New School: Arts & Culture

What does it feel like when your sexual orientation is taboo? Find out in this cultural piece on bisexuality and representation in the media. Produced by Sage Smith, Madeline Stoffer, Emily Ashenden, and Grace Raymond

Short interview with Joseph Burkholder AKA Californialite, about his recent release, "It", and his thoughts on becoming a professional musician while studying at Lang.

WNSR explores a truly quintessential quality of New York City—Halal food culture—with an interview with Mohammad Hamura (photographed) and various New Yorkers on the streets of Manhattan. Produced by Arie Pramono, Angela Difede, Freya Dobson and Juno Roome. Script written by Arie Pramono. Script edited by Angela Difede, Freya Dobson and Juno Roome. Photograph by Freya Dobson. Mixed and mastered by...

Jasphy Zheng is an artist, photographer, soon-to-be magazine founder, east village fairy, etc. from China, Hong Kong and Providence, RI, who is currently based in New York City. All of her work, along with the ones discussed in this interview can be found on her website: http://yiranzheng.com Works discussed in this interview— Did I: http://yiranzheng.com/did-i/ The Unfinished Letter: http://yiran...

As the Carnegie Deli— an institution synonymous with New York and Jewish culture— comes to a close, we take a look at the history behind delis' emergence and thoughts on the end of its eight decade run. Producers: Henry O'Reilly, Isabel Naturman, Rose Fox, Amani Orr Music: archive.org Photo: Pixabay

(work in progress) Do you remember dial up? Andy Egelhoff takes a moment to reflect on this lost audio bite, and those sounds of the contemporary technological age which are slowly fading from our collective consciousness. You can check out a whole host of antique sounds at http://savethesounds.info

Producer Evelyn Chapman offers a tribute to her mother, Rebecca Chapman; this piece explores the journey of a young woman through a surprise pregnancy, heartbreak, and the joys of motherhood.

To say you have worked on the highest grossing animated feature of all time is quite a statement. Darrin Butters can say even more than that, he has worked on nearly every Disney animated movie released in the last fifteen years. While Pixar has been known for their avant garde animation, Disney Animation Studios is currently on an upward swing. Promoting their new movie, Zootopia, Butters stopped...

"I'm talking to Lydia Matthews, a professor at Parsons who teaches a course with the interesting title "Walking Practice." She will tell you about a walk as an art form where she encouraging the experience of “getting lost” in an age of GPS, among other things. Brought to you by JD Stephenson. Sound credit from youtube *Andre Chez Lewis plays Theme Song from Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood

On December 7th Oona Murphy attends a concert held by the organization SoFar Sounds with all of the musicians kept a secret until the start of the show. The music in this piece is recorded at the event and is by Zuli, Lindsey Luft, and Quiet Luke. Event hosted by SoFar Sounds NYC, more information and events can be found on their website https://www.sofarsounds.com Photo taken at the event by Oona...

Growing up a lover of reading magazines I never really understood the ins and outs of just how much time goes into creating a single issue, all I knew was that it looked like the coolest job ever. Print Magazines have none the less cemented themselves in the world, but can online publications be on the verge of replacing print? In "Confessions of a Magazine Junkie", I open with my fondest memories...

Almost everyday, when we travel in NYC we notice a handful of homeless people with their signs, asking us for help. Although to them their signs may say something important, to us it becomes white noise. Special thanks to Arthur Yorinks, for providing us with the connections that allowed us to make this piece!

Have you ever had a bad Tinder experience? Like meeting someone with the most charming smile, that lives a life similar to that of a movie star and only wants to talk ON Tinder, but never wants to meet up in person because they are too busy "attending an award show in LA" (some might call that Catfish). I take to the streets of New York City, to find out about the experiences people have had on th...

On May 1st, WNSR hosted Dawn of Summer, a university-wide event that united each division from the New School under one roof for twelve hours. Here, we speak with some of the participants about how the event went, and what reception the event received.

Dreams can be interpreted in a series of ways. They either bring good and bad luck, or they can just be figments of a person’s imagination. But what if you have been having a reoccuring dream that follows you into your bed every night? Why is this dream so distinct from the others, and what is the purpose of having it replay in your mind? In Dreamworld, I focus on a night terror that I cannot seem...

When there’s a snowstorm and school is cancelled for two days, what do you do ? I binge watch Game of Thrones. A show that I kept prolonging to watch fearing it would let me down, or be like the Lord of The Rings, or the Hobbit. However, after watching four seasons in a week, it’s safe to say I became obsessed. My family, friends, and almost everyone I know is obsessed. Why is it so good? In this...

Amanda Seigel is a yiddish singer, whose subtle take on activism has helped the Jewish community evolve.

Student Musicians at The New School discuss their difficulty balancing their creative lives with their academics, and brainstorm possible changes to the school’s infrastructure.

WNSR's Sylvie Douglis is in Maine this semester making radio at The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Her story Bangor: Pubic Art/Public Forum considers the role of public art in the age of social media controversy.

A recent panel featuring Sarah Koenig of Serial, Alex Blumberg of StartUp, Alix Spiegel of Invisibilia, and Benjamin Walker Theory of Everything explores podcasts as an emerging media and whether they are going to be the death of public radio as we know it... Hosted by the late David Carr, and though, due to technical difficulties, he is only heard once in the piece, his insight and knowledge spar...

The L.E.S. has been a colorful and staple entity in New York City's night life scene. A collision of people of multiple social classes, vodka tonic-scented taxi cabs, greasy 4 am "eat it anyway" pizza, crowded bro bars, intimate apothecaries, multiple personality disorders, Chinese bodegas, paper-bagged beer cans, and clanking heels. This audio collage by producers Ally Fisher and Chloe Murray cel...

Dating back to the 1850’s, Dead Horse Bay’s obscure history is both a little gruesome, and mysterious . In the era of horse-drawn buggies and streets absent of skyscrapers, this marshland functioned as an industrial land mass in which horse carcasses were manufactured into glue and soap products. By the 1920s, when cars replaced horses as the primary mode of transport, the bay was converted to use...

The occult is fascinating, and psychics are a visible manifestation of this hidden side of New York City . We see them offering readings when we walk down streets, and glance at ads for them in storefront windows, but we don't really know much about the psychics themselves, their community, and their relationship to their practice. Where is the line between entertainment and occult power? This New...

WNSR interviewed renowned feminist scholar dr. bell hooks, in her second year as scholar-in-residence at Eugene Lang College. We met dr. hooks at her hotel to get her thoughts on the current state of feminism, comedy, and critical analysis of events in Ferguson. Producer: Jiun Kwon Engineer: Sean Steele

At Halloween we can embrace our silliest, most sensual, and even our most controversial sides. WNSR talks to New School students about what they're wearing this Halloween.