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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Weekend One: L Train Slow Down
Stephen Nessen, WNYC transit reporter, Shumita Basu, WNYC Newsroom reporter, host and producer, and Jake Offenhartz, Gothamist reporter, talk about the first weekend of the L-train slow down, and take calls from riders.
Security and Worship
In the wake of the shooting at the synagogue in Poway, California and other recent attacks, Jennifer Medina, Los Angeles-based national correspondent for The New York Times, talks about the heightened security at houses of worship around the country.
What Happened in the "Bronx 120" Gang Raid
It’s been three years since the largest gang raid in New York City’s history in the Bronx. Babe Howell, professor at CUNY School of Law, and co-author of The Bronx 120 Prosecution, talks about how the NYPD swept up dozens of young people who weren’t actu
Monday Morning Politics: Biden 2020
Domenico Montanaro, politics editor at NPR, breaks down the latest political news out of Washington - and Joe Biden's entry into the 2020 field.
Could Billionaires Solve Global Poverty?
Then, Time editor at large, Anand Giridharadas, discusses whether billionaires can put an end to global poverty if they had the will to do so, and talks about his recent book, Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World (Knopf, 2018). "The
Backlash to Notre Dame Donations
Rick Noack, The Washington Post foreign affairs reporter focusing on Europe and international security, brings updates on the Yellow Vest protests in Paris and the backlash over the billionaire donations to the Notre Dame Cathedral fire. "One of the conc
Brian Lehrer Weekend: LGBTQ Discrimination; Recycling; ACS Family Separations
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. LGBTQ Discrimination (First) | Earth Week: Recycling (Starts at 24:00) | ACS Family Separations (Starts at 42:00) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do
Backlash to Notre Dame: Can Billionaires Solve Global Poverty?
Rick Noack, The Washington Post foreign affairs reporter focusing on Europe and international security, brings updates on the Yellow Vest protests in Paris and the backlash over the billionaire donations to the Notre Dame Cathedral fire. Then, Time edito
Earth Week: Agriculture & Livestock
New York Times climate desk reporter Kendra Pierre-Louis discusses the relationship between climate change and the agriculture industry. Then, Alejandra Borunda, former climate scientist, now science writer, talks about her "climate diet" experiment, whi
Trump Pushes Back Against House Investigations
Andrew Desiderio, congressional reporter for POLITICO covering investigations and oversight, discusses President Trump's resistance to House Democrats' investigations and subpoenas. The president said that he will be "fighting all subpoenas" that House c