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 7 hours 36 minutes
The Fare Fight Over Turnstile Jumpers
Nicole Gelinas, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and City Journal contributing editor and David Jones, president and CEO of the Community Service Society of New York (CSS) and an MTA board member, discuss the problem of subway fare evasion. "Fare
Avoiding Urban Dystopia
Emily Badger, writer covering cities and urban policy for The Upshot, discusses the fact that Manhattan, Seattle and San Francisco have become object lessons for cities wanting to avoid becoming too dense, tech-y and unaffordable. → Read the full report
Trump Meets With Congressional Leaders as Shutdown Drags
As Democrats take control of the House, the government remains shutdown. Susan Glasser on the political news of the day plus the latest in the Russia Investigation. "The stock market had a terrible year, especially in December. People are expecting a rec
Rep. Speier on Surviving Jonestown and Today's Politics
Jackie Speier, U.S. Representative from California (D-14) (San Francisco and the peninsula) and the author of UNDAUNTED: Surviving Jonestown, Summoning Courage & Fighting Back (Little A, 2018), talks about her personal story as a survivor of the Jone
Waking up in the New Year in a New Home
Listeners call in to talk about where they moved in 2018, and why. @BrianLehrer I was born & raised in Sunset Park BK and bought what I think was one of the last affordable Co-Ops in the neighborhood because gentrification has made my immigrant &
New in New York State
Ben Max, executive editor of Gotham Gazette and co-host of the Max & Murphy podcast, talks about Gov. Cuomo's New Year's Day address and what a Democratic majority in the Assembly, Senate and Governor's office means.
New Year, New House Majority
Jerrold Nadler, U.S. Representative (D, NY-10), incoming chair of the House Judiciary Committee, talks about his committee's focus with Democratic control of the House, including border wall funding and how to protect the Mueller investigation. "You can’
Putting 2018 To Bed
As it comes to a close, listeners call in and share their reflections on the past year and their hopes for the new one.
"Word Of The Year" Around The World 2018
2018 was toxic. That's what Oxford Dictionaries say, at least. Katherine Martin, head of U.S. dictionaries at Oxford University Press, talks about their pick for Word of the Year, as well as the words that were highlighted in other languages around the w
The Case for Pulling Out of Syria
President Trump’s orders to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria has garnered support from both the left and right. Gil Barndollar director of Middle East Studies at the Center for the National Interest and former infantry officer in the United States Marine