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, Snap Judgment, Death, Sex & Money, Nancy, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin and many others. © WNYC Studios
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Claiming Indigenous People's Day
Nick A. Martin, staff writer at The New Republic covering Native and Indigenous People's issues and a member of the Sappony Tribe and Kevin Gover, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian and a member of the Pawnee Tribe, talk
Defending Against Global Propaganda
As under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs under Obama, Rick Stengel, former editor of Time Magazine and the author of Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation and What We Can Do About It (Grove Pres
Impeachment: Legal Guide
Cass Sunstein, Harvard Law School professor and the author of Impeachment: A Citizen's Guide (Penguin Books, 2019), and Henry Greenberg, president of the New York State Bar Association and partner at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, discuss the legal issues surro
Quid Pro Quo or No? John Kasich on Impeachment, and the GOP Today
John Kasich, former governor of Ohio (R), and CNN senior commentator, talks about the state of the GOP, and whether or not he supports the impeachment inquiry. Plus, an argument for bottom-up activism, outlined in his new book It's Up to Us: Ten Little W
Giuliani's Business Associates Arrested on Campaign Finance Charges
Andrea Bernstein, senior editor for politics and policy for WNYC News, and Philip Bump, The Washington Post national correspondent, discuss the latest news including the arrest of two associates of President Trump’s personal lawyer, who were also part of
Republican Divide
Tim Alberta, chief political correspondent for Politico Magazine and the author of American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump (Harper, 2019), talks about the political news of the day and his book.
And the Nobel Peace Prize Goes To…
Dan Kurtz-Phelan, executive editor of Foreign Affairs and Eyder Peralta, NPR's East-Africa correspondent, discuss the recipient of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. Plus much more.
#AskTheMayor: Borough-Based Jails Vote Ahead
Bill de Blasio, New York City Mayor, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including the upcoming vote on approving four borough-based jail facilities that will replace Rikers Island Correctional facility for good.
Rezoning and the future of Harlem
Elizabeth Kim, senior editor for the Gothamist, talks about a Harlem zoning plan which, as she reports, is making residents anxious about gentrification and the future of Harlem as the epicenter of black American culture.
There's a New Apple in Town
Dan Pashman, host of The Sporkful, describes how the apple industry manufactures apple varieties, and introduces a new apple on the market (20 years in the making). Plus your calls on your favorite (and least favorite) apples.