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May is National Bike Month, and many riders are thinking about how to make the most of biking in New York City as the weather gets warmer, from scenic routes for a more pleasant commute, to planning weekend riding tips. Organizers Emily Jacobi, Mae Francke and Anna Berlanga from the organization Transportation Alternatives [https://transalt.org/] share insights from their work across the boroughs. Plus, listeners share their favorite places to ride.

This year marks the thirtieth annual Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington festival [https://jazz.org/education/school-programs/essentially-ellington/], where high school big bands from around the country are selected to compete and perform. But this year, in honor of the anniversary, Jazz at Lincoln Center opened applications up to schools around the world, and bands from Australia, Japan, and Spain were selected to participate. To help preview the festival, students from the Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music big band, selected this year, perform some live numbers in WNYC's studio. Plus, Penelope Smetters-Jacono, director of Bands at Celia Cruz, and Todd Stoll, Jazz at Lincoln Center Vice President of Education, discuss the importance of education in jazz. Jazz at Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington festival is open to the public May 7-11.

[REBROADCAST FROM Aug 13, 2024] A documentary tells the stories of four young girls preparing for a 'Daddy-Daughter Dance' with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a rehabilitation program in Washington, D.C. "Daughters [https://www.daughtersdocumentary.com/]" was directed by Natalie Rae and Angela Patton, who discuss the film, along with one of the subjects, the program's 'fatherhood coach' Chad Morris.

Celebrated writer Karen Russell discusses her latest novel, The Antidote [https://www.amazon.com/Antidote-Novel-Karen-Russell/dp/059380225X], which follows members of a Dust Bowl town and the long-kept secrets many of them would prefer to forget.

The nominations for the Tony Awards are out today. We speak with Vulture and New York Magazine's theater critic Jackson McHenry about the surprises, snubs and expected nods.