Episodes
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‘Fare’-well, Metro Card
New York City is constantly changing. Starting in 2026, the MetroCard will no longer be available for New York City residents. Produced by: Nika Berezutski, Piper Lacy, Ewan McDougall, Sophia Medley, Bainer Sweeny, Summer Zhao
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The Yellow Wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, was first published in New England Magazine in 1891, and was rediscovered in the era of Second Wave feminism along with Gilman’s other works. It has come to be considered a landmark in feminist fiction. Its themes of confinement, betrayal and...
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Gridlocked
Gridlocked is an immersive audio piece exploring the relationship between cars and urban life in New York City. Created as a soundwalk—an audio experience meant to be heard while walking—it uses field recordings and narration to examine the impact of vehicle congestion. As congestion pricing...
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African Burial Ground
Since 2007 the African Burial Ground has served as a reminder of the suffering of slaves. Located in the financial district in Manhattan, New York, it is a memorial to those who lost their lives because of slavery. Produced by: Juliana Krogsman
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A Home-Made Roaratorio
Roaratorio is an acoustic experimental production created by the composer John Cage in 1979 for West German Radio. Cage, whose complex and challenging music often seemed chaotic, was actually a meticulous designer of his compositions, and this lush work is a good example of his mode of operation....
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Radio Play: Sorry Wrong Number
Cast: Isabel Guastella, Elena Hollenbeak, Sophia Longmuir, Atticus Malloy, Jean-Luc Montaudy Band: Nicolas Bond, Deniz Oszan, Lio Spinelli Co-Director and producer: Maddy Burger
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New Screen Fest 2025
The New School’s student-lead film festival, the New Screen Fest, is back for its third annual run. Diverse, creative films from a multitude of genres will be on display on Saturday May 10th at the DCTV Firehouse Cinema. Under the guidance of screen studies professor Nathan Fitch, students work…
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La Cocina: A Lang Theater Production
The Lang Theater Production for Spring 2025 will be a staging of La Cocina, written by Tony Meneses and directed by Danica Selem. A contemporary adaptation of the 1960's play The Kitchen by Arnold Wesker, La Cocina takes a deeper look at the dynamics of a kitchen in New York City and working…
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The New School’s Comedy Club: Mother Figure
Step into the world of The New School’s Comedy Club, Mother Figure, where creativity and laughter take center stage. This audio piece explores the vibrant community of aspiring comedians, their deep connection to New York's historic comedy scene, and highlights their upcoming events. Discover how...
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Edges of Ailey: An Oasis in the Desert
The Edges of Ailey exhibition at The Whitney Museum celebrates the life and work of choreographer and activist Alvin Ailey, whose revolutionary artistry reshaped American dance and culture. Featuring over 80 artists, the exhibit weaves together archival materials, photographs, visual art, and…
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The Village Halloween Parade 2024
The Village Halloween Parade is one of New York City’s most cherished cultural rites, drawing people from all over the city—and all over the world, to participate in a celebration of freedom, fantasy and fun. Each year it is an eye-popping extravaganza—building-high skeletons, leering monsters,...
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The Tell-Tale Heart
We bring to you a live-recording of Edgar Allen Poe’s chilling classic, The Tell-Tale Heart. Since its publication in 1843, this story has captivated audiences with its intense exploration of guilt, madness, and the human psyche. In a unique twist, our narrator is voiced by the talented Isabel...
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The Merchant's House: A Portal into the Past
The Merchant's House Museum, which from 1835-1933 was a residential home for a wealthy family, now exists as a historic house museum in the heart of the East Village. The museum is furnished almost exactly as it was when it was a residence and with nearly all of the family's original furniture…
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Billie Jean: The Video That Transformed Music Video History
Producers Andrea Tlacuilo and Alisha Mess tell the story of how Michael Jackson overcame MTV’s racial barrier with his smash hit music video “Billie Jean.” We’d love to give a special thanks to Raul Tlacuilo, Tricia White, Marc Plotkin, and Marlon Saunders. Our Sources: MTV News: David Bowie...
