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 Case for Blue-State Secession
Kevin Baker, journalist, novelist and author of America the Ingenious: How a Nation of Dreamers, Immigrants, and Tinkerers Changed the World (Artisan, 2016), discusses his essay in the New Republic, "Bluexit: A Modest Proposal for Separating Blue States
Understanding the Role of U.S. Attorneys
Last week, President Trump ordered 46 Obama-appointed U.S. attorneys to immediately resign. Paul Fishman, former United States Attorney for the district of New Jersey, discusses the timing of the order, which he called “abrupt and shocking,” and how tran
Snow Much Fun
As winter storm Stella blankets the Northeast, listeners call in to share how they're spending their snow day.
Shifts in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Will Evans, reporter for Reveal covering labor and workplace issues, and Elisabeth Subrin, writer and director of the new film “A Woman, a Part” (open at the IFC Center March 22-28), talk about how the reshuffling at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Trolling the Press Corps
Andrew Marantz, editorial staffer at The New Yorker, joins us to discuss his recent piece "Is Trump Trolling the White House Press Corps?"
Iran After the Revolution
Laura Secor, writer and author of Children of Paradise: The Struggle for the Soul of Iran (Riverhead Books, 2017), talks about the activists, politicians, artists, journalists and religious thinkers who have made waves in Iran since the theocratic revolu
Councilman Ulrich on the State of the City
Councilmember Eric Ulrich (representing District 32 of Queens) discusses his potential run for mayor as well as major issues affecting New York City, including homelessness and the impact of President Trump on the city.
Persecution of Religious Minorities in Pakistan
Farahnaz Ispahani, global fellow with the Wilson Center and the author of Purifying the Land of the Pure: A History of Pakistan's Religious Minorities (Oxford University Press, 2017), discusses how Pakistan has moved away from its secular and roots and
AARP on Changes to the ACA
Beth Finkel, AARP New York state director, talks about AARP's response to proposed changes to the Affordable Care Act.
Running Through Mayor de Blasio's Budget
Ben Max, executive editor of Gotham Gazette, Grace Rauh, NY1 political reporter, and Brigid Bergin, City Hall and politics reporter at WNYC, unpack Mayor Bill de Blasio's recent comments about budget cuts to food assistance programs and how the firing of