Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is publicly sharing the process of freezing her eggs, all while people are speculating about her plans to run for higher office. 

On Today's Show:
Annie Karni, congressional correspondent for The New York Times and co-author (with Luke Broadwater) of Mad House: How Donald Trump, Maga Mean Girls, a Former Used Car Salesman, a Florida Nepo Baby and a Man with Rats in his Walls Broke Congress (Random House, 2025), talks about how women are reacting and how this might connect to her political future.

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[REBROADCAST FROM April 2023] Revolutionary Era poet Phillis Wheatley was an enslaved woman who nevertheless became one of the most celebrated poets of her day. Author David Waldstreicher discusses his book, The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet's Journeys Through American Slavery and Independence, as part of our Full Bio series.

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[REBROADCAST FROM January 26, 2026] For our January Get Lit with All Of It book club event, Ocean Vuong requested he be accompanied by musical guest Quinn Christopherson, a Tiny Desk contest winner, who flew in from Alaska overnight to perform some new music, live.

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[REBROADCAST FROM January 26, 2026] We present highlights from our live conversation with Ocean Vuong from our Get Lit with All Of It book club event. We spent a month reading his novel, The Emperor of Gladness.  

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Former Mets player Jose Iglesias helped spur the team to a deep post-season run with the release of his song, "OMG," under his stage name Candelita. The song became a rallying cry for the team, and part of the Mets homerun celebration. Now, Iglesias is making his Broadway debut as the Narrator in the Tony-winning musical "Buena Vista Social Club." Iglesias discusses his journey from second base to the Broadway stage. 

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images: Jose Iglesias #11 of the New York Mets celebrates after beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in Game Four of the Division Series at Citi Field on October 09, 2024 in New York City. 

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Looking to escape the heat of August? Try heading to the movies at Metrograph, which is featuring exciting film series like "Gary Oldman: The Protean Man" and "This Night Has Opened My Eyes," featuring films about one wild night. Inge de Leeuw, director of programming at Metrograph, and Edo Choi, film programmer at Metrograph, preview some of the films you can catch this month at the theater. 

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Singer-songwriter Medium Build (aka Nick Carpenter) performs live from his new album King of Having Fun, out on September 4. Medium Build is performing at Webster Hall on October 9.

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[REBROADCAST FROM June 10, 2026] Azniv Korkejian, known by her stage name Bedouine, shares music from her album Neon Summer Skin. 

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[REBROADCAST FROM July 18, 2025] Latin Grammy-award winning Brazilian artist Liniker is town this week for her free show at Lincoln Center on July 18. Ahead of the concert, she performs live in our studio, discusses her latest album, CAJU, and reflects on what it meant to her to be the first transgender woman to ever win a Latin Grammy. 

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[REBROADCAST FROM January 13, 2026] The HawtPlates describe themselves as "a family singing group that was formed in a one-bedroom apartment in The Bronx." Throughout this month until January 25, they're performing a work called Dream Feed at HERE Arts Center as part of Under the Radar. Family and band members Justin Hicks, Jade Hicks and Kenita Miller-Hicks to perform live in the studio. 

Photo by Daniel Vasquez

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