of Success Map Initiative

Read full story
May 11, 2026- State law requires school districts to adopt zero-emission school buses by 2035, so we discuss the implementation of this controversial mandate with Adam Ruder, director of clean transportation for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

Read full story