Juan Manuel Benítez Wants to Know
Booking Overview
Metrics
Episodes: 34
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
Contact Information
Publicly listed emails
jmb137@columbia.edu
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Host
Juan Manuel Benítez - New York City journalist and broadcaster with more than two decades of television and radio reporting experience. He is also a professor of local journalism at Columbia University.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Ric Burns - Documentary Filmmaking, New York City History, The City's Mayors And Political Development, And The Decision To Exclude Donald Trump From The Latest Films.
Maggie Haberman - Donald Trump, Presidential Power, Political Reporting, The Republican Congress, Political Access, And New York City Political History.
Anya Schiffrin - Political Influencers, Government Communications, Media Capture, Disclosure Requirements, New York City Politics, And The Changing News Business.
Chuck Park - U.s. Foreign Service, Immigration, ICE, Campaign Finance, New York Congressional Politics, And Korean American Identity.
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Episodes
Do We Need to Walk Around With Our Passports? — Grace Bonilla on Fear in New York
October 02, 2026
For the first time in her life, Grace Bonilla and her family found themselves discussing whether they needed to walk around New York City with their passports. Bonilla, president and CEO of United Way of New York City and the daughter of Ecuadorian immigrants, says that fear is transforming daily life across immigrant communities.This is the fourth interview in Season 3’s “New Yorkers on a Changing America” series. Subscribe on YouTube and follow the show on Substack, Spotify and Apple Podcas...
Why Ric Burns Left Donald Trump Out of His Latest New York Films
September 25, 2026
Donald Trump is not in Ric Burns's new film about New York. That was a decision. When Burns floated interviewing him, an institutional partner went "thin-lipped and ashen-faced" He explains why he left the president out, and why Trump is in the film anyway, as "a constant rumbling undertow."Burns has been making New York: A Documentary Film since the early 1990s. The first episodes aired in 1999; he was in the middle of a radio interview about the next two when the planes hit on September 11t...
Maggie Haberman was in the room when Trump ranked himself above Hitler
September 18, 2026
DescriptionDonald Trump held up a two-page memo and read it aloud: he was the most powerful person who had ever walked the planet — more powerful than Napoleon, Alexander, Attila the Hun, Stalin, Mao, Hitler. He was not making a moral argument. He was making a ranking.Haberman is White House correspondent for The New York Times, a political analyst for CNN, and co-author with Jonathan Swan of Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump. Last week the president called her, am...
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The publicly listed email for Juan Manuel Benítez Wants to Know: jmb137@columbia.edu.
How many listeners does Juan Manuel Benítez Wants to Know have?
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Who is an ideal guest for Juan Manuel Benítez Wants to Know?
Juan Manuel Benítez Wants to Know typically books well-known public figures. Typical guest background: Established journalists, academics, filmmakers, diplomats, public officials, policy experts, and civic leaders with direct subject-matter expertise, a substantial public record, and a meaningful connection to New York or national politics. Common among recent guests: Major journalism or media positions; Published books or prominent documentary work; Academic or research leadership. Recent guests include Ric Burns, Maggie Haberman, and Anya Schiffrin.
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Recent episodes cover Politics, Public Policy, Journalism, New York City, and Local Government. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.
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