The May "Get Lit with All Of It" book club selection is the new novel from bestselling author Tom Perrotta, Ghost Town. The story follows an eighth grader named Jimmy growing up in suburban New Jersey in the 1970s. Devastated by a tragic loss, he seeks comfort where he can get it... including with an older girl who happens to own a Ouija Board. Tom Perrotta discusses the novel ahead of our May 27th Get Lit event! Click here to find out more.

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Jane’s Walk NYC is a festival organized by the Municipal Art Society to honor the work of Jane Jacobs, whose humanist angle on urbanism helped energize New York City. This year's festival starts May 1 and continues through Sunday, May 3. The Municipal Art Society of New York's director of development Sarah Celentano, and Genevieve Wagner the organization's senior manager of programs, preview the festival. 

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A series called "Revolutionary New York: Then & Now" from the Museum of the City of New York traces the Revolutionary War period in New York City, from the first sparks of rebellion through the years of British occupation, and its role as the nation's first capital. Co-curators Sarah Henry and Peter-Christian Aigner talk about this history, and why it still reverberates. today.

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The new novel from Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney tells the story of a woman who begins an affair in 1970s Rochester, with lasting consequences for the rest of her family. Sweeney discusses Lake Effect, the April Get Lit with All Of It book club selection. Click here to watch the full, video version of our in-person book club event!

This month's Get Lit with All Of It book club selection was the family drama from novelist Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's called "Lake Effect." In the spirit of family, our musical guests were  Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton founded the band Ida in Brooklyn in the 1990s. They were joined at the event by their daughter Storey Littleton, who grew up playing in the family band and just released her debut solo album, At A Diner.

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The beloved cult classic "The Rocky Horror Show" has been brought back to live in a Broadway revival! Director Sam Pinkleton discusses the show alongside one member of this star-studded cast, Rachel Dratch, who plays the Narrator. After that, stars Stephanie Hsu as Janet, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez as Columbia and Amber Gray as Riff Raff, discuss their roles in the castle at Frankenstein Place. "The Rocky Horror Show" is running now at Studio 54.

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Michael James Scott started as a cast member of the musical 'Aladdin' before it even landed on Broadway. He has since become its longest-running Genie. On May 3, he'll take his final bow with the production. He talks about his tenure, and his replacement Caleb Barnett discusses stepping into the role.

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April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and to mark the occasion, subway performers Alex Feldman, Billy Edwards and Danny Raycraft, who comprise West Fourth Trio, visit WNYC's studios to perform live music, and discuss what they enjoy about playing for commuters.

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In the new Broadway play 'The Fear of 13,' Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody stars as Nick Yarris, a Pennsylvania man imprisoned on death row for a murder he insists he never committed. Brody discusses making his Broadway debut in this drama, running now at the James Earl Jones Theatre.

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On 31 Chambers Street, just across the street from City Hall, The Department of Records & Information Services (DORIS) works to document and archive New York in a building once known as the Hall of Records. DORIS has organized a new exhibit, 'NYC's Story: The City on Record,' where New Yorkers can come and see some of these records for themselves throughout 400 years of city history. DORIS Commissioner Pauline Toole and Rossy Mendez, archivist and exhibit curator, discuss what New York has in its archives, and listeners share their answer to one question in the exhibit: what makes New York, New York?

Image courtesy of NYC Municipal Archives; In the early 1900s, tour operators began using bi-level buses to shuttle visitors around the city. Tours typically included narrative provided by a guide and stops at important landmarks

[REBROADCAST FROM March 23, 2026] In the revival of Clare Barron's play "You Got Older," Alia Shawkat stars as Mae, a young woman in a state of limbo after losing her job and moving home to take care of her father (Peter Friedman) who is battling cancer. Shawkat, Barron, and director Anne Kauffman discuss the play, running until May 3 at the Cherry Lane Theater.

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