William Troop

1 month ago | publicradioeast.org | Noah Caldwell |Alejandra Márquez Janse |Ari Shapiro |William Troop

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:There was a chilling moment last week at Newark Airport when air traffic controllers lost all radar and radio communications with planes. The Federal Aviation Administration says the blackout lasted 30 seconds. Some reports suggest it was up to a minute and a half. Somehow, there were no collisions, but the long-term problems that led to this crisis have not gone away.

1 month ago | wesa.fm | Manuela Lopez Restrepo |Mia Venkat |Ailsa Chang |William Troop

As much as the news media serves to inform the public, we're also here to give you something to talk about. Learning about the world around us provides the connective tissue for spirited interactions and growing deeper bonds with each other. What are you going to bring up at the dinner table to get the conversation flowing? Did you read that article everybody has been talking about, too? Who is it? This week's main character is not a person, dear reader.

1 month ago | wesa.fm | Alejandra Márquez Janse |William Troop |Ari Shapiro

Mexican singer and songwriter Natalia Lafourcade has a new album out this week called Cancionera. In it, she draws from folk influences and embraces her mystical side.

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Alejandra Márquez Janse |William Troop |Ari Shapiro

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1 month ago | cfpublic.org | Alejandra Márquez Janse |William Troop |Ari Shapiro

By Alejandra Marquez Janse, William Troop, Ari Shapiro Published April 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM EDT