While the city and the nation celebrate the end of the worst of the pandemic and we’re all enjoying reconnecting in person again, New Yorkers must reconcile the fact that tourists will once again flood our streets. New York Times culture editor Adam Sternbergh recently wrote about the phenomenon of New Yorkers having the city to ourselves and joins us to discuss the love/hate relationship of locals and tourists. We'll also take calls from listeners about what you will miss once the tourists -- and the lines -- fully return.
Writer Amy Sohn joins us to discuss her latest book, The Man Who Hated Women: Sex, Censorship, and Civil Liberties in the Gilded Age. The book recounts the little-known history of one man in the late 19th century who had it in for women's rights. His name was Anthony Comstock; he was a special agent to the U.S. Post Office whose eponymous law from 1873 made it illegal to send contraception through the mail. The book explains his profound impacts on women's lives and delves into the specific stories of the eight women who were charged with violating the law, including Emma Goldman and Victoria C. Woodhull, the first woman to run for president.
Rolling Stone’s chief TV critic, Alan Sepinwall, joins us for the next installment of our ongoing “Review/Preview” series. This week, we’re taking a look at classic shows you may have missed when they first aired, but that are definitely worth revisiting -- from “The Sopranos” to “Lost.”
In July, The Wallflowers release their first album in nearly a decade, Exit Wounds. Jakob Dylan joins us for a Listening Party.