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 16 hours 49 minutes
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.
What's Next for Mayor Bill de Blasio?
Now that Mayor Bill de Blasio's presidential bid has ended, Brigid Bergin, City Hall and politics reporter for WNYC, Jeff Mays, New York Times Metro Desk reporter, and Ben Max, executive editor of Gotham Gazette and co-host of the Max & Murphy podcas
Seeing Poetry
Designer and author Warren Lehrer and journalist and poet Dennis Bernstein talk about their new book of poems, Five Oceans in a Teaspoon (Paper Crown Press, 2019), which was written by Dennis and "visualized" by Warren. →EVENTS: You can see the book at t
Wrapping Up the #PlasticChallenge
Did you join us in The Brian Lehrer Show #PlasticChallenge this week and notice/document/forgo the single-use plastic in your life? Judith Enck, visiting professor at Bennington College, founder of Beyond Plastics and former EPA Region 2 administrator,
Friday Morning Politics: 3 Challenges to Checks & Balances
Washington Post national correspondent Philip Bump discusses the anonymous whistleblower complaint and two other recent cases of challenges to checks & balances by the Trump administration: the Manhattan DA's subpoena of the president's tax returns
Ask the Mayor: Bike Lanes, 911 Operators; Climate Strike
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including the news that he's ending his presidential bid - "I had contributed what I could to the national discussion and it just wasn't my time," adding, "I do