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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Friday Morning Politics: Early Voting Begins, Protests Continue
Brigid Bergin, the City Hall and politics reporter for WNYC, and Jake Offenhartz, reporter at Gothamist, talk about their continuing coverage of the protests in New York City, including the aftermath of the mass arrest in the Bronx last week. Plus what demonstrations are planned for this weekend, and the start of early voting.