The Brian Lehrer Show

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.

Kirsten Gillibrand, United States Senator from New York (D), talks about the latest impeachment news plus her legislation to restore Congress's role over the nation's war powers.

Emily Bazelon, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, co-host of Slate's "Political Gabfest" podcast, Truman Capote fellow for creative writing and law at Yale Law School and author of Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution an

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC. On the death of Nicholas Feliciano-- who was trying to kill himself at #RikersIsland while guards looked on--@NYCMayor says the investigation is early, but he d

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. How Impeachment Connects with Kavanaugh (First) | When Did You Realize You Were Black? (Starts at 39:37) | #Shop Listener Gift Guide (Starts at 47:34) If you don't subscribe to the Br

It's that time of the year! Listeners, we want to hear about which small businesses you are supporting this holiday season. Where are you spending your holiday dollars? Or maybe you're small business owner in our listening area and want to shout out your

Ruth Marcus, columnist at the Washington Post and deputy editor of its editorial page and the author of Supreme Ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover (Simon & Schuster, 2019), talks about the impeachment hearings, plus her new book

Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, CNN political analyst, co-host of the podcast Politics and Polls, and author of Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republi

Aimee Allison, founder and president of She the People, a national network aimed at empowering women of color as voters and candidates, and Gabriel Debenedetti, National Correspondent for New York Magazine, discuss the unraveling Kamala Harris' president

Frida Ghitis, writes a weekly columnist for the World Politics Review and is a regular contributor to CNN and The Washington Post.