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
Our Amendments: The 4th
Sarah Qari reviews the 4th Amendment from The Most Perfect Album, a soundtrack from the Radiolab spin-off More Perfect that explores all 27 Constitutional Amendments in words and music.
30 Issues: Voting Rights
Jelani Cobb, New Yorker staff writer and professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, highlights instances of voter suppression outside of southern America and debunking arguments for stronger voter identification laws.
New York's Closely Watched Congressional Race
Rachel Silberstein, staff writer at The Times Union, talks about the latest debate between incumbent Rep. John Faso and Democratic challenger Antonio Delgado in New York's highly contested District 19 congressional race. @BrianLehrer @RachelSilby — @John
Talk of Khashoggi, Nationalism, Race & Civility in the Midterms
Jonathan Capehart, Washington Post opinion writer and host of WNYC's America On The Line, discusses the backlash against the killing of his Washington Post colleague Jamal Khashoggi and how the issues of civility, nationalism and race are playing out in
A Blue Wave of Governors?
Eric Lach, writer and editor of The Current for The New Yorker, breakdowns the surprising strength of Democratic Gubernatorial candidates in Republican strongholds like Wisconsin, Georgia, and Florida.
Our Amendments: The 23rd
This season, the Radiolab spin-off More Perfect is exploring all 27 Constitutional Amendments in words and music. More Perfect Producer Julia Longoria reviews one: the 23rd. Plus, the Mellowtones, a student group at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in
Capitol Hill's Swelling Crisis of Ethics
Walter Shaub, senior advisor at the watchdog group CREW, and former director of the United States Office of Government Ethics, reveals the most dangerous consequences of a Congress and Executive that defies ethics reform.
PEN's First Amendment Lawsuit
CEO of PENAmerican Suzanne Nossel argues why the its necessary to fight President Trump's threats aimed at members of press and how those threats are changing the way journalist interact with the government. Listening to @SuzanneNossel on @BrianLehre
Speak to Speaker Johnson
Speaker of the New York City Council Corey Johnson discusses his support and concern for a new commercial rent bill, the passage of the Right To Know Act and legislation that will allow New Yorkers to select a third gender category on their birth certifi
Kavanaugh's Welcome to the Supreme Court
NPR legal correspondent Nina Totenberg explains how the Supreme Court will welcome its newest and most divisive member while predicting that the court will not take up controversial cases anytime soon. She also takes a moment to remember her father Poli