[Unedited] Sylvia Boorstein with Krista Tippett
A few years ago, Krista hosted an event in Detroit — a city in flux — on the theme of raising children. The conversation that resulted with the Jewish-Buddhist teacher and psychotherapist Sylvia...
View ArticleA Lovingkindness Meditation with Sylvia Boorstein
The beloved Buddhist-Jewish teacher Sylvia Boorstein led this impromptu, short meditation as part of her On Being conversation with Krista Tippett (“What We Nurture”) at a gathering in Michigan in...
View ArticleClimate Story Of The Week: Eco-Anxiety And Whether To Have Kids
As the changing climate continues to shape the planet, and some of the crises that humanity faces while living on it, we explore mental health, and the ethics of having kids.On Today's Show:Britt Wray,...
View ArticleGenerational Dread
Britt Wray, Human and Planetary Health Fellow at Stanford University and author of the new book Generation Dread, talks about how climate anxiety can affect people's decisions on whether to have...
View ArticleNew York Gun Regulation Laws; A School Psychologist on Managing Trauma;...
Coming up on today's show: Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, talks about renewed calls for regulating guns in the wake of two mass shootings. Plus, New York State Senator Zellnor...
View ArticleToy Guns Call In
Parents, do you let your kids play with toy guns? Water guns? What about when they use their hands to "shoot" their friends? Call in to discuss how you navigate toy guns and your children's play.
View ArticleJanuary 6th Hearing Recap; New York's GOP Gubernatorial Primary; COVID Shots...
Coming up on today's show: Theodoric Meyer, national political reporter for The Washington Post and a co-author of the Early 202 newsletter, recaps the first prime-time hearing held by the House Select...
View ArticlePope gives formal apology in Canada
Pope Francis is in Canada today, visiting the sites of former residential schools where Indigenous children were sent, frequently by force. They were funded by the Canadian government and administered...
View ArticleThe Complexity of Mom Friends, Listening Party: Bret McKenzie's 'Songs...
For our ongoing back-to-school week series, we talk about parenting and race. Helena Andrews-Dyer, senior culture writer for The Washington Post, has a new book called, The Mamas: What I Learned About...
View ArticleWhat Helena Andrews-Dyer Learned about Parenting and Race from Moms Not Like...
For our ongoing back-to-school week series, we talk about parenting and race. Helena Andrews-Dyer, senior culture writer for The Washington Post, has a new book called,The Mamas: What I Learned About...
View ArticleRaising Antiracists: Advice For Parents And Caregivers
Understanding race and racism is an important step toward helping children make sense of their world, and to try to make it better.On Today's Show:Ibram X. Kendi, professor in the Humanities and the...
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Classical Fun for Kids from the Aizuri Quartet
In their latest lab experiment, 2022 WQXR Artist Propulsion Lab members, theAizuri Quartet, created a stop-motion music video for their recording of the timeless folk song, "Freight Train." Written in...
View ArticleU.S. Surgeon General Decodes Biden’s 'Pandemic Is Over' Remark
The nation's chief medical advisor makes sense of this moment in the trajectory of COVID-19, plus, what's needed to address youth mental health.On Today's Show:U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy talks...
View ArticleTAKING FLIGHT WITH AMY TAN
Host Meg Wolitzer presents three works featuring birds, curated by writer and bird aficionado Amy Tan. Ben Loory’s “The Frog and the Bird,” is a twist the traditional fable genre; it’s performed by...
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Queens Classical Kids Fair!
Sunday, October 23, 1:00 - 4:00 pmWQXR's Classical Kids Fair August 2021(Photo by Flavio Pardo)Loading... WQXR is heading to Queens for our first Classical Kids Fair at the Queens Theatre! Families...
View ArticleLockerbie bombing suspect in US custody
The man alleged to have transported the bomb that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 that killed 270 people, is now in US custody. And, Canadian hospitals are struggling...
View ArticleA Children's Book About a Girl Who Really Wants a Pet
As the holidays approach and schools close for the winter break, all week we are joined by authors of recently released children's books. The latest from NAACP Image Award nominated children's book...
View ArticleTeaching Climate Change in Schools
Luca Cantagallo, 7th grader from Queens and IndyKids reporter, and Katie Worth, investigative reporter and author of Miseducation: How Climate Change Is Taught in America (Columbia Global Reports,...
View ArticleHow Ending Economic Racism Could Help White People Too
Would the impacts of racism be easier to communicate if we focused on the ways that bias and inequality are bad for everyone? On Today's Show:Heather McGhee, chair of Color of Change board of directors...
View ArticleThis Year's Lehrer Prize: Social And Emotional Learning For Kids
Tune in Thursday, June 15 at 8 p.m. on WNYC to hear the announcement of this year's winner(s).The Lehrer Prize recognizes a standout idea, individual, or organization that has contributed meaningfully...
View ArticleBanning Trans Kids' Futures
Right now HB 359 is making its way through the Montana state legislature. The measure would ban drag performances in schools, libraries, and some businesses. The ban defines drag in terms that are...
View ArticleMonday Morning Politics; Why Temporary License Plates are Everywhere Now; LED...
Coming up on today's show:Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, consultant for Radiolab, and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution (The New Press,...
View ArticleReparations in California; Size Discrimination Legislation in NYC; The...
Coming up on today's show: Emmanuel Felton, race and ethnicity reporter on the America desk at The Washington Post, breaks down the latest on a new bill that aims to provide reparations for black...
View ArticleUkrainian counteroffensive underway
Military officials say Ukraine has retaken four small towns from Russian-held territory. This follows much talk of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. And, US and Mexican authorities confirmed that eight...
