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 12 hours 50 minutes
#AskTheMayor: Securing NYCHA Funding, Criminal Justice Reform, Working With the Left
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including today's deadline to secure NYCHA funding from the federal government, criminal justice reform, and working with the far Left progressives. "The fact i
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Amazon Faces Heat, Mental Health Advice, Aaron Sorkin
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Amazon Faces New York In Heated Hearings (First) | Advice for Caring for Your Mental Health (Starts at 31:03) | Aaron Sorkin on Broadway (Starts at 56:47) If you don't subscribe to
What Are You Ambivalent About?
In this political climate, it's hard to find someone who admits to feeling uncertain about a given policy issue. Listeners call in to confess to the issues you are ambivalent about and give advice to one another. Follow the conversation on Twitter, Tweet
Amazon Faces New York In Heated Hearings
In the first of only three City Council hearings on Amazon opening a new hub in Queens, representatives of the tech company answered questions regarding the economic impact of the project. NYC City Council member (26th Queens) Jimmy Van Bramer describes
The Apps That Track And Sell Your Location
Natasha Singer, technology reporter at The New York Times covering consumer privacy, and Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, reporter on the investigative team at The New York Times, discuss their recent reporting on location-sharing technology that tracks users
Manafort, Cohen and ‘Individual 1’
Andrea Bernstein, senior editor for politics and policy and host of the Trump, Inc. podcast at WNYC, reports on the latest news related to the Mueller investigation, including Michael Cohen's sentencing, court filings on Paul Manafort's business dealings
Live From Here From The Greene Space!
While Live From Here's tour stops by New York City for the month, host Chris Thile, a Grammy-winning musician and MacArthur Fellow, talks about hosting the radio show formerly known as A Prairie Home Companion, as well as his residency at Carnegie Hall.
A Pay Raise for Taxi and For-Hire Vehicle Drivers
After a tough year for cabbies and for-hire vehicle drivers, with economic troubles and driver suicides, Meera Joshi, chair and commissioner of the Taxi and Limousine Commission, talks about new rules that the TLC says will raise the pay of for-hire vehi
The Freshman Class (of Congress)
U.S. Representatives-Elect Max Rose (D-NY 11th), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ 7), and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ 11) discuss their priorities as they prepare to take office. "We can’t just put criminal justice reform in a silo…. If you are for keeping cops safe, if yo
Aaron Sorkin on Broadway
Playwright and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin talks about his adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird for Broadway.