Sep 30th, 2008 · New York's Negro Ensemble Company helped launch the careers of many a notable name — and it was a first-of-its-kind venue for black playwrights writing about the African-American experience. Margot Adler reports on its lasting influence.
Jun 26th, 2007 · Norman Perez is attempting to set the first Guinness World Record for the longest computer keyboard typing session -- by instant messaging almost nonstop. Margot Adler stops by the window where he is sitting -- and typing and typing and typing.
Oct 11th, 2006 · As news spread about a plane crashing into a building in New York City, residents quickly realized that it was not a reprise of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. But a common refrain on the city's streets was the need to check on family and children. Michele Norris talks with Margot Adler.
Jun 1st, 2006 · Perhaps the headline in the New York Post said it all: "DC's Stupid Scrooges Slash NYC Terror Aid and Splurge on the Sticks." On the other hand, New Yorkers seem to be taking in stride the news that the city's federal anti-terrorism funding will be cut about 40 percent. NPR's Margot Adler reports.
Jun 30th, 2005 · It's been 6 months since a tsunami swept across the Indian Ocean, killing a quarter of a million people in a dozen countries. As NPR's Margot Adler reports, the billions of dollars in aid that have poured into those countries is only beginning to make a dent.
Dec 19th, 2004 · The winter solstice occurs this Tuesday. For the past 25 years, musician Paul Winter has celebrated the event with a series of concerts. This year, the event took place at the Cathedral of St. John the Devine in New York City. NPR's Margot Adler spoke with Winter as he prepared for the concerts.
Nov 28th, 2004 · NPR's Margot Adler reports on a daylong journey through Manhattan with Eric Utne, the founder of Utne magazine. He has just created the Urban Almanac, a twist on the Old Farmer's Almanac. It shows city-dwellers where to find and enjoy nature.
Oct 18th, 2004 · The notion that beauty could inspire civic virtue informed the construction of the New York subway a century ago. Now a city program spreads beautiful mosaics, sculptures and other hidden treasures underground. NPR's Margot Adler reports.