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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Primarily New York: 31st Senate District
The Independent Democratic Caucus is no more, but all former IDC members have attracted democratic opponents who fault the group for their voting past and partnering with Republicans. Today, incumbent and former IDC member,Marisol Alcántara, makes her ca
How White Kids Understand Race
For two years, Margaret Hagerman studied dozens of affluent, white families in a Midwestern community to get a sense of how the ideas of privilege, race, and racism, were talked about (or not). The result is her new book White Kids: Growing Up with Privi
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Jumaane Williams for Lt. Governor; Kathy Hochul For Lt. Gov; Back to School
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Primarily New York: Jumaane Williams Runs for Lieutenant Governor (First) | Primarily New York: Kathy Hochul for Lieutenant Governor (Starts at 30:30) | Back to School With NYC School
Friday Morning Politics: Primaries, The Op-Ed, Kavanaugh Docs
NPR White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe and Molly Ball, national political correspondent for TIME, talk about the latest national political news, including the Kavanaugh confirmation hearing, policy proposals on the detention of immigrant children, and th
#AskTheMayor: Primary Day Countdown
The final #AskTheMayor before New York's Primary on Thursday, September 13th. Catch up with WNYC's full election coverage here.
John Kerry Reflects
John Kerry, former Secretary of State in the Obama administration, five-term US Senator (D MA) and the author of the memoir, Every Day Is Extra, looks back at his life, from his time in Viet Nam through his presidential campaign and his service as U.S. S
Whodunit: The Case of the NYT Op-Ed
Listeners call in to speculate about, and react to, the New York Times op-ed by a "senior official in the Trump administration" where they claim to be part of the "resistance inside the Trump administration."
Big Tech vs Washington
Issie Lapowsky, senior writer for WIRED, covering politics and national affairs, and Siva Vaidhyanathan, professor of media studies and director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of Virginia, discuss issues from yesterday's social
Primarily New York: Kathy Hochul for Lieutenant Governor
Kathy Hochul, talks about her campaign to be elected (again) as lieutenant governor of New York State.
Beyond Black Lives Matter
DeRay Mckesson, civil rights activist, community organizer, host of Pod Save the People and the author of On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope, looks back on the founding of Black Lives Matter and lays out a framework for a new generation of a