What This Election Means for NY and NJ 📻

Live Call-in with NJ Gov Murphy [View this email in your browser]( [This Week on WNYC]( Tonight (Tuesday), join NJ Governor Phil Murphy at 7pm for a live, call-in show about COVID, cannabis and counting votes. Hear about the results of local races in New York and New Jersey on The United States of Anxiety. And find out from On the Media why the endless 2020 prognosticating did more to hurt than help. Get regular updates on the coronavirus crisis on [Gothamist.com]( and listen on WNYC 93.9 FM, AM 820 and [WNYC.org](. Featured [NYC "I VOTED!" sticker] [What the Local Elections Mean for New York and New Jersey]( WNYC’s politics reporter Brigid Bergin and New Jersey Public Radio’s Nancy Solomon join Kai Wright to take calls and questions about how the recent elections will impact our communities. [The United States of Anxiety]( [Let's Talk About the Black Vote]( Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, joins Brian to discuss how Black voters propelled Joe Biden to victory, and what this means for the Black Lives Matter movement. [The Brian Lehrer Show]( [The Forecasts Didn't Help Us]( Political pundits predicted a Democratic romp that didn't come. On the Media looks at why self-soothing data can actually hurt the democratic process. [On the Media]( [Remembering Alex Trebek]( The late Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is remembered by Claire McNear, author of Answers in the Form of a Question. Plus, listeners' and former contestants' favorite Jeopardy! moments. [All of It]( [NYC Starts Counting Record Number of Absentee Ballots]( Today, the New York City Board of Elections began counting around 550,000 absentee ballots, many of which will decide close local races. [Gothamist]( Stay on top of Gothamist's updates on the city's response to COVID-19 [here](. ['Consider This' podcast title logo] [Make Sense of the Day's News in 20 Minutes]( Consider This, a new daily podcast from NPR and WNYC, offers a quick, in-depth take on the day's news, with national coverage from NPR and essential local stories from the WNYC newsroom. A new episode drops every weekday at 5pm. Today, WNYC's Rebeca Ibarra and Nancy Solomon look at the role mail-in ballots played in the record turnout from more than 4 million New Jersey voters. [Subscribe to your local edition of Consider This]( Coming Up This Week [Governor Phil Murphy at a COVID press conference] TUE (Tonight) • 7 pm • 93.9 FM • AM 820 Ask Governor Murphy Join New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy for a live, call-in show. He'll take questions on the Garden State's first vote-by-mail election, the ongoing COVID-19 response, ushering in marijuana legalization and other issues. [Submit your questions for Gov. Murphy here]( WED • Morning Edition • 93.9 FM • AM 820 More Pets Find Homes The nationwide increase in pet adoptions since the pandemic began has been good news for both abandoned animals and stressed-out humans. [Morning Edition]( WED • 3 pm • 93.9 FM | 9 am • AM 820 The Party of Trump? As Republicans join the President in refusing to accept the 2020 election results, where does that leave those who imagined a different future for the GOP? [The Takeaway]( WED • 8 pm • 93.9 FM The Moth Veteran's Day Special An ex-marine searches for new meaning, a 97-year old woman describes training young men for WWII, and a father explains to his kids that he's going to Iraq. [The Moth Radio Hour]( From WQXR [Headshots of Rhiannon Giddens and Branford Marsalis] WQXR Announces New Guests Hosts for Fall Two more guest hosts step in while WQXR evening host Terrance McKnight remains on book leave. This Thursday at 7pm, Rhiannon Giddens, Grammy-winning artist and host of the [Aria Code]( podcast from WQXR and the Metropolitan Opera, presents a special program focusing on composers and artists of African descent. Monday, November 16 at 7pm, renowned saxophonist, composer and bandleader Branford Marsalis shares the classical music that is closest to his heart, including works from Bach, Rameau and Shostakovich. [Listen on 105.9 FM and WQXR.org]( Events [Mike Doughty and Andrew “Scrap” Livingston] Thursday at 7pm, New Sounds host John Schaefer talks with musician Mike Doughty about his genre-defying career and new band, [Ghost of Vroom](. Longtime collaborator Andrew “Scrap” Livingston will join Doughty for the interview and performance. --------------------------------------------------------------- November 18 at 7pm, The Greene Space and the Nuyorican Poets Cafe present [Digital Verse — a showcase of poetry, stories and solo work]( by established and up-and-coming performers. Hosted by performer and activist Caridad "La Bruja" de la Luz. November 19 at 7pm, The Greene Space Journalist-in-Residence Imara Jones continues her series [Lives at Stake — frank conversations by and for trans people]( about the issues affecting their communities. November 23 at 8pm, The Greene Space and the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) present [Reclamation Feast — a celebration of Native food culture](. Get premium tickets by November 16 to have a box of Native ingredients, in partnership with Intertribal Agriculture Council, delivered to your door in time for the event. All livestream events and encore video streams of The Greene Space "Ever-Greenes" will continue to be available free for on-demand viewing at [thegreenespace.org]( [Facebook]( and [YouTube](. From Our Partners November 11–19 DOC NYC Is Back! New York’s largest documentary festival returns with more than 200 new documentaries on music, the performing arts, politics, NYC and more, plus live filmmaker conversations, all available online. [Find more information]( Podcasts from WNYC Studios [Illustration of family speaking to each other] [What’s Going on in Your Immigrant Family's Group Chat?]( Death, Sex & Money producer Afi Yellow-Duke speaks with listeners from immigrant families about how they're talking with their relatives about identity, race, racism and politics in an unprecedented year. [Death, Sex & Money]( [These Are a Few of My Favorite Things]( These final episodes of Here's the Thing from WNYC Studios feature some of Alec {NAME}’s favorite interviews — including ones with Barbra Streisand, Elaine Stritch, Audra McDonald and David Letterman. [Here's the Thing with Alec {NAME}]( [The Kazoo Came First]( Could the dinosaurs see the meteor on its way? How do you spice up solo meals? How do we get vitamin D from the sun? The brothers Green have answers! [Dear Hank & John]( [The Road to 9/11]( Listen to all eight episodes of Blindspot: The Road to 9/11 and revisit the eleven-year shadow struggle that preceded the attack that remade the world. [Blindspot: The Road to 9/11]( 5 Most Popular Articles This Week 1. [New Jersey Released More than 2,000 Prisoners Yesterday. Now What? | WNYC News]( 2. [Does Your Vote Really Matter? The Problems With the Electoral College | WNYC News]( 3. [New Jersey Passes Strongest Plastics Ban in Country | WNYC News]( 4. [Ask the Mayor: Protests and the NYPD, COVID and Schools | The Brian Lehrer Show]( 5. ['In Praise of Walking' | All Of It]( Copyright © 2020 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? 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