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A Tale of Two Teachers is a WLIW-FM special program and a part of Chasing the Dream: Poverty, Justice and Opportunity in America, a public media initiative from PBS flagship station, WNET in New York. Bob McKinnon, host of the podcast Attribution, talks with two married Long Island teachers. They share their extraordinary experiences teaching in different Long Island schools over the course of this challenging year.

Long Island Morning Edition host Michael Mackey provides regional news stories and special features that speak to the body politic, the pulse of our planet, and the marketplace of life.

The Afternoon Ramble is a unique mix of music custom made for Long Island. Listen live by tuning into 88.3 fm on Eastern Long Island and Southern Connecticut, 96.9 fm in Western Suffolk, or stream live at wliw.org/radio, radio streaming apps. Also available on smart speakers by asking for WLIW-FM.

Peril and Promise: The Challenge of Climate Change is a special WLIW-FM half-hour program focusing on the unique challenges and choices confronting eastern Long Island. A reporting initiative from the WNET Group, the program is hosted by veteran journalist and Planet Forward creator, Frank Sesno.  Together with a panel of experts and local officials, he explores the effects climate change is already having on eastern Long Island, what communities are doing about it now, the challenges ahead, and what citizens can do to engage and take action.

WLIW-FM In Conversation is a new half-hour public radio program featuring dynamic conversations with voices from the East End and beyond. Launching with four episodes, WLIW-FM In Conversation will air weekly beginning Sunday, May 2 at 6:30 p.m. on 88.3 WLIW-FM and wliw.org/radio. The program will encore Mondays at 11:30 p.m.

Exploring Hate on Eastern Long Island is a special WLIW-FM 30 minute program and part of “Exploring Hate,” a reporting initiative from The WNET Group on antisemitism, racism and extremism. Host Julian Phillips moderates a panel of experts who have devoted their careers to addressing the issues of hate on Long Island and their on-going efforts to eradicate this multi-faceted dilemma. This special broadcast will examine some of the deep-seated roots of hate which exist on Eastern Long Island—but more importantly show why hate is everybody’s problem. During the 30 minutes—and the ...

The morning show on Long Island’s only local NPR radio station, 88.3 WLIW-FM, hosted by award-winning multi-platform journalist, Gianna Volpe, features music from all decades & genres, as well as folks from all walks of life. The Heart airs LIVE 9am to 11am weekday mornings, with a nightly replay at midnight streaming at wliw.org/radio

Behind the Headlines is a new one-hour, weekly public radio program featuring conversations about the local and regional news of the week. Providing analysis of the latest local and regional and cultural issues, Behind the Headlines is hosted by Express News Group editors Bill Sutton and Joseph P. Shaw. To bring listeners a diversity of perspectives, voices and views, each week Sutton and Shaw will host a rotating panel of esteemed guest journalists and colleagues, from a robust collection of East End, Long Island, and regional news and public affairs outlets. Confirmed participating organizat

Previews of interviews on Heart of the East End

George Hirsch Lifestyle Radio explores how people from all walks of life are woven together through food and culture. No matter who they are or where they’re from, the experience of sharing a meal and exchanging tradition is a language everyone understands. In an extension of his long-running public television series, chef George Hirsch shares his holistic approach to lifestyle and food through compelling conversations with a broad array of distinctive guests – on topics ranging from nourishment and nutrition, food sustainability and science, clean and healthy eating, and even the boom of ...

ALL ARTS Radio Hour brings a wide array of arts programming to listeners each week with an eclectic mix of pop, contemporary and classical music, along with interviews, poetry, dramatic performance and more. Each week listeners can experience the very best in arts and culture.

1st District Matters is a six-part series from The Express News Group and WLIW-FM bringing you in-depth discussion with incumbent 1st District Republican Congressman Nick LaLota and Democratic congressional candidate John Avlon vying for the Congressional seat covering the eastern two-thirds of Suffolk County. Hear the two candidates speak in their own words on immigration, the economy, criminal justice, the environment, women’s rights, and healthcare. Joining Express News Group Executive Editor Joe Shaw in conversation with the candidates are WLIW-FM Long Island Morning Edition Host Michael...

Hofstra students Camryn Bowden and Kenny Forman report from the field during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago leading up to the 2024 presidential election. Listen to their newscasts below.

WLIW-FM hosts interview writers of all kinds during live broadcasts and in studio.