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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Amazon Faces New York In Heated Hearings
In the first of only three City Council hearings on Amazon opening a new hub in Queens, representatives of the tech company answered questions regarding the economic impact of the project. NYC City Council member (26th Queens) Jimmy Van Bramer describes the scene in the heated hearings and what he's been hearing from his constituents.