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OTR November 10th, 2024: NY Voters Turn Red - Racist Messages Sent to Black Americans Post-Election - Potential and Likely Impact of US Election Results on International Affairs - The Passing of Music Legend Quincy Jones
OTR November 3rd, 2024: Internet Famous Pet Squirrel Seized by NY Authorities - National Archives Museum to Whitewash New History Exhibits - Chinese Hackers Allegedly Access Audio of US Calls - The Day of the Dead Comments
OTR October 27th, 2024: Woman in Florida Found Guilty of 2nd Degree Murder in Bizarre Case - Overview of Israel's Oct 26th Attack on Iran - Egypt Declared Malaria-Free - New York City Ghost Stories
OTR October 20th, 2024: Petition to Keep Chris Brown from Performing in South Africa - Shooting at MS High School Football Game - Fall Foliage Facts for NYC
OTR October 13th, 2024: Alleged Power Grab by Mayor Adams via NYC Ballot Initiatives - Overview of Hispanic/Latinx American Heritage Month in US - Colombia River Guardians Face Threats, Challenges
OTR October 6th, 2024: Hurricane Helene vs. Homeowners without Flood Insurance - Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright Expected to Resign - African Migrants Abandoned During Bombardment of Lebanon
OTR September 29th, 2024: Mayor Adams Indicted - Marcellus Williams Executed - Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon
OTR September 15th, 2024: NYPD Commissioner Resigns - GOP and Hate Groups Spread Anti-Haitian Rhetoric - Young Afghan Women Pursue Higher Education in Scotland
OTR September 8th, 2024: Members of Mayor Adams' Inner Circle Raided by Feds - Mom Refuses to Let Kids Reunify with Allegedly Abusive Father - the Dominique Pelicot Case in France - Free Tuition for Cooper Union Seniors
OTR September 1st, 2024: Coyotes in New York City and State - VP Harris and Gov. Tim Walz CNN Interview - Polio Vaccinations Planned for Children in Gaza
OTR August 25th, 2024: Updates on Three Stories from Earlier This Year
OTR August 18th, 2024: Texas AG Sues to Allow Guns at State Fair - Doctors in India Go on Strike After Medic Raped and Murdered - Mayor Adams Subpoenaed Over Campaign Finances
OTR August 11th, 2024: Mask Ban Passes in Nassau County, NY - US Involved in Multiple Wars as Biden Admin Ends - Racist Mobs Riot Across UK - Algerian Athletes Make History at Paris Olympics
OTR July 27th, 2024: Listeria Outbreak Hits NYC - Kamala Harris' Record on Climate - Anti-Tourist Backlash in Europe - Two Children Save Another Child From Would-Be Kidnapper
OTR July 21st, 2024: New Tree Law in Westchester - Black Woman Named Sonya Massey Calls 911 for Help, Shot Dead by White Deputy in Illinois - Violent Repression of Student Protests in Bangladesh - Advances in Genomic Sequencing to Treat Pediatric Cancers
OTR July 14th, 2024: More 2024 Car Deaths than Gun Deaths in NYC - Secret Organization of Rich Right-Wing Christians Seeking to Control US Politics & Culture - Paris Busses Immigrants Out of City Ahead of Olympics
OTR July 7th, 2024: Federally-Run Nursing Homes Go Months, Years Without Inspections - 7 Guatemalan Immigrants Shot by White Neighbor in Nebraska - Landslide Victory for Labour Party in UK Snap Election
OTR June 30th, 2024: NYC Police Commissioner Caban Buries Police Brutality Cases - Planned Ideological Purges of Federal Workers Under Trump - Kenya's President Ruto Backs Down on Tax Hikes After Protests
OTR June 16th, 2024: Gov. Hochul Proposes Subway Mask Ban - Supreme Court Ruling Upholds Abortion Pill Access - Florida Jury Holds Chiquita Banana Accountable for Extrajudicial Killings in Colombia
(Rebroadcast) OTR June 2nd, 2024: Brooklyn School Gets Exemption from NYC Literacy Curriculum Mandate - Former President Guilty on 34 Federal Counts in Hush Money Case - Mexico Poised to Elect North American's First Woman President
OTR June 2nd, 2024: Brooklyn School Gets Exemption from NYC Literacy Curriculum Mandate - Former President Guilty on 34 Federal Counts in Hush Money Case - Mexico Poised to Elect North American's First Woman President
OTR May 26th, 2024: Largest Election in History Takes Place in India - Federal Judge Warns About the Dangers of Qualified Immunity - Birthday Party Project Helps Kids in Shelters Celebrate
OTR May 19th, 2024: Leaked Chats Show Wealthy Individuals Urged Adams to Use Cops on Columbia Protesters - North Carolina Anti-Mask Bill - France's Suppression of Kanak Uprising in New Caledonia
OTR May 12th, 2024: Mothers of Missing People in Mexico Protest Government Inaction - Vermont May Become 1st State to Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Damage - A New Kid-Friendly Visitation Room at Rikers' Island Ahead of Mothers' Day
OTR May 5th, 2024: NYPD Raids CUNY City College Gaza Solidarity Encampment - Possible Undercount of H5N1 Human Cases + Raw Milk Tik Tok Influencers - Extreme Heat in Southeast Asia Causes Human Deaths, Takes Toll on Crops etc
