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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Almost Time to Vote: When and On What
With New York's new early voting, you don't have to wait until November to cast your ballot on the proposed charter revisions. Gail Benjamin, chair of the 2019 NYC Charter Revision Commission and former director of the New York City Council Land Use Division, explains the five proposals and Jarret Berg, New York attorney and voting rights advocate, co-founder of Vote Early NY, former NYS voter protection director and executive director of the New York Democratic Lawyers council, explains how to vote early.