#86

15 Nov 08

Post Election Musings...
More Baracks, top 10 election buzzwords, pay for your plastic, and Robert Kennedy returns...

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#85

8 Nov 08

Post Pres Election...
Bloomberg's ear, pondering the F-word, the wireless to God, does TV make you pregnant?

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#84

1 Nov 08

Pre Pres Election...
YouTube pres-songs, killer streets, a huge deficit, marathon, and why elect on Tuesday...

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#83

25 Oct 08

Fall in New York...
And the supersonic aircraft carrier, a family flap, underground ads, a pole-dancing reprieve!

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#82

18 Oct 08

The NYC week...
Coumbus Day, more potholes, changing the water, Sarah's Big Schlep, speedeating pizza!

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#81

11 Oct 08

What's up...
A tasty credit crunch, how the next Pres will size up, pouring Starbucks, and $$ pumpkins!

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#80

4 Oct 08

7 days in the city...
Why Maria left, desperate ratings, black hole suits, why the Sun set on NYC - and more!

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#79

27 Sep 08

The UN in town...
Plus cunning new airport surveillance, porn taxes & party privacy for topless mermaids...

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#78

20 Sep 08

NYC update...
In-flight porn, counting cannoli, taboo tattoos, upside down in Central Park, less NY beauty.

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#77

13 Sep 08

The last seven days...
The end of Astroland, snapping crime, a right to leap, and never say the 'B' word at airports.

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#76

6 Sep 08

Back with the news...
Sushi inquisition, NYPD on the cheap, flying without life-vests, & the greener lights of NYC!

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#75

30 Aug 08

Labor Day 80's Spectacular!
To mark the end of summer, a blissfully nostalgic 2 hours of CDs & vinyl from the 80s!

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#74

23 Aug 08

What's up...
American Idol auditions, water politics, the Mayor's clock-watching, & turtle-napping…

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#73

16 Aug 08

This week's NYC...
Fines for being too chill, seatless subway cars, TV on the radio, & Seinfeld on the road.

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#71

2 August 08

Still Half Baked...
The case of subway love, a funeral for audio books, & where NYers like to e-mail the most!

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#70

26 July 08

The Baked Apple
Why less equality is better, subway texts, a curse of the Lion's Mane, & what to do naked!

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#69

19 July 08

Gotham City!
With the new Batman movie out this week, I talk to a vintage comic book collector...

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#68

12 July 08

Summertime... and the living is...
Hot grass, a horsey debate, Liberty's crown, green garbage, and the even greener NYPD!

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#67

5 July 08

Independence Day!
All the updates from NYC, plus all the music this week proudly and completely American!

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#66

28 June 08

This week in the city...
Smarter students, shorts for sanitation, more enforced recycling, and no sex in the city...

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#65

21 June 08

Back to normality...
After the heatwave, news on the Swedish invasion, flying on the cheap, speed texting...

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#64

14 June 08

Air Guitar championships!
Report and interviews from the NY heat of the US Air Guitar Championships!

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#63

7 June 08

NY - updated...
Refunds for the dead, new waterfalls, an unlikely fashion icon, and grease is the word!

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#62

31 May 08

Back in NYC...
A birthday bash for NY's finest, bigger dollars, Indie's return, & sex, sex, sex - and the city!

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#61

24 May 08

Live in Hong Kong..!
Live from Kowloon Tong! But the tunes are NY based, and a chat with the Gabby Cabby too!

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#60

17 May 08

The 80's Special...
Another bonanza of 80's haircuts, fashions, and tunes to remember... (or want to forget)

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#59

10 May 08

A busy week in the city...
Missing violins, music under the city, calorie counting, Cinco De Mayo, Aldo the horse...

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#58

3 May 08

Cakes, subways, & dollars...
Official desserts, Googling underwater, new graffiti, and Mayor Bloomberg's favourite word!

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#57

26 Apr 08

Earth Day...
How it was celebrated, plus calorie rules, one million trees, and naked in Times Square!

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#56

19 Apr 08

The NYC week...
Testing nuclear sirens, idol mis-dialing, green subways, and non-natural natural yogurt...

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#55

12 Apr 08

What's been happening...
Free coffee, satellite radio update, quiet on trains, and where subway cars go to die...

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#54

5 Apr 08

Spring in the air...
But how do you know spring has sprung? Plus lawsuits, cheese, and Bertha the shark.

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#53

29 Mar 08

This week...
Air & subway disappointment, the Governor's sex socks, how many fingers to give the US..!

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#52

22 Mar 08

Foals...
NY news, plus chat with brilliant UK band Foals, ahead of their debut album release...

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#51

15 Mar 08

News from the city...
Sex, scandals, subways, IQ tests for dogs, weight cameras, and a stack of new tunes!

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#50

8 Mar 08

Programme # 50!
To celebrate a half century of progs, it's 2 hours of 80's tracks - alt and dance... yeah!

