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 7 hours 36 minutes
Cab Drivers and COVID Safety
Cab drivers call in to share whether they feel safe from COVID while working and what precautions they are taking, plus talk about whether they'll take the vaccine, now that they're eligible.
A 'Community History' of Black America
Ibram X. Kendi, professor in the humanities and the founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, columnist at The Atlantic, and the co-editor (with Keisha Blain) of Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America,
What We Know About the New COVID Variants
Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times reporter who focuses on science and global health, talks about the latest news on the COVID-19 variants from the U.K. and South Africa, and whether the current vaccines provide protection against them.
The Far-Right Threat and January 6 Investigations
Katie Benner, Justice Department reporter at The New York Times, talks about where the Justice Department and FBI are in their investigations into the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6th, whether Trump is culpable for his supporters' actions, and
News From the Capitol
Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer, co-founders of Punchbowl News and co-hosts of its podcast The Daily Punch and the co-authors of The Hill to Die On: The Battle for Congress and the future of Trump’s America, talk about the latest political news from Washing
The Mayor's Job and the Issues That Matter To Voters
Ahead of the June primary Brigid Bergin, WNYC City Hall and politics reporter, explains what the job of a mayor really entails; plus takes listeners' calls on what issues they'd like Brian to focus on in the next round of mayoral candidate interviews.
The Racial Disparities in NY's Vaccine Rollout
Overall, Black and Latino residents have received half the share of vaccines expected for them based on the city’s population makeup. New York City Council Member Mark Levine (D, 7th - Washington Heights, West Harlem, Upper West Side), chair of the Counc
What 'Your Wise Elders' Want You to Know About Aging
Anna Sale, host of the WNYC Studios podcast Death, Sex & Money, and Jo Ann Allen, news host at Colorado Public Radio and the host of the podcast "Been There Done That," about the lives and stories of Baby Boomers, talk about what they found out when
Losing Families to QAnon
Steven Hassan, mental health professional and author of The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control (Free Press October 15, 2019), takes calls from listeners who have lost family members to the QAnon conspiracy,
Citizen as a Verb with Baratunde
Baratunde Thurston, writer and activist and the host of the podcast How to Citizen With Baratunde, talks about the political moment we're in as President Biden begins his presidency calling for unity, while Americans are anything but united and using "ci