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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30 Issues | The Political History of Infrastructure


Brian Pallasch, managing director of Government Relations and Infrastructure Initiatives for the American Society of Civil Engineers, discusses some of the biggest infrastructure projects in America’s history and the politics and politicians behind these projects.

The first big American infrastructure project was the railroads, & it started in New Jersey. (@BrianLehrer dropping some infra knowledge)

— Kate Hinds (@katehinds) June 1, 2016

And it hasn't been updated since! Good morning @NJTRANSIT! Cc @BrianLehrer@katehindshttps://t.co/o3qo0Zbo9E

— Matt Haze (@MattHaze) June 1, 2016

.@BrianLehrer brings up Christie's cancellation of the ARC tunnel, as we should always do when talking about infrastructure

— Kate Hinds (@katehinds) June 1, 2016

Just now @BrianLehrer - a clip of FDR telling the nation how WPA would work - precise+clear - heartbreaking comparison to Trump's language

— Karen Loew (@KarenLoew) June 1, 2016


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 June 1, 2016  24m