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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30 Issues: How to Balance the Toll of the Virus and Economic Pain
Jim Tankersley, New York Times reporter covering economics and tax policy and author of The Riches of This Land: The Untold, True Story of America's Middle Class (PublicAffairs, 2020), talks about the Democratic and Republican approaches to threading the
Comptroller Stringer Runs for Mayor
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer talks about the long lines at polling sites, preparing NYCHA for winter, and his run for mayor.
Pete Buttigieg on Rebuilding Trust
Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, one of the candidates in the Democratic presidential race, and the author of Trust: America's Best Chance (Liveright, 2020), talks about his new book, Amy Coney Barrett, and the election.
Europe Locks Down Ahead of the Holidays
Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post columnist and author of Today's WorldView, the Post's international affairs newsletter, talks about how countries in Europe are responding to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases ahead of the holiday season and why some countr
30 Issues: Schools and COVID-19
As schools around the country grapple with in-person and remote learning, Emily Oster, economics professor at Brown University, author of several books and creator of the website COVID-Explained, talks about what's at stake in the presidential election o
Monday Morning Politics: Final Countdown
It's the last full week before election day. Amber Phillips, reporter for The Washington Post's The Fix, discusses the latest in politics, polls, COVID and SCOTUS, and takes your calls. Was just on @WNYC @BrianLehrer talking about voting. Two articles of
New Jersey's COVID Surge And The Latest On Mail-In Voting
Nancy Solomon, managing editor for New Jersey Public Radio and WNYC, answers questions about New Jersey's vote-by-mail system and talks about the uptick in COVID-19 cases.
Brian Lehrer Weekend, Meet the 'Geniuses': N. K. Jemisin, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Nanfu Wang, Jacqueline Woodson, Mohammad Seyedsayamdost
This week, hear our segments from our "Meet the Geniuses" series, in case you missed them. N. K. Jemisin (first) | Cécile McLorin Salvant (Starts at 08:00)| Nanfu Wang (Starts at 14:50) | Jacqueline Woodson (Starts at 23:00) | Mohammad Seyedsayamdost (S
30 Issues: The Great Vaccine Race
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has expressed concerns that the vaccine approval process could be politicized under President Trump, who counters that those comments cast doubt on vaccines, and that's bad for everybody. Caroline Chen, health
Second Debate Recap
Clare Malone, senior political writer for FiveThirtyEight, breaks down the highlights of the second presidential debate.