(Rebroadcast) OTR April 28th, 2024: Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Encampment at Columbia - Supreme Court Allows Doe v. McKesson Ruling to Stand, Threatens Protest Rights - Nestlé Adds More Sugar to Baby Formula, Cereals in Global South - Origins of 4/20
OTR April 21st, 2024: Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Encampment at Columbia University - Supreme Court Allows Doe v. McKesson Ruling to Stand, Threatens Protest Rights - Nestlé Adds More Sugar to Baby Formula, Cereals in Global South - Origins of 4/20
OTR April 14th, 2024: NYPD Cops Who Shot Kawaski Trawick to Face No Discipline - Chicago Police Shoot Dexter Reed 96 Times, Killing Him, During Traffic Stop - At Least 6 Dead in Australian Shopping Center Stabbing
OTR April 7th, 2024: Weapon Scanners in NYC Subway Stations - H5N1 (Bird Flu) Outbreak in US - Mexico Suspends Diplomatic Relations with Ecuador
OTR March 24th, 2024: 19 year old Samyia Spain Murdered in Brooklyn for Rejecting Man's Advances - Deadly Terrorist Attack in Moscow - Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Sanders Propose Green New Deal for Public Housing
OTR March 17th, 2024: Details on Shooting in Brooklyn Subway Station - VP Kamala Harris Visits MN Abortion Clinic - Haitian Gangs Seek More Control as PM Steps Down
OTR March 10th, 2024: Music Therapy for New Yorkers with Dementia - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Programs Under Attack - Extreme Anti-LGBTQIA+ Bill in Ghana
OTR March 3rd, 2024: Trader Joe's Anti-Union Tactics & Arguments - Self-Immolation of Aaron Bushnell - US Drops Aid into Gaza - Ruth Gottesman's Transformative Donation to Bronx Medical School
OTR February 25th, 2024: Untimely Passing of NYC Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Flaco - Texas Judge Rules School Can Legally Punish Black Student For Hairstyle - Escalating Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan
OTR February 11th, 2024: Happy Lunar New Year - NYPD Union Tries & Fails to Block Protest Response Reform - Massive "Secure DC" Omnibus Crime Bill Advances with Amendments - Presidential Elections Postponed in Senegal
OTR February 4th, 2024: 33 Year-Old Construction Worker Killed on Illegal Worksite in Brooklyn - US Librarians Facing Far-Right Attacks - Irish Nationalist Appointed as First Minister of Northern Ireland - Early Detection of Brain Cancer via Blood Test
OTR January 28th, 2024: NY Midwife Falsifies Vaccine Records - GOP Governors Support Abbott Against Biden Over US/Mexico Border, Echoing Confederacy - Update on South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel - Presidential Pardons for Cannabis Possession
OTR January 21st, 2024: CUNY Layoffs Weeks Before Start of Spring Semester - Mother & 2 Children Left to Drown While Trying to Migrate Across US/Mexico Border - Iran's Role Several Middle Eastern Conflicts
OTR January 14th, 2024: NY Hospitals Pay Penalties for Nurse Understaffing- Settlement for Wrongfully Imprisoned NC Man - Lai Ching-te Wins Taiwan Presidential Election- Tiny Homes Helps Unhoused- MLK Jr.'s Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence Speech
OTR January 7th, 2024: Train Derailment in New York City - 215 Bodies Found in Jackson, MS Pauper's Field, Loved Ones Not Contacted - Israeli Officials Call for "Voluntary Migration" of Palestinians from Gaza - Dog Finds Missing Finnish Child in Snowbank
OTR December 31st, 2023: The End of Sunday Service For NYC Public Libraries - Debate Over Removing Trump from Some State's 2024 Ballots - The Year in Climate Change - All Animals in PA Shelter Adopted
OTR December 24th, 2023: Rebroadcast of OTR December 17th, 2023: Engineer Suspended After Bronx Apartment Building Collapse - Debate Over Artificial Intelligence Regulation - Genocide Against Sudan's Masalit People; Boys and Men Targeted
OTR December 17th, 2023: Engineer Suspended After Bronx Apartment Building Collapse - Debate Over Artificial Intelligence Regulation - Genocide Against Sudan's Masalit People; Boys and Men Targeted
OTR December 10th, 2023: Court Rules Parts of NY Gun Laws Cannot Be Enforced (For Now) - Attempted Arson At the Birthplace of MLK Jr. - Russia Supreme Court Bans LBGTQ+ "Movement" - Minimum Wage Win For NYC Delivery Workers
OTR December 3rd, 2023: Congestion Pricing Coming to NYC - HIV/AIDS Activists Warn of Backsliding on Prevention and Treatment Efforts - Russia Supreme Court Bans LBGTQ+ "Movement" - Minimum Wage Win For NYC Delivery Workers
OTR November 19th, 2023: Columbia University's Changes Events Policy, Suspends Some Student Groups - 20 Year Old Osama Bin Laden Letter Circulating on Social Media - Tight Presidential Race in Argentina Between Far-Right and a Center-Left Candidate
OTR November 12th, 2023: Concerning Rise in Syphilis Cases Among Babies in NY, NJ - Fake Rehab Centers Targeting Native Americans in Arizona - What Is Ethnic Cleansing? Examples Past and Present - Free 2-Year Degree Program Butler University in Indiana
OTR November 5th, 2023: FBI Raid Complicates Mayor Adams' Reelection Plans - What to Know About Far-Right Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson - Domestic Abuse & Femicide in Australia - Young Boy Cured of Sickle Cell Anemia
