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Roy Blount Jr., regular panelist on NPR’s Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me!, member of the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel, member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers and the author of Save Room for Pie: Food Songs and Chewy Ruminations (Sarah Cr

A few of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Iranian Nobel Prize-Winner Shirin Ebadi (First) | Paying for Academic Journals (Starts at 15:57) | A Former CIA/NSA Head (Starts at 30:23) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer S

Edward Snowden told Brian that the American government is refusing him a fair trial. Here to explain Snowden's claim: Steve Vladeck, a professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law who focuses on federal jurisdiction, constitutional l

Mayor Bill de Blasio joined Brian briefly to discuss his affordable housing plans. Specifically, he addressed his most recent proposal to add another bracket to his rezoning plan, which will now offer the option to developers to set aside 20% of their un

It's only March, but a lot of us already experiencing 2016-election-coverage-fatigue. So tell us: what recent news stories (local, national, or international) have been overshadowed by election news? Call 212-433-9692, or tweet at us @BrianLehrer. Here t

Shirin Ebadi, Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, human rights activist and the author of Until We Are Free: My Fight For Human Rights in Iran (Random House, 2016), shares the story of her dismissal as a judge in Iran after the Islamic revolution, the le

Recently, Trump backed down on his original comment that he would order U.S. military personnel to break the law by torturing or killing terrorist's family members. And part of why he backed down was because retired United States Air Force four-star gene

From the buzz in the room, you'd think it was a sporting event, or a homecoming party for a war hero. But the crowd in Brooklyn was going wild for a live video link of Edward Snowden. .@Snowden's here. #PoitrasSnowden pic.twitter.com/hAWXQw5vsE — BAM (@B

This week's primaries may have given Sanders a wide margin to overcome, but his camp is optimistic that his best states lie ahead of him. "The second half of the calendar is much more favorable to Bernie Sanders," said Jonathan Tasini, labor activist, pr

This interview was recorded as part of RadioLoveFest, produced by WNYC and BAM. It's an excerpt from a long, live discussion held at BAM in Brooklyn on March 11, 2016, where Brian interviewed Edward Snowden and journalist/filmmaker Laura Poitras. Click h