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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 171 days 9 hours 26 minutes
Does More Staff Mean Less Violence Inside Jails?
The Brian Lehrer Show and The Greene Space have launched a new series about the business side of the prison industry. Each week we examine one aspect of the $80 billion dollar prison industrial complex, and ask: who profits when people get put away? This
The Latest COVID Science, And What The Numbers Mean For NYC
Jake Dobkin, co-founder of Gothamist, where he's been the de facto numbers-cruncher in chief for all things COVID-19, and Nsikan Akpan, WNYC's health and science editor, talk about the latest COVID-19 news, including how New York's positivity rates compa
Rep. Suozzi on COVID-19 Relief and Bipartisanship
U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi (D NY3, parts of Long Island and Queens), talks about COVID relief in Congress, the Biden agenda and the role of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus in today's political atmosphere.
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Vaccine Ethics; White Supremacy After Trump; Teen Coping
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. The Ethical Morass of Vaccine Eligibility (First) | White Supremacy After the Trump Presidency (Starts at 21:40) | Coping as a Teen During the Pandemic (Starts at 49:00) If you don't
Introverts & Extroverts & Lockdown
In any other year, extroverts had it over introverts in terms of dealing with the social pressures and interactions of daily life. This year, it may be the introverts who are having an easier time. We take your calls on how you're coping with limited soc
Ask the Mayor: Mental Health, Winter Heating, Open Storefronts
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including student mental health, re-opening small businesses and how to make sure your heating system is sufficient this winter.
Rep. Malinowski On Regulating Social Media And Foreign Policy
U.S. Representative Tom Malinowski (D NJ-7) who served as assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights, and labor in the Obama administration, joined us to discuss the recent congressional hearings into regulating social media.
Combating COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation
Katherine Wu, staff writer for The Atlantic where she covers science, discusses the need for clearer messaging when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine, and takes calls from listeners who might have reservations about the vaccines.
West Farms 10460: Affordable Housing and a Looming Eviction Crisis
According to data released last year by the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development, the West Farms section of the Bronx saw some of the highest rates of eviction in 2019. In 2021, the economic toll of the pandemic and an eviction moratorium
Assemblyman Ron Kim On Cuomo's Nursing Home 'Cover Up'
In Wednesday's press briefing Governor Cuomo singled out state legislator Ron Kim in an intensifying back and forth over how the state handled nursing homes and COVID-19. Assemblyman Ron Kim (D 40th District, portions of Whitestone, Flushing and Murray H