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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The Education of Samantha Power
Samantha Power, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and author of The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir(Dey Street Books, 2019), traces her journey from activist outsider to government insider, and the challenge of navigating the halls of power while trying to put her ideals into practice.