Open to Public
Our Longing for Inconvenience
Free Event
Tune in on Thursday, February 19, at 8pm EST on WNYC 93.9 FM or on WNYC.org to catch the live broadcast!
Thu, Apr 30.2026 + Google Calendar
On the Radio!
On Thursday, at 8pm EDT, we’ll be back at WNYC to present the third installment of our new, live show: Theater of War - On the Radio. Actors Adepero Oduye (12 Years a Slave) and Jumaane Williams (NYC Public Advocate) will perform “Our Longing for Inconvenience,” a new essay written by Hanif Abdurraqib for The New Yorker, to start a conversation with WNYC listeners and callers about “falling in love the old fashioned way” in a world mediated by phones and apps, and our nostalgia for the friction of older technologies—like Walkmans, disposable cameras, and VCRs—that transport us back to less distracted, seemingly more authentic, times.
Tune in on Thursday, April 30, at 8pm EDT on WNYC 93.9 FM or on WNYC.org to catch the live broadcast!
Cast Members
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Jumaane Williams
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Adepero Oduye
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