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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Are You Still Waiting for Unemployment?
More than 20 million Americans lost their jobs in April as the national unemployment rate climbed to 15%. Richard Blum, member of The Legal Aid Society’s Employment Law Unit, takes questions from listeners who are having trouble navigating the overburdened unemployment system, and gives advice.