#49

1 March 08

Update NYC...
Google on the moon, Razzies update, Toy Hall of Fame, and text messagers beware...

#48

23 Feb 08

What's up this week...
The cost of money, recycling your TV, Presidential comedy, and getting high in NJ!

#47

16 Feb 08

NY Happenings...
Buying a fire truck, painting the subways, taxing the city, and the big Blackberry failure!

#46

9 Feb 08

Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Happy Chinese New Year of the Rat!
Rodent news and more from NY this week!

#45

2 Feb 08

The state of Broadway (Pt 2)
More from the Broadway bloggers - this time on the less mainstream "off-Broadway" scene

#44

26 Jan 08

The NY news...
The sushi scare, hot rats, and getting to know your calories better. Plus other news & tunes!

#43

19 Jan 08

The state of Broadway (Pt 1)
How healthy is Broadway? And is it now just for tourists? I get the lowdown from 2 experts!

#42

12 Jan 08

Fashion City...
Style comments, catwalk controversies, plus why NY is different - from a NY Times writer.

#41

5 Jan 08

New Year in NY...
Roundup of new news from NY, with new words, resolutions, murders, tunes, & shoes

#40

29 Dec 07

The Musical Retrospective
It's the time of year to look back, so this prog is two hours of my top tunes from 2007...

#39

25 Dec 07

Christmas Day Special!
New York at Xmas! Plus the world's best toyshop, and what gifts to give millionaires!

#38

22 Dec 07

Circus! Circus!
The fantastic Circus Of Soul at the historic Apollo Theater! I talk with the ringmaster...

#37

15 Dec 07

Time Out New York
A seasonal chat with the editor in charge of the best what's on mag (and website) in NY!

#36

8 Dec 07

NYC - NY Subway
Past and present wonders of the NY subway, how it got built, & what you might be missing.

#35

1 Dec 07

80's soul, funk & dance special!
Less chat - but more tunes, mirrorballs, and long lost vinyl... turn it up!

#34

24 Nov 07

The Gabby Cabby speaks...
More from NYC cabby and long time friend of RTHK, Peter Franklin on issues of the day...

#33

17 Nov 07

Central Park
One of the most enduring NY landmarks has a history and a future. Why is it so special?

#32

10 Nov 07

Grammarphobia!
The answers to all your linguistic issues of split infinitives, participles, and apostrophes...

#31

3 Nov 07

The Real Ghostbuster
If you hear something strange in your neighbourhood, call this real ghostbuster...

#30

27 Oct 07

The Haunted House
Wander through New York's fave nightmare with me... plus a chat with the creator...

#29

20 Oct 07

The History Lesson
A 15 minute potted history lesson on things Big Apple from local expert and mapmaker...

#28

13 Oct 07

TV on the radio!
NY Times TV critic on the big hits (and worse misses) in the huge US fall TV schedule...

#27

6 Oct 07

Dominic Carter (part 2)
More from the highly respected news reporter, this time on the US Presidential race for 2008

#26

29 Sep 07

Dominic Carter (part 1)
One of the most respected news reporters in town gives some sharp political insights...

#25

22 Sep 07

Food scene update!
A chat with NY food expert Bret Thorn about what is on the dining tables of the city...

#24

15 Sep 07

The NYC Winery...
There is now a winery in New York, so should you prepare for vintage Chateau Queens?

#23

8 Sep 07

Tea & Sympathy...
Where to get a good cup of tea in Manhattan, plus shepherd's pie, and decent chocolate...

#22

1 Sep 07

Holiday weekend Excellent 80's!
More tunes, less chat for the Labor Day holiday weekend - all excellent 80's tracks!

The Kooks - Luke Pritchard
Exclusive chat with the main man from The Kooks after an acoustic gig in NY!

#21

25 Aug 07

Time Out NY - The Gig Scene...
A chat with the music editor of Time Out NY about the highs (no lows) of NY live music...

#20

18 Aug 07

So Percussion...
The guys who get a percussive tune out of almost anything - including a cactus plant...

#19

11 Aug 07

Dumpling speed eating contest...
You've heard of hot dog speed eating, but now there is Chinese dumpling speed eating...

Dragon Boat Races in NY! (2)
Reports from the 17th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York!

#18

4 Aug 07

United Nations... on the air!
The UN has a key radio station in Liberia, and so I talked to one of the key broadcasters!

#17

28 July 07

Dragon Boat Races in NY! (1)
The spectacle of Dragon Boat racing also happens in New York - I talk to the organizer!

#16

21 July 07

Time Out New York
The mag and website is the quintessential "What's On" guide for NY - I talk to the editor.

#15

14 July 07

Filler-up!
Deb Filler is a Jewish performance artist from New Zealand who even bakes bread on stage.

#14

7 July 07

The Food Scene...
NY is brim full of restaurants, but what is hot now? I talk with a restaurant journalist...

It is has been US Independence Day this week, so all the music is 100% American...