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Peter Benjaminson on "The Life and Times of Betty Boop" from 2023-11-21T17:30:25
Host Sheryl McCarthy sits down with the prolific Motown author Peter Benjaminson to discuss his newest book: the first-ever complete biography of female empowerment icon Betty Boop.
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Kai Bird, Author of American Prometheus from 2023-10-24T22:00:29
'Oppenheimer" is a box office hit this season. Host Sheryl McCarthy talks with Kai Bird, co-author of “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer,” the book on which the ...
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50th Anniversary of TKTS from 2023-09-19T22:00:11
Theater-goers know to go to the TKTS booths in Times Square to buy Broadway tickets at prices they can afford. TKTS is now celebrating it's 50th anniversary, and Sheryl McCarthy talks with Michael ...
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Lynchings in New York from 2023-08-08T22:00:49
Host Sheryl McCarthy talks with Philip Dray, author of A Lynching at Port Jervis" which examines the 1892 lynching of Robert Lewis and the white mob who got off scot-free. Dray connects this brutal...
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Best Time to Do Business with CUNY from 2023-06-27T22:00:44
Minority and women-owned small businesses in NYS struggle to survive and grow. Host Sheryl McCarthy talks to Hector Batista, CUNY Vice Chancellor about how the university is reversing this trend, c...
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A New Documentary about Rosa Parks from 2023-05-09T18:00:43
Without doubt, Rosa Parks is one of the heroes of our time. A new documentary, "The Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks", on Peacock TV reveals that she led a life dedicated to activism. Host Sheryl McCa...
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CUNY's First Cannabis Education Program from 2023-04-11T18:00:41
Two years ago, NYS legalized the recreational sale of marijuana, leading to CUNY introducing its first cannabis education program. We talk with Prof. Alicia Reid and Vikiana Reyes-Clement from Medg...
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"The America-Israel Relationship" from 2023-03-21T18:00:48
Few subjects have occupied as much space in American political discourse as Israel. Host Sheryl McCarthy talks with Eric Alterman, CUNY Professor, about this relationship in his new book "We Are No...
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How Elite Colleges Divide Us from 2023-01-03T18:00:11
Do Ivy League colleges and universities champion social equality or do they help the privileged maintain their status? Host Sheryl McCarthy talks with Evan Mandery, the author of "Poison Ivy" and d...
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A NON-TRADITIONAL GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITY from 2022-12-20T21:00:48
There are tons of guidebooks to NYC, but there's a new one which is unusual. "The People's Guide to New York City" shares the stories and places of social action in NYC history. Host Sheryl McCarth...
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Public Housing to Prison Pipeline from 2022-12-06T21:00:22
What are the factors at play, turning the city's housing developments into a pipeline to prison? Host Sheryl McCarthy talks with Van C. Tran, a CUNY Graduate Center professor and author of new stud...
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Is a Law Degree Worth It? from 2022-11-15T21:00:44
Is a law degree worth it? With the annual cost of law school topping $100K at some places, and with student loan debt at an all-time high, many are asking that question. Host Sheryl Williams speaks...
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Transgender Identity from 2022-11-01T21:00:41
Why has there been a legislative assault on transgender identity? Host Sheryl McCarthy speaks with Paisley Currah, the author of "Sex Is As Sex Does" and a CUNY professor of Political Science and W...
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The Rise of Unions from 2022-10-19T21:00:08
Are labor unions making a comeback? What does it mean for the future of workers? Host Sheryl McCarthy speaks with Stephanie Luce, a leading expert on labor movements from the CUNY School of Labor a...
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"Stop and Frisk" Approach to Policing from 2022-09-13T21:00
Has the "broken windows" approach to policing lowered crime in disadvantaged communities? A new CUNY Graduate Center study says it has created more problems. Host Sheryl McCarthy speaks with Gaurav...
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Aging Out of Foster Care from 2022-06-21T21:00
What happens to young people who age out of foster care? Host Sheryl McCarthy sits down with Saroya Friedman-Gonzalez, Executive Director of New Yorkers for Children, and Demetrius Napolitano, a Ne...