View ArticleOn Being A “Pregnant Person”
The term "pregnant people," while more accurate and inclusive, has received pushback, claiming that the phrase is overly "woke" and erases women.On Today's Show:For Pride month, Krys Malcolm Belc,...
View ArticleWhat The US’ New Cooperation with the ICC Means for Ukraine
In March of 2023, the International Criminal Court issuedarrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, for the alleged crime of...
View ArticleIs It the End of Summer as We Know It?
As temperatures rise, the way children experience summer is changing drastically. Emma Pattee, climate journalist, discusses how the dangers of extreme heat are leading to empty playgrounds, camps...
View Article'The Ones We Sent Away'
Jennifer Senior, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of On Grief: Love, Loss, Memory (Atlantic Editions, 2023), talks about her September cover story about the practice of institutionalizing...
View ArticleMonday Morning Politics; Indian Point Nuclear Plant;The Ones We Sent Away;...
On today's show:Idrees Kahloon, Washington bureau chief for The Economist, talks about the latest national political news.Two years after its shutdown, Indian Point nuclear plant plans to release 1.3...
View ArticleUkrainian children head back to school amid war
Today is the first day of school across Ukraine. UNICEF just released a report on the devastating impacts of war on Ukrainian students' education, especially those near the frontlines. And, Cambodia is...
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New York Philharmonic's Very Young Composers 2023
WQXR is once again partnering with the New York Philharmonic to showcase music written by fourteen extraordinary composers, all participants in the NYP's Very Young Composers program who are middle and...
View ArticleCan Friendship Survive Parenthood?
A recent article in The Cut asked why some friendships can withstand everything BUT one friend's entry into parenthood. We'll unpack that and discuss why it can be so hard to maintain friendships with...
View ArticleChild Poverty and How to End It
Through the story of three North Philadelphia children and drawing on his research, Nikhil Goyal, sociologist and policymaker who served as senior policy advisor on education and children for Chairman...
View ArticleFormer Bernie Sanders Adviser Has A New Book On Actually Ending Child Poverty
Last year, the child poverty rose more than it ever has since the Census started recording it in 2009, more than doubling from 5.2 percent in 2021 to 12.4 percent in 2022.On Today's Show:Through the...
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Sunday, Oct. 8: Classical Kids Fair in Queens
Sunday, October 8, 1:00 - 4:00 pm(Doors open at 12:30 pm)WQXR's Classical Kids Fair in Queens, October 2022(Alfred Kan)Loading... WQXR is heading back to Queens for a Classical Kids Fair at the Queens...
View ArticleTom Morello Visits a Harlem School
Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is on tour, and his next stop is at PS 200 - The James McCune Smith School. The Harlem-born musician will perform and speak to middle schoolers in his...
View ArticleAn End of Life Doctor’s Shocking Loss
Dr. Bonnie Chen is no stranger to grief. The majority of her patients are facing a terminal illness and, as a palliative care doctor, her job is to help ease their symptoms. “It's a different kind of...
View Article“Ode to Those First Fifteen Minutes After the Kids Are Finally Asleep” by...
Clint Smith reads his poem, “Ode to Those First Fifteen Minutes After the Kids Are Finally Asleep.” This poem is featured in Clint’s On Being conversation with Krista, “What We Know in the ‘Marrow of...
View Article“Dance Party” by Clint Smith
Clint Smith reads his poem, “Dance Party.” This poem is featured in Clint’s On Being conversation with Krista, “What We Know in the ‘Marrow of Our Bones.’” Find more of his poems, along with our full...
View ArticleFerocious Figureheads
Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories about indomitable women. A mother grieves a loss fiercely in Carribean Fragoza’s “Lumberjack Mom,” performed by Roberta Colindrez. And Richard Yates’ classic...
View ArticleWith A Child Tax Credit Deal Near, Why The US Supports Families Less Than...
A bipartisan deal is in the works to expand the child tax credit in a way that would largely benefit low-income families.On Today's Show:Dylan Matthews, senior correspondent and lead writer for Vox's...
View ArticleUS Role in the Mideast; Sustainable Delivery; US Natural Gas Exports;...
Coming up on today's show:Three U.S. service members were killed in Jordan this week, and now some Republicans are proposing that the United States should attack Iran. Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories...
View ArticleLawmakers Worry About Social Media's Impact On Kids. But What Can They...
A hearing this week on kids' online safety became contentious and, at times, emotional as senators from both parties grilled tech CEOs.On Today's Show:Will Oremus, technology reporter at The Washington...
View ArticleWhat the Tweens Are Actually Buying
Casey Lewis, author of After School, a trendspotting newsletter about Gen Z and Gen Alpha, talks about her piece in The Cut titled "Tweencore: What the 13-and-under set is shopping for" as tweens who...
View ArticleNo, Trans Girls Don’t Become Athletes To Bully Other Kids
As we close out the second month of the 2024 election year, numerous anti-trans laws have been enacted across the country.On Today's Show:Alejandra Caraballo, Clinical Instructor at Harvard Law...
View ArticleOut of Sight
HostMeg Wolitzer shares three stories about people who put things out of sight—and try to put them out of mind. In Lisa Ko’s “Nightlife,” read by Vanessa Kai, a pair of friends quietly sidestep...
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George Takei on 'My Lost Freedom'
George Takei, actor, activist and writer, discusses his debut picture book, My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story (Crown Books for Young Readers, 2024).My Lost Freedom: A Japanese...
View ArticleDo's and Don'ts of Nannying and Babysitting
Finding a reliable, trustworthy, and cost-effective nanny or babysitter can be a headache. Even as a job-seeker, some might have trouble finding the right family (and child) to work with. To help us...
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