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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‘A Bright Room’ for the Trump Era
Tony Kushner, award-winning playwright, and Nikki M. James, Tony Award-winning actress now starring in “A Bright Room Called Day,” discuss his new adaptation of the play that sets modern-day politics against those of Weimar Germany, now showing at the Pu
Music of the 2010s
John Schaefer, WNYC host of “New Sounds” and “Soundcheck,” talks about the best music of the 2010s and how the way we listened to music changed in the past decade.
What is Giuliani Doing in Ukraine?
Co-hosts of the “Trump, Inc.” podcast Andrea Bernstein, senior editor for politics and policy for WNYC News, Ilya Marritz, WNYC reporter, discuss the latest developments in the impeachment proceedings
#PriceCheckNYC
WNYC, in partnership with Gothamist and Clear Health Costs, offers a new community health sharing tool which will give listeners a chance to compare the costs of their medical procedures. Jeanne Pinder, founder and CEO of Clear Health Costs, and Caroline
Jersey City Shooting Update With Mayor Fulop
Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop shares an update on yesterday's shooting in Jersey City, at a cemetery and a kosher market, that left six people dead, including one police officer.
The Steele Dossier's Origin Story
Co-founders of Fusion GPS Glenn Simpson, former senior reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and Peter Fritsch, former reporter and bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, the co-authors of Crime in Progress: Inside the Steele Dossier and the Fusion GP
How Money Is Dividing 2020 Dems
Amanda Terkel, Washington bureau chief at HuffPost, discusses fundraising and money in the 2020 presidential election.
Democrats Unveil Articles of Impeachment
After weeks of impeachment hearings, House Democratic leaders released two articles of impeachment on Tuesday, charging the president with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Annie Karni, White House correspondent for The New York Times, breaks d
When Strangers Go Above & Beyond
We were inspired by Ashley Patrick's Gothamist tale of how a purse she lost on the Q train, made its way back home. WNYC listeners call in to share their stories of the times a stranger acted with complete kindness.
Stories From the Forgotten Borough
Claire Jimenez, longtime Staten Island resident, current PhD student at the University of Nebraska and author of Staten Island Stories (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019), discusses her new book and life as a Staten Islander.