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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Ask the Mayor: Proud Boys, Voter Registration Warnings, Charter Schools
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC. Under-the-weather @NYCMayor: "I'm your spokesmodel today that you've gotta take care of yourself...It's a good time to get ahead of the flu." — Brian Lehrer Sho
Our Amendments: The 13th
This season, the Radiolab spin-off More Perfect is exploring all 27 Constitutional Amendments in words . . ..and music. Elie Mystal, executive editor of Above the Law and legal editor for WNYC's podcast More Perfect, offers his take on one: the 13th, whi
30 Issues: Medicare For All
Defending Obamacare has become a uniting policy among Democrats running in the November midterms. United States Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders argues that, if Democrats take the House and Senate, Medicare for All is the right plan. .@SenSanders say
StoryCorps Makes "One Small Step"
StoryCorps founder David Isay introduces and models his new project "One Small Step" that promotes conversations between Americans on opposite sides of today's political divides. .@daveisay says the '"One Small Step" project is the most difficult thing t
Beyond "Never Trump"
Max Boot, columnist at the Washington Post, senior fellow at The Council on Foreign Relations and the author of The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right (Liveright, 2018), talks about his defection from the Republican party following the elect
Today's National Politics and Democrats' Prospects in 2020
Dan Balz, chief correspondent covering national politics, the presidency and Congress at The Washington Post, talks about the political news of the day, and about the Democrats' prospects ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Was Khashoggi more of a v
Our Amendments: The 27th
This season, the Radiolab spin-off More Perfect is exploring all 27 Constitutional Amendments in words . . ..and music. More Perfect producer Kelly Prime reviews one: the 27th which took 200 years to ratify! .@kmarieprime: Every single amendment is a way
Lizz Winstead on the Midterm Elections
Comedian, writer, co-creator of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, and founder of Lady Parts Justice League, Lizz Winstead gives her (comedic) take on the news of the day and the midterm elections, and talks about Lady Parts Justice's event "The Golden Pro
The Week Jeff Flake Was A Hero To Democrats
This American Life producer Zoe Chace talks about her experience following and reporting on Senator Jeff Flake, and what she learned about partisan politics and celebrity. .@zchace says Jeff Flake was truly undecided about Kavanaugh and made up his mind
Nebraska Sen. Sasse: Polarization as Rootlessness
Ben Sasse, U.S. Senator (R NE), former president of Midland University in Fremont, NE and the author of Them: Why We Hate Each Other--and How to Heal (St. Martin's Press, 2018) argues that loneliness is the underlying cause of America's extreme polarizat