👋Good Riddance, 2020

Lessons From a Year in Isolation [View this email in your browser]( The clock is ticking on your time to support WNYC this year—there are only three days left in 2020. [Make a year-end charitable contribution today]( so WNYC can continue to bring you the in-depth, independent reporting you rely on. Thanks for your support. [This Week on WNYC]( We've made it to the final newsletter of 2020, dear reader. This week, hear reflections on the past 12 months from shows like On the Media, The United States of Anxiety, Radiolab and more. Tune in to WNYC's Time Capsule special on The Brian Lehrer Show, and find out how to add your own contribution. And see what live events are coming down the pike from The Greene Space. Best wishes for 2021! Get regular updates on the coronavirus crisis on [Gothamist.com]( and listen on WNYC 93.9 FM, AM 820 and [WNYC.org](. Featured [A young woman wears a photo of herself and "Class of 2020" on her protective mask at her high school graduation] [What Just Happened?!]( After a truly unexpected trip around the sun, On the Media reflects on the inescapable themes of its 2020 coverage, from the pandemic to the global uprising to the growth of the anti-majoritarian right. [On the Media]( [Lessons From a Year in Isolation]( Kai Wright takes stock of the past year and what the pandemic has taught us about the connections, large and small, that we depend upon to survive. [The United States of Anxiety]( [The New COVID Normal]( Brian takes listener calls about the ways of life that, before the pandemic, seemed routine and ordinary but now feel unthinkable. [The Brian Lehrer Show]( [How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis?]( Stephen Dubner examines how empathetic care improves patient outcomes and uncovers a surprising benefit compassion can have on physicians, too. [Freakonomics Radio]( [The Year in Climate Change]( With a new presidency weeks away and climate likely to be a priority again, The Takeaway looks back at 2020 in climate news—what we’ve learned and where there is hope. [The Takeaway]( ["Nostalgia won't pay the bills now."]( Gothamist checks in with the staff of the Lower East Side dive Arlene's Grocery, one of many music venues struggling to survive during COVID. [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]( Today, WNYC's Fred Mogul brings you a story on how New York City’s health department is preparing people to get coronavirus vaccines—especially in communities of color where mistrust runs high. Consider This, a 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. [Subscribe to your local edition of Consider This]( Coming Up This Week [Illustration of a time capsule in space] FRI • 10 am • 93.9 FM • AM 820 WNYC Time Capsule Special [WNYC is building a time capsule]( to preserve what we hoped for, lost and learned in 2020. Brian Lehrer and guests look back on the year in racial justice, the test to democratic norms, the impact on the performing arts and more. Plus, callers leave messages to themselves, the city or their loved ones, to hear 10 years from now. [Add your voice to send a “message in a bottle” into the future]( WED–FRI • noon • 93.9 FM • AM 820 All of It + New York Magazine’s Best of 2020 All this week, Alison Stewart and guests from New York magazine run down the best art and culture of the year. Listen to segments from [Monday]( and [Tuesday]( now. [All of It]( TUE–FRI • 10 pm • 93.9 FM The Best of Q Tom Power shares his favorite interviews of the year, featuring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Tracee Ellis Ross, Celine Dion, Killer Mike and Alanis Morrisette. [Q from CBC]( WED • 8 pm • 93.9 FM • AM 820 The Keepers: Archiving the Now Academy Award-winning actress Frances McDormand hosts compelling stories of people who rebuild, restore and reinvent during these uncharted times. [Holiday Specials 2020]( THU • 9 pm • 93.9 FM • AM 820 The Third Coast Festival: Best of the Best 2020 Listen to award-winning radio stories from around the world and hear interviews with some of the producers. [Holiday Specials 2020]( Events [photos of Jonathan Lethem and Alison Stewart with the 'Get Lit' title logo] January 7 at 7pm, the Get Lit with All of It book club, in partnership with New York Public Library, brings author Jonathan Lethem, host Alison Stewart and readers together for a [livestream conversation and audience Q&A]( around his novel Motherless Brooklyn. Plus, music from the band 75 Dollar Bill, and performers from Lincoln Center. --------------------------------------------------------------- January 14 at 7pm, trailblazing string quartet ETHEL joins New Sounds host John Schaefer for a night of [music, premieres and conversation](. January 25 at 8pm, The Greene Space and the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) present [First Pressed]( dive into the world of olive oil that explores production, sustainability, flavor, fraud and more. Order premium tickets by January 14 to receive a tin of Casa Caponetti olive oil from the 2020 harvest. 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](. Podcasts From WNYC Studios [Soundcheck title logo] [Best of Soundcheck 2020, Part 1]( Hear some of the best performances from the Soundcheck podcast from 2020…despite 2020…including Brooklyn Afrobeat band Antibalas, Dublin drone folksters Lankum, Kazakh-British violinist Galya Bisengalieva, and John Darnielle of Mountain Goats. Plus, check out [John Schaefer's top 10 records]( of the year. [Soundcheck]( [Death, Sex & 2020]( The Death, Sex & Money team reflects on highlights from this year’s episodes, and checks in with a few of the listeners it got to know along the way. [Death, Sex & Money]( [A Terrible COVID Christmas Special]( As Radiolab tried to figure out what to do for a final episode of 2020, co-host Latif Nasser thought, "What if we stare straight into the darkness…and make a Christmas special about it." [Radiolab]( 5 Most Popular Articles This Week 1. [Tinsel Tales: More NPR Christmas Favorites | Specials]( 2. [Election Reforms; Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black Americans; Blue Collar Voters and the Dems; Time Capsule: COVID Survivors | The Brian Lehrer Show]( 3. [Live From the International Space Station | The Brian Lehrer Show]( 4. [Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 60th Birthday | All of It]( 5. [Takeout Call-In and Indoor Dining Shutdown | 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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