Newsmakers meet New Yorkers as host Brian Lehrer and his guests take on the issues dominating conversation in New York and around the world. This daily program from WNYC Studios cuts through the usual talk radio punditry and brings a smart, humane approach to the day's events and what matters most in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including Radiolab, On the Media, Death, Sex & Money, Nancy, and many others.
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Running Through Mayor de Blasio's Budget
Ben Max, executive editor of Gotham Gazette, Grace Rauh, NY1 political reporter, and Brigid Bergin, City Hall and politics reporter at WNYC, unpack Mayor Bill de Blasio's recent comments about budget cuts to food assistance programs and how the firing of former U.S. attorney Preet Bharara will impact current investigations of Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo.