Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Lena H. Sun, Washington Post national reporter focusing on health, provides an update on the nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak and the response from U.S. public health agencies.
Photo: Spinach is displayed for sale on shelves at a Target store on July 23, 2026 in Austin, Texas. The cyclosporiasis outbreak, an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, has spread across multiple states and remains under investigation by federal health officials after the first known illness onset was reported in early May. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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Lena H. Sun, Washington Post national reporter focusing on health, provides an update on the nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak and the response from U.S. public health agencies.
Photo: Spinach is displayed for sale on shelves at a Target store on July 23, 2026 in Austin, Texas. The cyclosporiasis outbreak, an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, has spread across multiple states and remains under investigation by federal health officials after the first known illness onset was reported in early May. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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![Loss and Memory in Shifters
[REBROADCAST FROM August 26, 2026] A staging of Congolese-British writer Benedict Lombe’s play Shifters stars All American actor Daniel Ezra as Dre, a man who reconnects with his childhood friend and ex-girlfriend, Des, at his grandmother’s funeral. As Dre grieves one loss, his reunion with Des prompts him to reflect on another as the two revisit memories of their shared past. It is running at the Cherry Lane Theater through September 20.
Image courtesy of the production Loss and Memory in Shifters](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VNKlpfGJhdU/mqdefault.jpg)

![WNYCs Tiffany Hanssen on Her Debut Crime Thriller Novel
[REBROADCAST FROM May 12, 2026] Though WNYC listeners know Tiffany Hanssen as a longtime public radio host, she is now also the author of a brand-new crime thriller. Hanssen discusses her debut novel My Name Was Gerry Sass (https://bookshop.org/p/books/my-name-was-gerry-sass-tiffany-hanssen/b0a6fbcbdb4f5728?ean=9780802167057&next=t) , which tells the story of a radio host who is secretly a hitman for hire.
Cover art courtesy of the publisher WNYCs Tiffany Hanssen on Her Debut Crime Thriller Novel](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VxDyPSP0YIY/mqdefault.jpg)

![The Life and Times of Mario Cuomo
[REBROADCAST FROM June 4, 2026] The new documentary Mario chronicles the life and career of New York governor Mario Cuomo. Directors Teddy and George Kunhardt discuss the film.
Photo by Diana Walker/Getty Images: NY Governor Mario M. Coumo speaking at National Press Club. The Life and Times of Mario Cuomo](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/W6HJ9u5jYvI/mqdefault.jpg)


