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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NYC Prepares for Coronavirus


Dr. Oxiris Barbot, commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, talks about what the city is doing to prepare for potential coronavirus cases.  Her advice includes: Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds and call (before vi


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 February 27, 2020  20m
 
 

Since '1619': The 1619 Origin Story


As Black History Month comes to a close, we talk to some of the contributors to the New York Times' 1619 Project. Today, Jazmine Hughes, a story editor for The New York Times Magazine who edited the 1619 broadsheet, looks back to 1619 and the origin of t


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 February 27, 2020  8m
 
 

American Society, Spinning Its Wheels


Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist and the co-host of its 'The Argument' podcast, talks about his new book, The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, 2020).  It offers a somber assessm


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 February 27, 2020  14m
 
 

Bill Nye the Leap Year Guy


Bill Nye, science educator, author of Everything All At Once: How to Unleash Your Inner Nerd, Tap Into Radical Curiosity and Solve Any Problem, and host of the Science Rules! with Bill Nye podcast, explains the science and history behind leap years.


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 February 27, 2020  13m
 
 

The Business of Coronavirus


Jeanne Whalen, global business reporter for The Washington Post, talks about how the coronavirus panic has affected business and global trade, including how U.S. companies are still waiting for a dizzying array of products from stalled Chinese factories.


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 February 27, 2020  15m
 
 

Since '1619': Slavery and Medical History


As Black History Month comes to a close, we talk to some of the contributors to the New York Times' 1619 Project. Today, Linda Villarosa, a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine, talks about the racist beliefs that led to errors in medical s


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 February 26, 2020  8m
 
 

Lessons from a Watergate Prosecutor


Jill Wine-Banks, MSNBC contributor and legal analyst, former Watergate special prosecutor, and the author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President(Henry Holt and Co., 2020), talks about her time investigating Wat


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 February 26, 2020  15m
 
 

The Filibuster Debate


Jim Newell, Slate’s senior politics writer, reviews the Senate filibuster rule and why some 2020 Democrats, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, are calling for it to end.


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 February 26, 2020  8m
 
 

Bernie vs. Everybody


Jonathan Capehart, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and member of The Washington Post editorial board, breaks down the debate in South Carolina where front-runner Bernie Sanders endured attacks from all sides.


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 February 26, 2020  21m
 
 

Ari Melber on Trump's Recusal Hypocrisy


The President wants two SCOTUS judges to recuse themselves because he thinks they don't like him. After firing his ally Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from the Mueller probe, we talk to Ari Melber about how Trump weaponizes conflicts of interest


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 February 26, 2020  17m