The Brian Lehrer Show

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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Wild About NYC: Oysters


During the Spring Pledge Drive, we're exploring some of the submissions to the #WildNYC photo project.

Today, we learned about NYC's crustaceans with Pete Malinowski, aquaculture program director and chief oyster officer at the New York Harbor School.

Now: @billionoyster project's Pete Malinowski is talking crustaceans. And he brought some live ones to the studio! pic.twitter.com/6iI2W6MLUx

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 23, 2016

Oysters calm waves - building breakwater to protect Staten Island. Oysters keystone species for NYC biodiversity #wildnyc@BrianLehrer

— Marielle Anzelone (@nycbotanist) May 23, 2016

#TIL: Oysters were once so plentiful in NY Harbor that some #NYC streets were paved with oyster shells. - @BillionOyster, to @BrianLehrer

— Josh Weinberger (@kitson) May 23, 2016


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 May 23, 2016  8m