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Homelessness in NYC from 2022-05-03T21:50
Mayor Eric Adams recently broke up homeless encampments. Is there a better solution to the homeless problem in NYC? Host Sheryl McCarthy sits down with Henry Love, a Developmental Psychologist with...
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Russia's Invasion of Ukraine from 2022-04-19T21:00
Since February, the world has watched in horror the consequences of Russia invading Ukraine. So why is Putin doing this? Host Sheryl McCarthy talks with Brigid O'Keeffe, author of "The Multiethnic ...
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Playing With History from 2022-04-05T21:00
Do toys give children a distorted view of history? Host Sheryl McCarthy sits down with Molly Rosner, author of "Playing with History: American Identities and Children’s Consumer Culture".
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A Daughter's Search for Her Mother from 2022-03-15T21:00
Host Sheryl McCarthy sits down with author Grace Cho about her memoir "Tastes Like War", a 2021 National Book Award Finalist. Cho searches for the story behind her immigrant mother's descent into s...
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Writing Group for Women in Prison from 2022-03-01T21:00
Can a writing group transform the lives of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women? Host Sheryl McCarthy speaks with Roslyn Smith, the co-founder of "Right/Write to Heal" and Esther Cohen, tea...
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Hostos Community College President from 2022-02-15T21:00
What role do community colleges play in the nation's higher education system? Host Sheryl McCarthy sits down with Dr. Daisy Cocco De Filippis who is in her first year as President of Hostos Communi...
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West Side Story from 2022-02-01T20:00
Many people complained about the flawed portrayal of Puerto Ricans in 1961 "West Side Story" film. Does the new Spielberg remake right these wrongs? Host Sheryl McCarthy sits down with two Brooklyn...
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State of Policing from 2022-01-04T21:00
According to a Gallup poll, fewer than half of Americans have a great deal of confidence in the police. Host Sheryl McCarthy talks about the state of policing with Dr. Alfred S. Titus, Jr., a retir...
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Afghan Refugees from 2021-12-21T21:00
Thousands of Afghans are trying to leave Taliban controlled Afghanistan. Host Sheryl McCarthy speaks with CUNY Distinguished Lecturer Zohra Saed and immigration lawyer Mayha Ghouri about their effo...
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The Short Story from 2021-12-07T21:55
Every wonder how short stories are written? Host Sheryl McCarthy talks with Lara Stapleton, author of new short story collection "The Ruin of Everthing". Says the New York Times,“Stapleton’s irrep...
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Smokin' Joe from 2021-11-16T21:00
Host Sheryl McCarthy interviews author Glenn Lewis about his new book "Sparring with Smokin’ Joe: Joe Frazier’s Epic Battles and Rivalry with Ali". Learn about how his rivalry with Muhammed Ali hel...
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What is Latinx? from 2021-11-02T21:00
What is Latinx? Different from Hispanic and Latino? Its impact on the balance of power in this country? Host Sheryl McCarthy speaks with author and journalist Ed Morales about his book, "Latinx: Th...
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Gun Violence from 2021-10-19T21:00
Since COVID, overall crime rate has gone down. But, gun violence has increased primarily in neighborhoods that are impoverished and black. Why have Americans bought 3 million more guns at the begin...
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Crisis in Haiti from 2021-10-05T21:00
Host Sheryl McCarthy interviews Francois Pierre-Louis, Professor of Political Science at Queens College about the current crisis in Haiti due to the president's assassination in July.
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One to One Season Premiere from 2021-09-14T21:00
Host Sheryl McCarthy discusses a hot topic today -- Critical Race Theory -- with Terry Watson, Associate Professor from City College. What IS critical race theory? Why is it getting so much attenti...
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Medgar Evers New President from 2021-06-15T09:00
Medgar Evers College is one of eleven four-year colleges in the City University system. Located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, it was named after the late civil rights activist Medgar Evers, and was c...
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Asian Discrimination from 2021-05-25T21:00
Since last year, Asian-Americans have experienced a 150% increase in violent attacks, according to some estimates.
What has caused this surge in anti Asian feelings? How does prejudice aga...
