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
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
Ranked-Choice Voting Rolls Out in Queens
Most voters in the city will only have to cast a ballot twice this year — once in the June Primary and again in the November general. Some residents, however, will have to vote three times due to four special City Council elections in the Bronx and Queen
Monday Morning Politics: COVID Negotiations and Impeachment Prep
Amanda Terkel, HuffPost Washington bureau chief, talks about the latest national political news, including negotiations on the next COVID relief bill and previewing former President Trump's second impeachment trial.
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Employers & COVID Vaccines; Extremism in the US Military; Hari Kondabolu & W. Kamau Bell
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Can Employers Require You Get the COVID Vaccine? (First) | Extremism in the US Military (Starts at 16:25) | Hari Kondabolu & W. Kamau Bell (Starts at 46:41) If you don't subscribe
Vaccine Efficacy Against New Variants
A new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa has been found in the United States for the first time, with two cases diagnosed in South Carolina Thursday. Krutika Kuppalli, infectious diseases physician with expertise in emerging infections and bi
Friendship in the Time of COVID-19
Listeners call in to share how they are making new friends during the pandemic. @BrianLehrer my wife and I have made new parent friends on our little Roosevelt Island. We got pregnant during quarantine and we're due in February, so have new parent friend
Biden's Climate Agenda and the Obstacles Ahead
Lisa Friedman, reporter at the New York Times covering climate and environmental policy, discusses President Biden's push to address climate change through executive orders and the legislative hurdles that might get in the way of his agenda.