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Disney Adults
Since the development of the Disney company in 1923, Disney has grown to be a staple of North American culture, but with its popularity came something unexpected — the cultural phenomenon of “Disney Adults.” Produced By: M Shimek, Emily Wampold, Lillian Heckler, Gabriella Bottomley, Jordan Jainlett
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Gaia Music Collective
In a post-Covid society where community is hard to come across The Gaia Music Collective is here to save the day. A New York City based music collective that hosts a variety of singing events, Gaia prides itself with creating special experiences for everyone. Matt Goldstein, Gaia's founder talks...
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Interview: Bureen Ruffin
Producer Maddy Burger interviews her former professor Bureen Ruffin, who teaches first-year writing at The New School. They discuss their individual and collective journeys, while asking deep and reflective questions about education and humanity.
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SATURNALIA AND SADNESS; GLEE AND GHOSTS: THE VILLAGE HALLOWEEN PARADE TURNS 50.
The Village Halloween Parade celebrated its 50th anniversary this week, with performance artist Laurie Anderson as the Grand Marshall. WNSR’s Sarah Montague attended. She says is was both ghostly and gleeful.
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Summer Flings To Wedding Rings
Going to summer camp is almost a rite of passage for many Jewish tweens and teens nationwide. With puberty hormones raging, unspoken (and spoken) peer pressure, and the inherent design of these camps, it is no wonder that they produce lots and lots of couples. In this feature, producers Audrey...
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The No Man's Land of Manhattan
The average New Yorker or tourist who visits the Empire State Building may not notice Legends Sports Bar, one of many which are opposite this iconic landmark. From the outside, there are no clues that this is the home of underground football culture in the city - literally. The basement of this…
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Halloween Parade 2023
The annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade returned in person this year with a wide array of colorful costumes and a great deal of merry noise. Reporter Jean-Luc Mountady stopped by to catch a few minutes of the action.
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The New York Bagel
Producer Violette Hedo reflects on the nature and cultural significance of this iconic New York food.
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America's Anchorman Rush Limbaugh
Taking a media critique approach to historical analysis, Calvin Ryerse explores the rise of Rush Limbaugh, the man who proved conservative media could be a powerful and profitable cultural force. Music Attribution: theme 4 - johnny_ripper
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The Twilight Renaissance
The Twilight Saga is a series of four fantasy novels by Stephanie Meyer. The film adaptations, beginning in 2008, attracted a huge following, fashioning a generation of what producer Kleigh Balugo calls “Twi-Hards.” Now, she says in this feature, “Gen Z has become obsessed with Twilight. We binge...
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Black 90s Fashion
Producer Bria Dixon investigates the way Black fashion of the 1990s "celebrates self love" and Black culture. Music & Video Sources- “Aaliyah - Rock The Boat (Original Video).” YouTube, uploaded by Blackground Records 2.0, 9 September 2021, youtu.be/3HSJU5fDg0A. “Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Still...
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Only One Can Survive: Portraying Class Disparities Through Ritualized Violence in Film/TV
Description: The South Korean drama series Squid Game, released on Netflix in Sept. 2021, became the streaming platform’s most viewed series to date with approximately 142 million household views worldwide in its first 28 days. The series is about individuals in financial debt who agree to...
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Who is Gnarls Narwhal? A love letter to the Misfit Mascot
The New School is historically unconventional, and has an equally unique mascot. Here is the story of Gnarls the Narwhal, and how their identity represents us, the student body. Produced by: Jade Welder, Tina Ngyuen, Marin Gross, and Stephen Lehren
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A Bike Ride Through Central Park
On Sept. 25 2021, the Student Leadership and Involvement team hosted a bike ride event in Central Park. Both faculty and students alike participated in this event, where they expressed how they felt to attend an in-person event after experiencing classes on Zoom for the past year and a half....
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A Family Portrait
Content warning: this includes descriptions of eating disorder behaviors and anxiety. Food, exercise and family collide in unexpected ways. Marley Collins talks to her family about food, exercise, and her and her sister's eating disorders. Production and music by Marley Collins. Edited by Andy...