OTR October 22nd, 2023: Changing Expectations of Student Protesters at Elite Universities - Oklahoma AG Sues to Stop First Public Religious School in United States - Protesters on Capitol Hill Calling for Ceasefire in Gaza Arrested
OTR October 15th, 2023: Visits to Food Pantries Surge in New York City - California Announces New "Ebony Alert" for Missing Young Black Women and Children - Roughly Half of Gaza's Population Displaced
OTR October 8th, 2023: NYC Struggles to Control Surge in Tuberculosis Cases - Biden Waives 26 Federal Laws to Continue Border Wall Construction - Concerns Over Kenyan Police Sent to Fight Haitian Gangs - Redonda Eradicates Rats and Other Invasive Species
OTR October 1st, 2023: Recent Flooding in New York City - Death of Senator Diane Feinstein - 15 year old Girl Stabbed to Death in London - Supreme Court Victor in Brazil for Indigenous Land Rights
OTR September 24th, 2023: Senior NJ Senator Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges - Meat Processing Worker Injuries and Child Labor in the US: 1096 and Today - Catastrophic Flooding in Libya
OTR September 17th, 2023: Suspected Opioid Exposure Kills 1 Child, Sickens 3 Others at Bronx Daycare - United Automobile Workers Strike - Test to Detect Abortion Pill Use Created in Poland
OTR September 3rd, 2023: Anti-Black Massacre in Jacksonville, FL - Military Coup in Gabon Deposes President Bongo - Some Staten Islanders Welcome & Assist New Migrants
OTR August 27th, 2023: CDC on Verge of Lowering Infection Control Standards in Healthcare - UK Nurse Charged with Killing At Least 7 Babies - Brooklyn Man Helps Neighborhood See Saturn with Telescope
OTR August 20th, 2023: Recent Whale Deaths on Long Island - Lahaina Fires, Tension Between Maui Residents, Native Hawaiians, Climate Change and Tourist Industry
OTR August 13th, 2023: David Simon Calls NYC 'Off Brand' Over Traffic Rules - Mississippi Officers Plead Guilty to Torturing 2 Black Men - Mexico's President Asks Why Criticism from Female Opponent Isn't "Gender Violence" - 50 years of Hip Hop
OTR August 6th, 2023: The Homophobic Murder of O'Shae Sibley in Brooklyn - Lab Grown Meat Industry - Warming Oceans Due to Climate Change & Impact on Coral Reefs
OTR July 30th, 2023: Hate Crime at Brooklyn Yoga Studio - Lyme Disease on the Rise in the US - Qur'an Burnings in Sweden & Denmark - Death of Shuhada' Sadaqat (born Sinéad O'Connor)
OTR July 16th, 2023: Suspect Arrested in String of Long Island Murders - House GOP Passes Military Budget with Anti-LGBTQIA+ and other Bigoted Conditions - Black Migrants and Locals Face Harsh Treatment in Tunisia
OTR July 9th, 2023: Judge Blocks Minimum Wage Increase for NYC Delivery Workers - Forever Chemicals in US Drinking Water - Gas Leak Kills 17 in South Africa - Homeless Shelters Get a New Look
OTR July 2nd, 2023: NYPD's First Female Commissioner Resigns - Carlishia Hood's Lawsuit Against City of Chicago - Protests in France After Police Killing of Nahel M. - Yale Grants Degrees to Student-Inmates
OTR June 18th, 2023: PLACE Endorsed Candidates Win 40% of CEC Seats - Tori Bowie & Black Maternal Mortality - Antiguan LGBTQ+ Activist Challenges Anti-Sodomy Law and Wins - US Supreme Court Upholds Part of Voting Rights Act
OTR June 11th, 2023: Dangerous Conditions at Rikers Island - White Woman Arrested After Shooting Her Black Neighbor to Death in FL - Controversial New French Language Law in Quebec - A Bed-Stuy Public School Embraces Lessons on Bias, Race, & Identity
OTR June 4th, 2023: NYPD Charges Jordan Neely Protestors with Domestic Terrorism - Stop Cop City Protestors Charged with Domestic Terrorism - Mexican Officials Find Human Remains in 45 Bags - 101 Year-Old Veteran Walks in Graduation Ceremony
OTR May 28th, 2023: Mayor Eric Adams Attempts to Limit NYC Right to Shelter - 11 Year Old Black Boy Shot by Mississippi Police After Calling 911 - German Police Crack Down on Climate Activists - Vertical Gardens in Compton, CA
OTR May 21st, 2023: Anti-Fare Evasion Turnstiles Proposed for MTA - DC Cop Charged with for Leaking Info to Hate Group - Talk of How a New "BRICS" Currency Could Dethrone the US Dollar
OTR May 14th, 2023: NYC Makes Size Discrimination Illegal - Title 42 Expires, New Migrant Restrictions Under Biden - Rising Death Toll of Kenyan Death Cult - Community Gardens in Brooklyn & Queens
OTR May 7th, 2023: NYC Commuters React to Jordan Neely's Murder - Tragic Shooting Prompts New Sex Offender Laws in Oklahoma - Arrests at Charles III's Coronation - Good Samaritan Grabs Runaway Stroller
OTR April 23rd, 2023: NYC Library Systems May Cut Days/Hours Due to Mayor's Proposed Budget - Unsettling Shooting Incidents in United States - The Current Conflict in Sudan - Greece Makes 100s of Beaches Wheelchair Accessible
OTR April 16th, 2023: NYPD to Start Using Robot Dog(s) - Missouri Enacts Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans People - Peace Talks in Yemen
