Jeffrey Masters

New York

Senior Producer at The New Yorker Radio Hour

Senior Producer at the @NewYorker Radio Hour | also @lgbtqpod ✨

Articles

Stonewall Lasted 365 Days on Apple Podcasts

Jun 18, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Jeffrey Masters

Mark Segal moved to New York City in May of 1969 and a month later found himself at The Stonewall Inn as the now-infamous police raid began. "The police came in, pretended that they were doing their duty, got their pay off," he says. "The difference here was they barged in, they threw people up against the wall, they extorted money from some of the older people, they harassed the drag queens.
The Gay Agenda, Then and Now on Apple Podcasts

Apr 30, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Jeffrey Masters

Rep. Barney Frank served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 2013. He talks about being one of the first members of Congress to come out, how the AIDS crisis forced Congress to act, and the current state of the LGBTQ+ Rights Movement. Plus, his "Trophy Husband", Jim Ready, drops by to say hello. LGBTQ&A is an independent, listener-supported podcast. Please consider joining our ⁠Substack⁠ to help support our work. Click here to learn more.
'Mary & George' is full of schemes, schisms, corsets, and collars : Pop Culture Happy Hour

Apr 24, 2024 | npr.org | Glen Weldon |Christina Tucker |Jeffrey Masters |Liz Metzger |Mike Katzif |Jessica Reedy

'Mary & George' is full of schemes, schisms, corsets, and collars Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1197963995/1246608098" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine in Starz series Mary & George. Rory Mulvey/Starz hide caption toggle caption Rory Mulvey/Starz Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine in Starz series Mary & George.
Gay Activism Before Stonewall on Apple Podcasts

Apr 9, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Jeffrey Masters

Martha Shelley began her life as a gay activist before the Stonewall uprising. She talks about joining the Daughters of Bilitis, co-founding the Gay Liberation Front, the first pride march, and her memoir, "We Set The Night On Fire". LGBTQ&A is an independent, listener-supported podcast. Please consider joining our Substack as a paid Subscriber to help support our work. This is a part of our special series, The LGBTQ+ Elders Project.
Has Been Doing Drag in Fire Island Since 1955 on Apple Podcasts

Mar 26, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Jeffrey Masters

Bob "Rose" Levine talks about his first trip to Cherry Grove in 1955, being a part of the original drag "Invasion of the Pines" in 1976, and how the AIDS crisis changed Fire Island in the 1980s. LGBTQ&A is an independent, listener-supported podcast. Please consider joining our Substack to help support our work. This is a part of our special series, The LGBTQ+ Elders Project.
Second Circuit Confirms ‘Willfulness’ Standard for Scienter Has Teeth Under the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act | JD Supra

Mar 18, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jeffrey Masters |Ryan McCarthy |John Pease III

In a new decision that could have a significant impact on the persistent efforts of relators to reach otherwise lawful conduct and characterize it as a violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit squarely held that in False Claims Act (FCA) cases predicated upon the AKS, the concept of “willfulness” requires the government or relator to plead, and prove, that the defendant acted knowing that its conduct is unlawful, even if it is not aware of...
From Lesbian Separatist to Trans History on Apple Podcasts

Mar 12, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Jeffrey Masters

Sandy Stone talks about working with the lesbian separatists of Olivia Records, why the attacks on the trans community today mirror the attacks from the 1970s, and the moment that led her to write "The Empire Strikes Back: A Posttranssexual Manifesto"—an essay that became a founding document of trans studies.
DOJ Announces Nearly $2.7 Billion in False Claims Act Recoveries in Fiscal Year 2023

Feb 23, 2024 | morganlewis.com | Ryan McCarthy |Ryan Mccarthy |Rebecca Hillyer |Jeffrey Masters

During remarks to False Claims Act (FCA) practitioners on February 22 in Washington, DC, and in an accompanying press release, Department of Justice (DOJ) Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton announced that recoveries from FCA settlements and judgments in fiscal year 2023 reached nearly $2.7 billion, with healthcare and procurement fraud continuing to be the largest areas of recovery.
In 'Dicks: The Musical', broad jokes, narrow audience : Pop Culture Happy Hour

Oct 11, 2023 | npr.org | Aisha Harris |Glen Weldon |Jeffrey Masters |Hafsa Fathima |Liz Metzger |Mike Katzif | +1 more

In 'Dicks: The Musical', broad jokes, narrow audience : Pop Culture Happy Hour The frantic, absurdist new movie Dicks: The Musical is about a pair of misogynistic narcissists (played by Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson) who discover they're long-lost twins. Also starring Megan Mullally, Nathan Lane, and Megan Thee Stallion, the movie's got cheeky song and dance numbers — plus crude humor and a distinctly queer sensibility.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading

Sep 22, 2023 | npr.org | Jeffrey Masters |Priya Krishna |Aisha Harris

Adjani Salmon as Kwabena in Dreaming Whilst Black. Showtime hide caption toggle caption Showtime Adjani Salmon as Kwabena in Dreaming Whilst Black. Showtime This week, authors challenged A.I., Taylor Swift asked you to vote, we learned there would be less dancing. Here's what the NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend.