{"podcast":{"title":"NYC NOW","slug":"nyc-now-6286818","podcast_index_feed_id":6286818,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/ysE9ORt_","website_url":"https://wnyc.org/browse/shows/nyc-now","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/da5ebfe4-b493-43ab-991b-8b85ea806757/a15384ab-50a8-4c7b-afe6-5e2d7c9e33ff/3000x3000/nynow-wnyc-logo-hex-3000px.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"WNYC","episode_count":2000,"summary":"NYC Now helps New Yorkers understand the city through original reporting and sharp analysis from WNYC and Gothamist. The show digs into the news, culture, and conversations shaping life in New York, three times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, hosted by Janae Pierre.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T08:19:47.278824+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nyc-now-6286818"},"episode":{"title":"A New Bronx Public High School Where Hip Hop Is On the Syllabus","slug":"a-new-bronx-public-high-school-where-hip-hop-is-on-the-syllabus","published_at":"2026-06-29T21:16:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nyc-now-6286818/a-new-bronx-public-high-school-where-hip-hop-is-on-the-syllabus","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nyc-now-6286818","url":"https://wnyc.org/browse/shows/nyc-now","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/14/prfx.byspotify.com/e/dts.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/waaa.wnyc.org/33c7ae6b-7c23-4545-9ad0-2f257faad273/episodes/926b2135-206d-4860-91e4-00a659d274f0/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=33c7ae6b-7c23-4545-9ad0-2f257faad273&awEpisodeId=926b2135-206d-4860-91e4-00a659d274f0&feed=ysE9ORt_","summary":"Big changes to federal student loan repayment take effect July 1. Carolina Rodriguez of New York's Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program walks us through what's changing. Also, this fall, New York City will open the Bronx School of Hip Hop. That's a first-of-its-kind public high school where MCing, DJing, breaking, graffiti, and knowledge of self are pathways into English, math, science, and social studies. Founding Principal Jason Reyes joins us to explain how the school's five core elements map onto coursework and how Bronx hip hop pioneers like Grandmaster Caz and Melle Mel are shaping what students learn. -Got any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org Photo: David Dee Delgado / Getty Images News Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.","meta_description":"Big changes to federal student loan repayment take effect July 1. Carolina Rodriguez of New York's Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program walks us thr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1645,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nyc-now-6286818/episodes/a-new-bronx-public-high-school-where-hip-hop-is-on-the-syllabus/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nyc-now-6286818/a-new-bronx-public-high-school-where-hip-hop-is-on-the-syllabus.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}