OTR April 2nd, 2023: 311 Callers Harassed by NYC Cops - Deadly Stampede at Food Distribution Site in Pakistan - Biden Admin to End COVID Emergency Declaration Early, and What That Means - Man Buys Property, Assists Elderly Tenant
OTR March 26th, 2023: Trump's Possible Arrest in NYC - LA School Support Staff Strike - Argentinian "Death Plane" Recovered
OTR March 19th, 2023: Plans Rejected for New Gas Vaporizers in North Brooklyn - Leaked Emails from Secret Working Group Behind Anti-Trans Legislation - Mexican Cartel Violence Against US Citizens vs. Mexican Nationals
OTR March 12th, 2023: Mayor Adams Backs Voided Arrest for Retired NYPD Officer - White Student Sues Howard University Over Alleged Discrimination - British Prime Minister's Attack on Asylum Rights
OTR February 26th, 2023: Suspect Arrested for Burning Pride Flag in NYC - Black History Under Attack in Florida - Cattle Ranching's Impact on Deforestation in Colombia - Florida Students Fight Back Against DeSantis
OTR February 19th, 2023: RIP to Da La Soul's Dave "Trugoy the Dove" Jolicoeur - Update on Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria - Two Jewish Men Shot in LA in Antisemitic Attack - Progressive New Laws in Spain
OTR February 12th, 2023: NYS Ends Mask Mandate for Healthcare Settings - Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon - Alarming Avian (Bird) Flu Outbreaks in Birds and Mammals - Cockatoos Know How to Use Tools
OTR February 5th, 2023: Face-Recognition Tech Used to Attack LGBTQ+ NYers - COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ending in the US - The Horrors of Cobalt Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - The Fight for Hybrid Work for NYC Gov't Employees
OTR January 29th, 2023: Harlem Council Member Kristin R. Jordan vs. Real Estate Developer - Tyre Nichols' Legacy and Death - Overview of Recent Israeli-Palestinian Violence
OTR January 22nd, 2023: Interview with High-Quality Masks & Clean Indoor Air Advocate, Nathanael Nerode - Atlanta, GA Police Kill Forest Defender - China's Population Drops for First Time in 60 Years
OTR January 15th, 2023: Interview with a High-Risk New Yorker About COVID Protections - 3rd Graders' Storytime Interrupted Over Mention of Race - Recent Coup Attempt in Brazil - Words on Martin Luther King Jr's Legacy
OTR January 8th, 2023: Eric Adam's Rats vs. Curtis Sliwa's Cats - Suspects Arrested for Washington Power Substation Attacks - European Union Fines Facebook Over Privacy Violations
OTR December 18th, 2022: New NYS Anti-Puppy Mill Law - Respect for Marriage Act - Role of Women in Recent Protests in China
OTR December 4th, 2022: NYC to Hospitalize 'Presumed Mentally Ill' Involuntarily - Biden Thwarts Rail Workers' Strike - Christians Become Minority in England & Wales - Charges Against Tracy McCarter Dropped
OTR November 27th, 2022: Proposed Wage Increase for NYC Delivery Workers - Mass shootings in Virginia and Colorado - The Mirabel Sisters' Legacy - RIP to Bronx-born Singer and Actress Irene Cara
OTR November 20th, 2022: MTA Workers' and Riders' Views on Increased NYPD Presence - Whistleblower Shares Details Re: Anti-Abortion & Anti-Contraception SCOTUS Leaks - Debunked Claim About Iran Sentencing 15K Protesters to Death
OTR November 13th, 2022: NYC Ballot Initiatives on Racial Justice & Rightward Shift in NYS Politics - Indian Child Welfare Act in Jeopardy - Disability Activists & Accessibility at the UN Climate Conference - Tesla Stock Tanks & RIP Twitter
OTR October 30th, 2022: Supporting Drag Queen Story Hour at Queens Library - Moral Panic Over Fentanyl in Halloween Candy - Spooky Images from James Webb Telescope of "Pillars of Creation" - Favorite Halloween Stories
OTR October 23rd, 2022: City Hall Staffer Canned Over Leaked Audio - GOP Proposes Nat'l "Don't Say Gay" Legislation - UN Security Council Sanctions Against Haitian Gang Leaders - MAGA Superhero Film Fund Goes Up in Smoke
OTR October 16th, 2022: Migrants Get Mixed Welcome in Staten Island - Leaked Audio of LA City Council Members Racist Comments - Europe Looks to Africa for Natural Gas - New Bike Lanes in Brooklyn
OTR October 9th, 2022: An Important Show Update - NYU Professor Fired After Students Complain - Hurricane Ian's Impact on FL - Italy Elects Far-Right Female Prime Minister
OTR September 18th, 2022: Columbia University Falls in College Ranking System - Looming US Railroad Strike - Source of King Charles III' Income - High School Football Team Helps Restore Bridge
OTR September 11th, 2022: 27 Antiquities Seized from Metropolitan Museum of Art - Water Crisis in Jackson, Mississippi - China's Ongoing Zero-COVID policy - Evidence of Prehistoric Amputation
OTR September 4th, 2022: Image of KKK Member in Plaque at West Point - Four-Year-Old Child Brings Gun to School in Texas - Horrific Flooding in Pakistan Due to Climate Change - New Technology to Destroy "Forever Chemicals"
OTR August 28th, 2022: Diplomat from South Sudan Escapes NYC Sexual Assault Charges - "Katrina Babies" Documentary - Mexican Attorney General Arrested in Disappearance of 43 Students - Partial Student Debt Relief in USA