Puerto Rico Status from 2021-05-11T21:00
Should Puerto Rico become a state? Over the last 50 years Washington lawmakers have introduced more than 100 bills to resolve Puerto Rico’s status, but none of them have gone anywhere. Now, ther...
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Gentrification: What the Signs say from 2021-04-27T21:00
Shonna Trinch, sociolinguist and Edward Snajdr, cultural anthropologist, both faculty members in the Department of Anthropology at John Jay College, and authors of “What the Signs Say: Language, Ge...
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The Prophets from 2021-04-13T21:09
Robert Jones Jr. takes an intimate look at homosexual love between two teen-aged slaves on a Mississippi cotton plantation
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Aimee Rinehart discusses misinformation, disinformation from 2021-03-16T21:00
Who's responsible for misinformation and disinformation on the internet
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One to One With Travis Fox, dir of visual journalism from 2021-03-02T21:00
“Remains to be Seen,”offers a rare perspective on former industrial, commercial, residential and natural sites across the U.S.
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One to One with Graduate Center President Dr. Robin Garrell from 2021-02-16T21:00
Learn why CUNY's Graduate Center is one of the top places for a graduate education in the country. A conversation with Dr. Robin Garrell, the new President of the Graduate Center.
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One to One with Author Tamara Payne from 2021-02-02T21:00
Host Sheryl McCarthy speaks with Tamara Payne, co-author of "The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X" which just won the National Book Award.
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One to One with Massimo Pigliucci from 2021-01-19T21:00
Can Stoicism, an ancient Roman/Greek philosophy, help us live a modern life today? A talk with Massimo Pigliucci about new book "A Field Guide to a Happy Life: 53 Brief Lessons for Living."
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One to One with Author Margot Mifflin from 2021-01-05T21:00
Author Margot Mifflin talks about her new acclaimed book, "Looking for Miss America: A Pageant's 100 year Old Quest to Define Womanhood". She chronicles the history of an American institution that ...
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One to One with Yoruba Richen from 2020-12-15T21:00
Host Sheryl Mccarthy talks with filmmaker Yoruba Richen about new New York Times documentary "The Killing of Breonna Taylor", now streaming on Hulu. It delves into the background of the shooting an...
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One to One with Prof. Julia Suk from 2020-12-01T21:30
Why do we need the ERA amendment today? Host Sheryl McCarthy talks with CUNY Prof. Julie Suk about her new book, "We the Woman:The Unstoppable Mothers of the Equal Rights Amendment".
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One to One with Eileen Markey from 2020-11-17T21:00
Host Sheryl McCarthy interviews CUNY Professor Eileen Markey, author of "Without Compromise" about the Village Voice investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. Find out how he changed investigative jour...
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One to One with Professor Johanna Fernández from 2020-10-20T21:00
Host Sheryl McCarthy interviews Johanna Fernández, author of "The Young Lords: A Radical History", one of the most influential political and social activist groups of the 60's and 70's in NYC.
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Voter Suppression from 2020-10-06T21:30
CUNY Law Professor Frank Deale talks about the history of voter suppression and the risks of it in the upcoming Presidential elections on "One to One with Sheryl McCarthy".
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One to One with Historian Harold Holzer from 2020-09-15T21:00
Host Sheryl McCarthy welcomes Harold Holzer, Abraham Lincoln and Civil War leading authority, to talk about the removal of Confederate statues and his new book "The President's vs. the Press". CUNY...
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One to One with Professor Gloria Browne-Marshall from 2020-07-21T21:00
Did you know there is no Federal anti-lynching law even with the Black Lives Matter protests and murder of George Floyd? Find out why on "One to One" from Gloria Brown-Marshall, Professor of Consti...
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One to One with New Queens College President Frank H. Wu from 2020-07-07T21:00
The new Queens College President Frank H. Wu sits down with host Sheryl McCarthy to discuss his plans for this ethnically diverse college and his thoughts about today's racial justice issues. Wu is...
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One to One with Author Honor Moore from 2020-06-16T21:00
Author and poet Honor Moore talks to host Sheryl McCarthy about “Our Revolution”, her new memoir of her mother, Jenny McKean Moore, mother of 9 and wife of Episcopal Bishop Paul Moore Jr., who batt...
