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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Real Women Need Statues
Alicia Glen, New York City deputy mayor for housing and economic development, discusses She Built NYC, a new initiative to commission a public monument or artwork on city property with a focus on women’s history.
So far, callers recommend we put up statues of: Frances Perkins, the women who perished in the Triangle shirtwaist fire, Shirley Chisholm, Emily Roebling, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jane Jacobs. Keep 'em coming + submit your ideas at https://t.co/iE9Pbywyrd.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) July 25, 2018