OTR August 21st, 2022: Bronx Residents Oppose Proposed Housing for Formerly Incarcerated People - Racial Bias in Housing Appraisals in Maryland - Japanese Gov't Encourages Young People to Drink More Alcohol - New Single Dose Rabies Vaccine
OTR August 14th, 2022: Proposed Solutions for NYC's Trash Problem - Man Attacks Ohio FBI Office - Brittney Griner's Potential Release - Maine Reaches a Climate Goal
OTR July 31st, 2022: NYC Deed Theft Scandal - Child Labor Law Violations at Alabama Hyundai Plant - WHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency - Panama
OTR July 24th, 2022: Polio case in NYC Suburb - US House of Representatives Votes to Protect Interracial + Same-Sex Marriage - Argentina Bans Gender-Neutral Language - Botswana Reduces HIV Transmission to Newborns
OTR July 17th, 2022: Bodega Worker Claims Self-Defense in Murder Case - Sexual Abuse Within the JROTC - British Resident Stranded in Jamaica with Newborn - Renewed Protections for Endangered Species
OTR July 10th, 2022: "Carlos' Law" Awaits Gov. Hochul's Signature - Highland Park Mass Shooting - Threat of Famine Due to War in Ukraine
OTR July 3rd, 2022: Young Mother Shot Dead on UES - Police Killing of Jayland Walker in OH - Over 20 Migrants Die Trying to Get to Spain via Morocco - Brazilian Tree Bark Could Become Cancer Treatment
OTR June 26th, 2022: Mayor Adams & the NYC Lifeguard Shortage - Bias in Death Examinations - Devastating Earthquake in Afghanistan - NYS Strengthens Abortion Protections
OTR June 19th, 2022: Architect credentials faked for several NYC developments - Students mistakenly served floor sealan in Alaska school - Maasai facing violent eviction from homeland in Tanzania - 30% reduction in coastal plastic pollution in Australia
OTR June 12th, 2022: Human Composting Becomes Legal in New York - Uvalde Shooting and US Gun Violence in General - Update on Sewol Ferry Disaster in South Korea, 8 Years Later - Encouraging Results in Experimental Cancer Drug Trial Results
OTR June 5th, 2022: Indictment in Case of Murdered Queens Deliveryman - Growing Anti-Vaccine Sentiment and Disinformation in the US - Mass Arrests in El Salvador - Package of Bills to Expand Affordable Childcare in NYC
OTR May 29th, 2022: Lack of Affordable Housing in NYC - Mental Health Care Access for Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders (AAPI) - Expansion of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada - Background Information on AAPI Heritage Month -
OTR May 22nd, 2022: Mayor Adams' BolaWrap controversy - Racist massacre in Buffalo, NY - Status of COVID in China and North Korea
OTR May 15th, 2022: 2020 footage of NYPD breaking woman's arm released - Baby formula crisis in US - Killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu-Akleh - Gains in wind and solar energy
OTR May 8th, 2022: Leaked SCOTUS draft opinion re: Roe v. Wade - NY Attorney General Letitia James shares abortion story - Pro-Choice Foley Square protest - Abortion rights around the world - New legislation p protections in some US states
OTR May 1st, 2022: Family court lawyer shortage in NY - Biden backtracks on Student Loan Forgiveness - Dangerous heat wave in India and Pakistan - Reforestation efforts in Burundi
OTR April 24th, 2022: Accused subway shooter denied bond - Increase in deaths among the unhoused population in the US - Ukrainian refugees treated differently from non European refugees - Encouraging news about a key climate goal
OTR April 17th, 2022: NYS Lieutenant Governor resigns amid corruption arrest - Patrick Lyoya killed by police during traffic stop in MI - Boat carrying migrants capsizes off Libyan coast - Spain votes to grant lagoon personhood
OTR April 3rd, 2022: Staten Island Amazon Workers Vote to Unionize - Fetuses found in home of anti-abortion activist - Pope Francis apologizes for abuse of indigenous children in Canada - Methane used for plastic alternative
OTR March 27th, 2022: New Yorkers take on idling commercial vehicles - Confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson - School for girls canceled in Afghanistan - Discover of Ernest Shackleton's long lost ship
OTR March 20th, 2022: NYC Gender Pay Gap Rally at City Hall - Texas Ruling Against Abortion Providers - Russian Anti-war Protester Crashes News Broadcast - A Program to Reduce Food Waste in India
OTR March 13th, 2022: Interview with Chief Mann, Turtle Clan Chief of the Ramapough Lenape Nation and NYU's Dr. Judith Zelikoff - Opioid crisis victims confront Sacklers in court - Venezuela releases 2 American prisoners
OTR March 6th, 2022: NYC to end COVID contact tracing program - Mass shooting in Sacramento Church - Some background on Russia's invasion of Ukraine - Federal funding to fight wildfires
OTR February 27th, 2022: Homeless encampments in NYC subways to be dismantled - Texas Governor orders agencies to investigate gender affirming care as child abuse - Colombia decriminalized abortion - US Soccer team wins lawsuit
OTR February 20th, 2022: Christina Yuna Lee Murdered in Her Home - Funeral of Amir Locke, Killed During Execution of a No-Knock Warrant - Ottawa Trucker Protests - A NY Woman Cured of HIV
