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 Line on Campaign Fundraising
A panel discusses the ongoing investigation into Mayor de Blasio's fundraising and the extent to which his fundraising tactics and/or the investigation represent a departure from standard practice serving the public interest.
- Susan Lerner: executive director of Common Cause New York
- Jim Dwyer: author of the New York Times "About New York" column
- Bill Mahoney: POLITICO New York Albany-based reporter
- Jennifer Fermino: City Hall bureau chief for The New York Daily News