Consists of 166 audiocassette tapes recording conversations between retired investigative journalist Joseph Kahn and reporters, editors, and other media personalities invited to his courses at the New School for Social Research between 1979 and the early 1990s. Participants include Pete Hamill, Nick Pileggi, Gay Talese, and Murray Kempton, among many others. Frequent guests include Sidney Zion, Liz Smith, and Jack O'Brien.

The New York Times: The Inside Story was a special lecture series held at The New School during the Fall 1990 semester. The lectures featured journalists for The New York Times newspaper discussing various sections of the newspaper. Collection consists of audio recordings of these lectures.