OTR February 13th, 2022: Unionizing Efforts at NYC Starbucks - Origins of St. Valentine's Day - Nestle to Give Ivorian Cocoa Farmers Cash to curb child labour - Tiger Population Bounces Back - Superbowl Chatter
OTR February 6th, 2022: Rogue NYC nurses tell pregnant people not to get COVID-19 vaccine - Recent bomb threats at Black Colleges and Universities - Plastic recycling in Senegal - Oil and gas leases blocked in Gulf of Mexico
OTR January 30th, 2022: Interview with NYU's Graham Dove about noise pollution - TN school board bans graphic novel about the Holocaust - Indian family freezes trying to reach Canada - A young boy donates prize money to help others
OTR January 23rd, 2022: Deadly fire in the Bronx - Sewage problems in Alabama's Black Belt - Landmine-sniffing rat dies - NYS Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act
OTR January 9th, 2022: NYC DOE staff shortages due to COVID - COVID-19 Home confinement and resignation of BOP director - Anti-feminist sentiment in S. Korea - Action against illegal timber schemes in Brazil
OTR January 2nd, 2022: Revisiting three stories from 2021 - ICE detention in NJ - Updates on the Jan 6th Commission - Suspects in President Moise assassination speak out - some positive COVID news
OTR December 19th, 2021: NYC ban on gas - KY candle factory workers sue employer over tornado protocol - suicide rates among housewives in India - how not to discuss climate change
OTR December 12th, 2021: New voting rights for NYC non-citizens - Racist texts scandal in Torrance, CA police department - Silent Strike in Myanmar - Wall of oysters vs NYC flooding
OTR December 5th, 2021: Safe injection sites in NYC - School shooting in Oxford, MI - Barbados becomes a republic - Good news about the Great Barrier Reef
OTR November 28th, 2021: Changes to Coney Island Boardwalk - Ahmaud Arbery's killers found guilty - Struggle over cobalt mining in Democratic Republic of Congo - River Thames no longer 'biologically dead'
OTR November 21th, 2021: Rats run amok in NYC - Julius Jones granted clemency in OK - UK bill to revoke citizenship privileges without warning - US and China climate pledge
OTR November 7th, 2021: NYC Dept of Sanitation workers vs NYC vaccine mandate - Howard University students protest living conditions - new Taliban gov't in Afghanistan threatened by ISIS
OTR October 31st, 2021 Halloween episode: The Myth of tainted Halloween candy - How many Americans believe in ghosts? - DNA analysis of mummies in NW China - Fauci gives trick or treaters the green light
OTR October 24th, 2021: NYC declares racism a public health crisis - Tragic shooting death on film set - UK to begin checking social media prior to issuing gun licenses - some positive climate news
OTR October 17th, 2021: Judge sides with NYS workers over vaccine mandates - lead contaminated water in Benton Harbor, Michigan - Spain takes a step to acknowledge fascist past - Environmental protections for nat'l monuments
OTR October 3rd, 2021: Interview with NYU's Dr. Maurizio Porfiri on gun violence - the US debt ceiling crisis - WHO employees accused of sex abuse in the DRC - rights for NYC delivery workers
OTR September 26th, 2021: Interview with Newtown Creek Alliance's Lisa Bloodgood - Haitian Migrants Expelled at Southern Border - Corruption in Local Honduran Politics
OTR September 19th, 2021: Protests outside the 2021 Met Gala - US Gymnasts testify on Capitol Hill - Aukus pact between US, UK and Australia - Carbon capture in Iceland
OTR September 12th, 2021: 20th anniversary of 9/11 - An indictment in the Ahmaud Arbery case - Free contraception for some women in France - A resilient affordable apartment building in New Orleans
OTR September 5th, 2021: Staffing crisis at Rikers - Voting rights for NC residents with felony convictions - an attack on a convoy in Burkina Faso - US Health Dept Office of Climate Change
OTR August 29th, 2021: Storm interrupts NYC comeback show - Pfizer seeks approval for booster shots - Nicole Kidman skirts Hong Kong quarantine rules - a good news roundup on IG
OTR August 22nd, 2021: ICE Detention in NJ continues - Biden admin vs classroom mask mandate bans - the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan - IPCC report
OTR August 8th, 2021: Unhoused NYers being pushed off the street - Rep. Cori Bush vs Eviction Moratorium - Mexico sues US gun makers - Denver, CO helps drivers with broken taillights
OTR August 1st, 2021: Sommelier Turned Arson Suspect - Amazon Workers vs Robots - Political Upheaval in Tunisia - Cleveland Baseball Team's New Name
OTR July 25th, 2021: Interview with NYU Professor George Thurston on air pollution - DACA challenged again by Texas judge - Migrants pushed back to sea in Europe - Good news on Indonesian rainforests
OTR July 18th, 2021: Gun violence spike in NYC - TX legislators leave state in protest - Unrest in South Africa - Positive climate news
OTR July 11th, 2021: NYC Primary election outcome - License to Discriminate Bill in Ohio - the Assassination of Jovenel Moïse - Climate optimism
