The Brian Lehrer Show

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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COVID Relief Bill, Russian Hack, Hunter Biden and More


Jonathan Lemire, White House reporter for the Associated Press and political analyst for MSNBC/NBC News, talks about the COVID relief bill that Congress is hammering out, on deadline, plus Hunter Biden's legal troubles, the Russian hack of government sys


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 December 18, 2020  33m
 
 

Ask the Mayor: NYPD Report on Summer Protests, Public School Admissions and COVID


New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including on public school admissions, a new report on the NYPD, and of course, COVID-19.


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 December 18, 2020  32m
 
 

Should I Expect a Fever? And Other Vaccine FAQ


Dr. Angela Rasmussen, Virologist and affiliate at the Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security, talks about the latest in vaccine news, including what side effects to expect, distribution speeds, and your calls if you've already been vacc


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 December 18, 2020  22m
 
 

Guests Bearing Holiday Gifts


Maricel Presilla, PhD, culinary historian, chef, restaurateur and the author of Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America (W. W. Norton & Company, 2012), offers a recipe and talks about the holidays and the closing her Hoboken restaurant due to t


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 December 17, 2020  49m
 
 

Shop Listener!


Imara Jones, founder and creator of Translash Media, Soros Equality fellow and journalist-in-residence at The Greene Space talks about the Shop Trans event at The Greene Space, as listeners call in to share their own retail offerings for holiday shopping


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 December 17, 2020  9m
 
 

Christmas Hanukkah Solstice Kwanzaa Holiday Party on the Air


Jacqueline Lewis, senior minister at Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village talks about celebrating Christmas in 2020, in the midst of loss and uncertainty, including that of Middle Church's auditorium, recently destroyed by a fire.  Andy Borowitz,


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 December 17, 2020  34m
 
 

What Pete Buttigieg's Nomination to Transportation Secretary Means for the New York Area


Janette Sadik-Khan, former Department of Transportation commissioner for New York City under the Bloomberg administration, principal at Bloomberg Associates and author of the book Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution (Penguin Books, 2017) talks


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 December 16, 2020  21m
 
 

Meet the Candidate: Carlos Menchaca


Carlos Menchaca, 2021 mayoral hopeful and New York City Council Member (D-38, Sunset Park, Red Hook, Greenwood Heights, and portions of Borough Park, Dyker Heights and Windsor Terrace), discusses his bid for NYC mayor in 2021.


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 December 16, 2020  23m
 
 

Remembering The Loved Ones We've Lost


The Brian Lehrer Show and WNYC are putting together a time capsule to remember this strange and difficult year. Today, listeners call in to pay tribute to a loved one they’ve lost from COVID but with whom they were unable to share final moments due to pa


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 December 16, 2020  21m
 
 

New Jersey Gets Closer to Legal Weed


Amanda Hoover, reporter at NJ Advance Media covering marijuana legalization, talks about how New Jersey is inching closer to allowing the sale of recreational cannabis.


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 December 16, 2020  40m