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BIRTH IN TWO NATIONS
When it comes to delivering babies in the good ole USA for Black women, you will find that we are living in two very different America's when you look at the infant mortality rate. Producer Amber Worsley talks with mothers and doulas about their experiences in and outside hospitals in an attempt…
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Orchard Street
\Producer Christian Nesfield interviews his grandmother, Ellen Holden, about the history his family, and Orchard Street in Ridgwood, New Jersey where they’ve lived for over a hundred years.
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It's In Our DNA
They were chosen because the islands were so remote. Told through personal narratives of young people, we explore the history of the United States' nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. For the Marshallese, life will never be the same. Produced by Calvin Ryerse, edited by Bria Dixon, music by...
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Far More Than Art Imitates Life
Fiction plays an important part in most people's everyday lives. Producer Sheyda Parnianpour was inspired by the Oscar Wilde quote 'Life imitates art far more than art imitates life' to explore the role of fiction in the lives of three millennials.
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Radio Date
Radio date is a short feature documenting the eclectic, isolating, and humorous experience of Black, queer, nonbinary dating during the CO-VID 19 pandemic. It's meant to reveal my newly acquired light but strange virtual dating life to address the macro phenomenon of Black, queer and trans folk…
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Mother and Daughter
Mother and Daughter is a radio feature by Andy Hartman where she details her gender transition and relates it to her mother's experiences with pregnancy and breast cancer. Produced by Marley Collins and Sarah Montague. Featuring music by Siddhartha Corsus.
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Mexican Cuisine: Assimilating into America
Common understanding of Mexican food is far from its authentic actuality. Traditional dishes from south of the border have become appropriated by white restaurateurs and immigrants alike to turn a profit; Mexican cuisine and the culture itself has shifted in order to remain palatable for the US...
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British Fever
Produced by Jack Irwin, Ariana Martinez, Xander Nazon, and Violet Heppler
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Mothers at Work: A Reluctant Rehiring
Just in time for Mother's Day, we examine an employment bias against mothers who have taken time off to care for their children. Although the return to the workforce is not easy, many mothers still choose to be with their children in the early years and go back to work once their kids are all…
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New-Age Dance
As we’ve spent more and more time at home, the user base of apps like Tiktok has grown dramatically. We explored the impact that this highly accessible dance platform is having on the dance community. Produced by Kaiya Lightner, Lu Mejia, Charlotte Damson, Mitch Kelly
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Social Awkwardness: It’s Not Just You!
As many people are interacting with less people, social awkwardness has been normalized. Students and essential workers share their socially awkward situations. Produced by Helen Chappell, Monica Sinaloa, Amanda Deskavich, Ruby Seiwert, Marisa Reif, Monica Sinaloa, and Lexi Lane.
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Producing Art During Covid
Numerous communities have seen themselves affected creatively and professionally by the Covid-19 pandemic and the social distancing restrictions that have been established. Artists and creatives from different fields share how their practices have changed to adapt to the “new normal.”
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Preserving & Pickling: The Lower East Side
Pickles and cultural preservation happenings on the Lower East Side. Reported, Produced, & Mixed by Adina Karp
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Overlooked and Under Documented: Examining Diversity Initiatives Within Obituaries and Archives
Diversity in representation after death can be found in both obituaries and archives, but it's not something that happens overnight, and it is not something that happens on it’s own. If death as an act is the only thing that transcends all else, then studying its representation in our society and...
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Street Harassment in NYC
Street Harassment in NYC by WNSR contributors
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Almost Lost Abroad
Traveling around Europe with your two best friends can be fun, if you know what you're doing. This is a story about the time I almost got lost in Italy four times.
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Female Voices in Film
A young woman attempting to find her place and voice in the film industry.
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Overlooked & Under Documented
Examining diversity initiatives within archives and obituaries.
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The Good Friday Pilgrimage: Episode 1
57 Years after the Good Friday Experiment gave 20 christian college students the mystical experience of their lives, one professor decides to pay homage to the site, as a place of sacred and religious significance. Special thanks to Christopher "Doc" Kelley Additional audio provided by: MAPS…
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