OTR July 4th, 2021: BK Public Defenders Want Union - Moratorium on Federal Executions - Tokyo Man Displaced for Olympics - Free meals for CA schoolkids
OTR June 27th, 2021: Interviews with infectious disease expert Dr. Stephanie Sterling, and activist Natalie James from the Reclaim Pride Coalition
OTR June 20th, 2021: Ranked choice voting in NYC - US bishops go against Vatican - Gang violence and displacement in Haiti - Native American Tribe in Maine gets land back
OTR June 13th, 2021: NYC Pride march bans cops - VP Harris tells migrants 'do not come' - Spending on nuclear arms - Climate updates from Biden admin
OTR June 6th, 2021: Cops close WSP early - Voter Suppression in the US - 215 Indigenous children's remains found at Kamloops residential school:
OTR May 30th, 2021: Interview with NYU scientists re: subway air quality.- Nikole Hannah-Jones denied tenure - Belarusian journalist jailed - New leadership at the Louvre:
OTR May 23rd, 2021: Darlene McDay and Qualified Immunity - Rep. Tlaib talks to Biden about Palestinian rights - the COVID crisis in India - Retired circus elephants
OTR May 16th, 2021: Labor rights lawsuit in NJ - Liz Cheney speaks against Trump - Escalating violence in Israel/Palestine - Renewable Energy in CA
OTR May 9th, 2021: NYC vs Chipotle's working conditions - end of CDC eviction moratorium - Colombia Protests - Biden admin and the COVID vaccine patent
OTR May 2nd, 2021: NYPD lets go of Digidog - Supreme Court OKs life sentences for juveniles - the murder of Sarah Halimi
OTR April 25th, 2021: DA stops prosecuting sex work - Derek Chauvin verdict - Ma'Khia Bryant's death - France's latest anti-hijab vote
OTR April 18th, 2021: Interview with Anthony Buissereth and Dr. Judith Zelikoff - the murder of Daunte Wright - Global Disparities in COVID treatment + vaccines
OTR April 11th, 2021: Interview with Trisha Ocona - Trans rights under attack - the Melek Ipek case in Turkey
OTR April 4th, 2021: NYS legalizes marijuana use - the death of Sarah Everard - End of Qualified Immunity for NYPD
OTR March 28th, 2021: Homeless activist targeted - Shooting in CO - PTO for Pregnancy Loss in NZ - Debt relief for defrauded students
Eviction disparities in NYC - Mass Shooting in GA - New Immigration Bill - Tiffany Haddish's Grammy Win: OTR 3/21/21
Home health aides protest - Charges in George Floyd murder case - State repression in Senegal - Glow in the dark sharks: OTR 3-14-21
Attacks on Asian New Yorkers - GOP voter suppression efforts - Crop loss in Australia - less pollution in Mississippi River: OTR 3/7/21
Subway pollution - Cherokee Freedmen news - closure of LGBT+ center in Ghana - New Animal Clone: OTR 2/28/21
Gov. Cuomo and nursing home death stats - Texas blackouts - Biden's Town Hall - Free period products in NZ schools: OTR 2/21/21
Abuse in a NJ women's prison - reparations in the US - New Zealand parliament dress code change - Nigerian farmers v. Shell oil: OTR 2/14/21
Dilapidated luxury buildings - CA Human trafficking victims rescued - Haitian migrants left in Mexico - Walking While Trans Ban repealed : OTR 2/7/21
Racist remarks from NY Science Journalist - Impeachment updates - Caning in Indonesia - Climate News : OTR 1/31/21
Hunts Point Strike in BX - Inauguration recap - COVID vaccine rollout in India - Biden's executive orders: OTR 1/24/21
ICE hunger strikes in NJ - Impeachment Round 2 - New Cuba sanctions - Alaska oil drilling delayed : OTR 1/17/21
2021 Electoral College votes - Extremists storm US Capitol Building - Georgia Senate runoff results : OTR 1/10/21
Penn station upgrade - Nashville bomber's past - Rohingya refugees moved to island : OTR 1/3/21
Indoor dining in NYC, Biden's cabinet, farmers' protests in India, Cleveland MLB team name change: OTR 12/20/20
Local haunts lost in 2020, Brandon Bernard's execution, hunger in Venezuela: OTR 12/13/20
Food delivery workers, and the Abolition Amendment: OTR 12/6/20
MTA doomsday cuts, and COVID-19 updates: OTR 11/22/20
The Tigray conflict in Ethiopia, and Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine: OTR 11/15/20
Historic election win for Biden & Harris: OTR 11/8/20
Interview with filmmaker John Wellington Ennis: OTR 11/1/20
NYC's Election Observer Corps, and the Purdue Pharma settlement: OTR 10/25/20
Amy Coney Barrett, and #EndSARS: OTR 10/18/20
Lee Ziesche and the No North Brooklyn Pipeline project: OTR 10/11/20
Indoor dining and the U.S. Census: OTR 10/4/20
Breonna Taylor, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg: OTR 9/27/20
Unwanted sterilizations of women detained by ICE: OTR 9/20/20
Retaliation for an effort to unionize at Housing Works, and Bob Woodward's new book: OTR 9/13/20
The Met Council on Housing, and Russia's COVID-19 vaccine: OTR 9/6/20
The murder of two protesters in Kenosha, and the eradication of wild polio in Africa: OTR 8/30/20
The USPS, and a new California vehicle emissions deal: OTR 8/23/20
Kamala Harris, and the Israeli-UAE agreement: OTR 8/16/20
Interview with Abby Ehmann and Wylie Stecklow on the "Seating Not Eating" petition: OTR 8/9/20
