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.
https://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 171 days 14 hours 39 minutes
UNGA: Emir of Kano
Muhammadu Sansui II, emir of Kano, in northern Nigeria, and a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, talks about his visit to the UNGA and the Climate Action Summit. Kudos @BrianLehrer! I lived in Kano as a young woman and have followed the Emir
The U.S. and Iran at the U.N.G.A.
Robin Wright foreign affairs analyst and writer for The New Yorker, discusses this week's U.N. General Assembly.
Digital Day of Rest
Tiffany Shlain, filmmaker, founder of the Webby Awards and the author of 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week (Gallery Books, 2019), proposes a digital "sabbath" -- spending one day a week away from devices.
Gov. Cuomo on Vaping and Next Steps for Marijuana Legalization
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) talks about vaping and marijuana legalization. .@NYGovCuomo tells @BrianLehrer that he is going to Connecticut tomorrow to meet with @NedLamont to coordinate a regional approach to limits on vaping and marijuana legaliz
United Nations Comes to New York
Heather Hurlburt, columnist at New York Magazine's Daily Intelligencer and initiative director at New America, and Paula DiPerna, special advisor to CDP, which operates the world’s only global environmental disclosure platform, talk about the United Nati
Representative Mikie Sherrill on Impeachment; and Whistle Blower Updates
Mikie Sherrill, U.S. Representative for New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District talks about impeachment proceedings. And Jennifer Rubin, opinion writer for The Washington Post talks about the latest developments in the whistle blower story.
When Officers Lie
George Joseph, WNYC investigative reporter, talks about his latest investigation into police dishonesty and the systems that keep officers from full accountability, and Andrew Stengel, criminal defense attorney and former Manhattan Assistant District Att
'Hustlers' the Movie: It's Real
Jessica Pressler, contributing editor at New York Magazine discusses her for 2015 story, which inspired the new star-studded 'Hustlers' film about a crew of strippers that scam wealthy men out of massive amounts of money. "The Hustlers at Scores" New Yor
Homelessness and the MTA
Shumita Basu, reporter, host, and producer in WNYC's newsroom, and Stephen Nessen, transit reporter for the WNYC Newsroom talk about We The Commuters' weeklong look at homelessness in subways, why people in need seek shelter there and how it impacts comm
National Politics Roundup
Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman, White House correspondents for The New York Times break down the latest news from Washington.