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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How Shame And Stigma Shape The Debate Over Extending Unemployment Benefits
WNYC reporter Karen Rouse talks about how some Americans collecting unemployment are feeling shame and stigma for the first time as the debate over the extra $600 of unemployment assistance continues in Congress, and takes your calls.