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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The Science Behind Trump's Climate Report
Christopher Joyce, correspondent on the science desk at NPR, talks about the science behind Trump Administration’s climate report, and the push for a Green New Deal. "A lot is driven by the market, but the market is fickle and policy is generally not…. W
Thursday Morning Politics: Trump's Infrastructure Plans
John O'Connor, WNYC Washington correspondent, talks about the House Democrats' leadership votes and Governor Cuomo's lunch with the president and Gabby Orr, Politico White House reporter, talks about the latest news from the White House, including a look
The Case for Collusion
Seth Abramson, former criminal defense attorney and criminal investigator who teaches digital journalism, legal advocacy, and cultural theory at the University of New Hampshire, and the author of Proof of Collusion: How Trump Betrayed America (Simon &
A New Leader in Albany
Andrea Stewart-Cousins, newly designated State Senate Majority Leader (D-35) for the next session, talks about her ground-breaking leadership role and the NYS Senate Democrats’ agenda.
An Upside to NYC’s Inequality
Greg David, director of the business and economics reporting program at The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and Crain's New York Business columnist, and Cara Eisenpress, contributing writer for Crain's New York Business, talk about the
Wednesday Morning National Politics: The President Versus the Presidency
Jonathan Lemire, White House reporter for the Associated Press and political analyst for MSNBC/NBC News, talks about the latest national political news, including how Paul Manafort is still working with President Trump's legal counsel and how the Trump ad
Talking About Rape
Sohaila Abdulali, author of What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape (The New Press, 2018), talks about her own experience as a rape survivor and the essay she wrote then that went viral in 2012 and offers her insights as a feminist and rape crisis coun
Governor Cuomo Heads to White House with NY Priorities
Governor Andrew Cuomo announces that he will head to the White House to fight for federal funding for the rebuilding of the Gateway Tunnel and renegotiate the SALT tax. For more information, read the Governor's letter to New York House Democrats here.
How Some Medical Implants Are Making People Sick
Spencer Woodman and Sasha Chavkin, reporters for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), discuss their findings in the first-ever global examination of the medical device industry. "Medical devices and their safety is an issue t
Tear Gas and Chaos in Tijuana
Dara Lind, Vox senior reporter and host of the podcast "The Weeds," and Adolfo Flores, national security correspondent for immigration for Buzzfeed News, discuss the current situation at the U.S.-Mexico border where Central American asylum seekers were me