[REBROADCAST FROM June 11, 2026] The stars of Broadway's Tony-winning musical "The Outsiders" joined Alison Stewart live in The Greene Space at WNYC. The event featured up-close performances from actors Noah Pacht (Ponyboy), Caleb Mathura (Johnny Cade), SeQuoiia (Dallas Winston), Dan Berry (Darrel), Sutton James Kaylor (Sodapop), and Emma Pittman (Cherry). They talked about their roles and broke down the work of putting on a hit Broadway show eight times a week. 

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[REBROADCAST FROM October 19 2020] Investigative journalist Les Payne spent 28 years working on his biography, The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X, but died before the book could be completed. As part of our Full Bio series, we spoke with his daughter Tamara Payne, who was his chief researcher on the project and finished the book. 

Photo by Lloyd Yearwood/Three Lions/Getty Images: Human rights activist Malcolm X at Harlem Broadcasting Station, WLIB, expressing his views on the radio, with editor George S Schuyler, circa 1960-1965. 

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The new documentary "Brailled It" follows a group of blind and low-vision kids as they compete in the Braille Challenge against the country's top readers. The documentary has five directors, three of which are the blind and low-vision children themselves. One of those kids, Christopher Morgan, joins us alongside the film's two adult co-directors, David Grabias and Brendon Shulze. "Brailled It" opens at Quad Cinema tomorrow.

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Singer-songwriter Ashe exploded onto the scene with her hit divorce track "Moral of the Story," and has since collaborated with FINNEAS to form the group The Favors. Her upcoming solo album, "The Girl of Your Dreams," will be released on October 16th. Ashe previews the album with special live performances. 

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[REBROADCAST FROM June 29, 2026] Comedian and actress Michelle Buteau returns to her role as stylist Mavis Beaumont for a final season of her dramedy series 'Survival of the Thickest.' She joins us for a preview.

Photo by Janice Yi 

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[REBROADCAST FROM July 9, 2024] A new play from actor Marin Ireland tells the story of a woman processing the aftermath of a relationship that ended with domestic violence. The lead role is played in rotation by multiple actors, including Maria Dizzia, who also directs the show. Ireland and Dizzia join us to discuss 'Pre-Existing Condition.”

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Acclaimed theater director Jamie Lloyd has become famous for his spare and innovative productions of classic theater and Shakespeare... along with his boundary-pushing revivals of Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals, like "Sunset Boulevard" and the forthcoming "Evita." He joins us to discuss his boundary-pushing career ahead of his upcoming Broadway shows, "Evita" and "Much Ado About Nothing." 

Photo by Bruce Glikas/WireImage via Getty: Pierre Marais and Director Jamie Lloyd during the closing night curtain call for the hit revival of "Sunset Blvd." on Broadway at The St. James Theatre on July 20, 2025 in New York City.

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The new documentary "Give It a Shot" follows doctors in India and Virginia as they seek to develop a revolutionary, reversible male contraceptive. Director Vaishali Sinha joins us to discuss the film, which opens at DCTV on September 4. 

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[REBROADCAST FROM June 10, 2026] Tori Kelly discusses her latest album, God Must Really Love Me.

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[REBROADCAST FROM April 28, 2026] The prolific and ever-collaborative musician Angelique Kidjo tapped Pharrell, Quavo, and Nile Rogers along with African artists including The Cavemen and Fally Ipupa and many others to join her on her latest album HOPE!

Photo by Brantley Gutierrez

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