Hong Kong's election postponed, and voting rights for ex-felons in the U.S.: OTR 8/2/20
The MTA budget crisis and federal agents in Portland: OTR 7/26/20
Vote-by-mail dysfunction, and Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights campaign: OTR 7/19/20
Tenant harassment in Brooklyn and an update on the Keystone Pipeline: OTR 7/12/20
Coronavirus in California prisons, and protests over the killing of Hachalu Hundessa: OTR 7/5/20
Asylum seekers and human trafficking: OTR 6/28/20
A landmark LGBTQ Supreme Court decision, and el Día de los Negros: OTR 6/21/20
Black Music Month and an interview with Lacey Tauber on the New York primaries: OTR 6/14/20
Interview with Oakland activist and musician, Ryan Nicole: OTR 6/7/20
The killing of George Floyd and the militarization of the police: OTR 5/31/30
NYC Mesh and some COVID-19 stories: OTR 5/24/20
Stories from quarantine: Interview with an epidemiologist in Vietnam: OTR 5/17/20
Stories from quarantine: Ahmaud Arbery, and cuts to CUNY funding: OTR 5/10/20
Stories from quarantine: recovered COVID-19 patient interview, and Tara Reade: OTR 5/3/20
Stories from quarantine: investigation into the DOE and a food delivery app lawsuit: OTR 4/19/20
Interview with Emily Gallagher + more COVID-19 stories: OTR 4/5/20
COVID-19 and prisons: OTR 3/29/20
A Special Coronavirus Episode: OTR 3/22/20
Byford leaves MTA - Executive Order 9066 apology - racist responses to COVID - Canadian railway protests: OTR 2/23/20
New laws to protect NYC tenants, and shellfish divers in Peru: OTR 2/9/20
UWS developers ordered to pull back - "School Colors" segment - ICE officers sent to sanctuary cities: OTR 2/9/20
Rally against "Walking while Trans" Ban - recognition for the Little Shell band - impeachment update: OTR 2/2/20
Vaccinations and Evictions: OTR 1/19/20
Coronavirus and the Subway Diversion Program: OTR 1/26/20
Australian fires and US prisons: OTR 1/12/20
Bail reform and Iran: OTR 1/5/20
Fair Fares expansion and increased competition for college applicants: OTR 12/22/19
A settlement for Jazmine Headley, and Medicaid work requirements in South Carolina: OTR 12/15/19
Scallops in trouble - Cuts to SNAP - Cop 'collar quotas' - Cockfighting in PR - Iran to Iraq weapons trading: OTR 12/1/2019
Protests against school segregation and domestic violence: OTR 11/24/19
Candida auris and facial recognition software: OTR 11/17/19
Native American Heritage Month and the Pink Tax: OTR 11/10/19
Early voting and inmates fighting wildfires: OTR 11/3/19
Interview with entrepreneur and social justice activist Jocelyn Walters: OTR 10/27/19
A new homeless shelter in Queens and Turkey's Operation Peace Spring: OTR 10/13/19
US unemployment and Johnson & Johnson settles with Ohio counties: OTR 10/06/19
Lead poisoning in NYC and an impeachment inquiry (!): OTR 9/29/19
The Climate Strike and guerilla MTA ads: OTR 9/22/19
Interview with entrepreneur Brandy Cochrane: OTR 9/8/19
Credit scores and the Cherokee Nation finally gets a delegate: OTR 8/25/19
The MTA budget and the New York Child Victim's Act: OTR 8/18/19
A ruling on bail arrangements and the Boeing 737 Max: OTR 8/4/19
From Stigma to Local Enterprise: Women Grow and the Business of Cannabis: OTR 7/28/2019
Rent regulation and ICE raids: OTR 7/21/19
A plan to close Rikers Island and Jeffrey Epstein: OTR 7/14/19
Protections for transgender people in custody and humanitarian migrant boat rescue: OTR 6/30/19
Decriminalizing sex work: OTR 6/2/19
Homelessness in NYC: OTR 5/5/19
Anti-Vax in NYC: OTR 4/14/19
Trump foiled on Healthcare, the Vatican Takes on Abuse, and a Plastic Bag Ban: OTR 3/31/19
Safe Passage for Immigrant Kids and Mueller at Last: OTR 3/24/19
Hampshire College In Peril: OTR 3/17/2019
Repubs Break Rank and Manafort Sentenced: OTR 3/10/19
Impact Ministry, Liberation and Storytelling for Justice with Theresa Robbinson: OTR 2/24/2019
Childcare and the Middle Class Squeeze: OTR 1-13-2019
Shutdown Again, L Train Surprise and Populism's Discontents: OTR 1-6-2019
Street Vendor Project: OTR 12/16/18
Forensic Psych, Justice Kennedy Retires, and Victory for Ocasio-Cortez: OTTR July 1, 2018
Elections 2018 with Zellnor Myrie and Larry Sharpe
Life at the Border: OTTR 6/24/18
Alienating Allies and Courting Enemies: OTTR 6/17/2018
Trade Wars, Elderly in NYC, & Welcome to Ellie: OTTR 6/10/18
What Rabbis Want: Objection to the Rule 6/3/18
American Jews and Israel - Objection to the Rule 2/4
What No One Tells You About Elder Care - Objection to the Rule 2/11
Tax Bill Takeoff - Objection to the Rule - 12/7
Sh*thole Countries - Objection to the Rule 12/14
Shutdown! - Objection to the Rule - 1/21
Life in Palestine - Objection to the Rule - 1/28
Tax Bill Madness - Objection to the Rule 12/31
Episode 109: Fair Fares, AntiFa & Post Charlottesville America
Episode 108: Charlottesville, North Korea and Kellyanne Conway
Episode 108: Scaramucci In
Episode 107: Spicey Out, Justine Damond
Episode 106: Elections, Dress Codes & The MTA
Episode 105: Post Independence Day Reax
Episode 104: Tweet Erasure, Healthcare & Trump Tower Activism
Episode 101: Intro to Objection
