America's First Impeachment

New York City Without Cash Bail [View this email in your browser]( As one stage of impeachment proceedings hearings comes to a close, On the Media looks back at another presidential impeachment. No, not Nixon. No, not Clinton. On Radiolab, internet trolls use their powers for something positive. And New Yorkers mourn the loss of another neighborhood landmark. You'll never guess what is it now. Featured [Call-In Special: Battling Impeachment Narratives]( House Democrats unveiled two articles of impeachment. In this recap special hosted by Brian Lehrer, hear listener calls and questions about what happened during Monday's hearings and what's next. Guests include FiveThirtyEight's Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Nation contributor Elie Mystal. [Impeachment Hearings Recap Special]( [America's First Impeachment]( On the Media rewinds to the 19th century—and the turbulent impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. [On the Media]( [Trauma on the Rails]( Nearly half of all train engineers in the U.S. have operated a train that’s killed someone. In Philadelphia, they are often expected to return to work just three days later. [The Takeaway]( [Coffer Shop Conversion]( The iconic Coffee Shop space in Union Square is the latest local haunt to shutter its doors and re-open as a bank branch. [Gothamist]( Coming Up This Week WED - FRI • Morning Edition • 93.9 FM • AM 820 Bailed Out As New York prepares to eliminate cash bail for most defendants, tune in for a 3-part series on bail reform in New York City—from what alternatives already exist to whether the state is ready to cover the costs of reform. [WNYC News]( WED • 3 pm • 93.9 FM | 9 am • AM 820 Building Back NYC Seven years after Hurricane Sandy, a look at who benefits from climate disaster relief efforts like NYC's Build It Back program. [The Takeaway]( THU • 10 am • 93.9 FM • AM 820 What's New in Transit Brian Lehrer talks with MTA chairman Patrick J. Foye about the organization's new labor contract and other news from the MTA board. [The Brian Lehrer Show]( THU • noon • 93.9 FM • AM 820 Everybody Kimchi! YouTube chef Maangchi joins host Alison Stewart to discuss her new cookbook, Maangchi's Big Book of Korean Cooking. [All of It]( Events DEC 12 • 7 pm • The Greene Space [Next Best Thing with Peter and Sandy]( Comedians Peter Smith and Sandy Honig host a night of adventurous performances featuring music by Frank Bell and comedy by Ana Fabrega and Rita Sengupta. [Purchase Tickets]( DEC 16 • 7 pm • The Greene Space [The Real Story of Lead Poisoning in NYC]( An in-depth look at America's longest running public health crisis, featuring NYC "lead czar" Kathryn Garcia and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson. FREE event, but reservation is required. [RSVP Here]( DEC 17 • 7 pm • The Greene Space [Get Lit with All of It: Little Women]( Alison Stewart's monthly book club features the classic Little Women. Guests include authors Katie Bolick and Ann Boyd Rioux. Featuring live music by Molly Burch and holiday beverages. [Purchase Tickets]( From Our Partners Great Podcasts Deserve a Great Podcasting App. Introducing Pocket Casts Radiolab. Scattered. The Anthropocene Reviewed. Dolly Parton’s America. And many, many more. WNYC podcasts deserve to be heard on a great platform, and that’s why we’ve partnered with Pocket Casts, a simple but powerful podcasting app. Download it for free at PocketCasts.com or find it in the Apple App or Google Play Stores. [Learn More]( Podcasts from WNYC Studios [The Marriage of Figaro: Sleepless in Sevilla]( Hear lyric soprano Susanna Phillips sing the aria "Dove sono" at the Metropolitan Opera. Aria Code host Rhiannon Giddens and guests offer relationship advice to Mozart's heartsick Countess Almaviva. [Aria Code]( [Texas Democrats' Best Bet]( Alec {NAME} talks with Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, one of the top Democrats aiming to unseat Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn. [Here's the Thing with Alec {NAME}]( [Cheating Happens]( Hear from people who have cheated and been cheated on—about the aftermath, and how they and their partners decide what comes next. [Death, Sex & Money]( 5 Most Popular Articles This Week 1. [How New Jersey's Top Political Boss Came to Own Some of Camden's Most Valuable Land | WNYC News]( 2. [When We See Each Other: Black Americans, African Immigrants | Radio Rookies | WNYC]( 3. [The 2019 #ShopListener Guide | The Brian Lehrer Show]( 4. [For Chinese New Yorkers, Talking About Hong Kong's Protests Is Complicated | WNYC News]( 5. [#AskTheMayor; Pelosi Directs Democrats to Begin Drafting Articles of Impeachment; Kirsten Gillibrand on Congress's War Powers; Staten Island Stories]( The Brian Lehrer Show]( Copyright © 2018 New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. You are on this list because you signed up to receive mail from WNYC. Our mailing address is: New York Public Radio 160 Varick Street New York, NY 10013 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.