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One to One with Jill Nelson from 2020-06-02T21:00
Black communities have been heavily targeted by police during COVID-19. Writer and journalist Jill Nelson shares her own personal story about being arrested for writing an anti-Trump message in cha...
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CENSUS 2020 from 2020-05-12T21:00
Back in March, the 2020 Census forms were sent to most American households, asking them to fill out the surveys and return them by April 1. But COVID-19 has set back a lot of things.
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One to One with the Thinking Dog Center from 2020-04-21T21:00
We all know that dogs are smart. They can guide a blind person through a boisterous crowd; tell us when they’re ready for a walk; and sometimes differentiate between objects. But just how smart are...
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One to One with Author André Aciman from 2020-04-07T21:00
Host Sheryl McCarthy welcomes André Aciman, the author of the new novel “Find Me”, a follow-up to “Call Me By Your Name”. Aciman writes about sudden, all-encompassing love which, once it is lost, h...
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"One to One" with Immigration History Expert Nancy Foner from 2020-03-17T21:00
Do Trump's anti-immigration policies mirror past US history? Host Sheryl McCarthy speaks with immigration history expert Nancy Foner, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Hunter College/The Gradua...
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One to One with CUNY Medical School Interim Dean and Student from 2020-03-03T21:00
Did you know CUNY has it's own medical school? Host Sheryl McCarthy welcomes Erica Friedman, M.D., the school’s Interim Dean, and Gabriela Santiago, a member of the first graduating class.
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ONE TO ONE WITH CECELIA CUTLER from 2020-02-04T21:00
Do you speak with New York-isms? Host Sheryl McCarthy welcomes Cecelia Cutler, Professor of Linguistics at Lehman College, to talk about the hallmarks of the New York accent.
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One to One with Charles Haine and Khaula Malik from 2020-01-21T21:00
Brooklyn College's Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema is featured in this episode. Host Sheryl McCarthy welcomes Charles Haine, Acting Program Director, and Khaula Malik, alum and filmmaker, to t...
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One to One with Corey Robin from 2020-01-07T21:00
Corey Robin, author of one of the top books of 2019 "The Enigma of Clarence Thomas", is interviewed by host Sheryl McCarthy. Mr. Robin is Professor of Political Science at The CUNY Graduate Center...
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One to One with Hon H. Carl McCall from 2019-12-17T20:30
Sheryl McCarthy has a conversation with the Hon. H. Carl McCall about his 50 years in distinguished public service, looking at career, life and his recent appointment as Leader in Residence at Hunt...
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One to One with Prof. Erica Chito Childs from 2019-12-03T21:00
Interracial marriages today? Host Sheryl McCarthy talks with Prof. Erica Chito Childs at CUNY and an expert on interracial marriages and how communities respond to their relationships.
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One to One with Martin Horn from 2019-11-19T21:00
Closing of Rikers? Prison Reform? Host Sheryl McCarthy talks with top prison expert, John Jay College Distinguished Lecturer in Corrections and former NYC Commissioner of Correction.
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"One to One" with David Bloomfield, Education Expert from 2019-11-05T21:00
How can NYC spread the benefits of its elite high schools to a more racially diverse group of students? Host Sheryl McCarthy talks with David Bloomfield, Professor of Education Leadership, Law & Po...
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"One to One" Featuring Author Téa Obreht from 2019-10-16T08:59:28
Interview with Téa Obreht, author of new critically acclaimed novel "Inland". Talks w/ host Sheryl McCarthy about the meaning & characters of this epic journey in Wild West.
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Interview with Dr. Edwin Meléndez from Hunter College from 2019-10-01T21:00
It's now the 2nd anniversary of Hurricane Maria. Is Puerto Rico recovering? Host Sheryl McCarthy talks with Dr. Edwin Meléndez, Director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies (Centro) at Hunter Co...
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Joshua Laird from 2019-09-09T20:30
On One to One - National Parks of New York Harbor Commissioner Joshua Laird talks to Sheryl about the abundance of nationally recognized historical sires around NYC. 7/22 @8:30pm
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