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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, Nanc ...
Thrillist Media Group is a collective of three brands that target a young, urban, male demographic: Food, drink, and travel publication "Thrillist;" members-only shopping club JackThreads; and fashion, music, and culture publication "The Crosby Press." Join Ben Lerer, cofounder and CEO, and Annie Trombatore, Director of Product Development, as they discuss their journey to becoming a top online brand.
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"Brian Lehrer Weekend: Dems' Climate Deal, Monkeypox, Chinese-American Playwright"
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Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Bill McKibben on the Climate Bill (First) | In the City and State, Monkeypox is a Public Health Emergency (Starts at 28:03) | A Playwright's Journey From Hand Laundry to the Stage (Starts at 1:02:23) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here…
According to a meta-analysis of COVID data by the British medical journal The BMJ, approximately 5 percent of people with a confirmed case of coronavirus have suffered from a long-term loss of smell or taste. Zara Patel, MD, professor of endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery at the Stanford School of Medicine who specializes in smell disorders, d…
Listeners share their ideas for the TV pilots and screenplays in their back pockets.By WNYC
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51 Council Members in 52 Weeks: District 31, Selvena Brooks-Powers
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The majority of the New York City Council members are new and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. Over the next year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. This week, Councilmember Selvena Brooks-Powers, talks about her priorities for District 31, which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Arverne, B…
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Call Your Senator: Sen Gillibrand on The Climate Bill, Veterans' Health And More From Congress
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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) talks about her work in Washington and this week's passage of burn pits legislation, and more.By WNYC
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Pandemic Purchases You Regret... and Those You Don't
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Houses, outdoor heaters, crafting supplies...a recent article in Vox listed pandemic impulse purchases people came to regret. Listeners call in to talk about the pandemic purchases they regret...and those they don't.By WNYC
Lux Alptraum, writer, podcaster and author of Faking It: The Lies Women Tell about Sex--And the Truths They Reveal (Seal Press 2018), discusses her guest essay in The New York Times, "Women, the Game Is Rigged. It’s Time We Stop Playing by the Rules," which argues for a new type of feminism that rejects the approval and validation of an unjust syst…
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Checking in on Mayor Adams' Approach to Homelessness
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Mayor Adams has been in office for about eight months, and since then the homeless population has risen. David Brand, senior reporter and editor covering housing and homelessness at City Limits, checks in on what the administration is doing to address the lack of space in safe shelters, the street homeless population and talks about the asylum seek…
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A Playwright's Journey From Hand Laundry to the Stage
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Alvin Eng, playwright, educator and author of his new book, Our Laundry, Our Town: My Chinese American Life From Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond, shares his journey from his childhood in Queens to a career as a playwright, with help from Our Town.By WNYC
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How Newborns' Blood May be Used in Police Investigations
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Dana DiFilippo, senior reporter at The New Jersey Monitor, talks about her reporting on how New Jersey has retained and used newborn blood samples in criminal investigations, raising privacy concerns. Plus, CJ Griffin, attorney at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden and director of the firm's Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center, discusses a lawsui…
Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, recaps the debate she moderated for the Democratic candidates in New York's redrawn 12th Congressional district, which has pitted two longtime incumbents, Jerrold Nadler and Carolyn Maloney, against each other in the Manhattan district. They were joined on-stage by challenger Suraj Patel.…
Kelly McEvers, creator and host of NPR's Embedded podcast and Dan Girma, co-host and producer of Embedded, talk about their reporting (with The Marshall Project) on the police department in Yonkers, and its attempts at reform.By WNYC
A couple of weeks ago the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the monarch butterfly to be an endangered species. Mark Garland, naturalist and former director of the Cape May Monarch Monitoring Project, joins to talk about how monarch migrations have changed over the past few years, what their new designation means for conservati…
Bill McKibben, environmental activist, founder of Third Act and author of many books, most recently, The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened (Henry Holt and Co., 2022), talks about the climate bill that Sen. Manchin now supports -- what's in it and its impa…
As the calendar flips to August, the end of summer is in sight. Listeners call in to share what summer plans and activities they’re hoping to make happen before fall begins.By WNYC
Kansans are going to the polls to vote on whether the state's constitution should protect abortion rights. Shefali Luthra, health reporter covering the intersection of gender and health care for The 19th, discusses the implications of the referendum for both Kansas and the rest of the country as the fallout from the Supreme Court's decision to over…
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In the City and State, Monkeypox is a Public Health Emergency
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Joseph Osmundson, microbiologist, activist, writer, and author of Virology: Essays for the Living, the Dead, and the Small Things in Between (W. W. Norton & Company, 2022) and Jay Varma, physician and epidemiologist, director of the Cornell Center for Pandemic Prevention and Response and professor of Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medi…
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51 Council Members in 52 Weeks: District 30, Robert Holden
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The majority of the New York City Council members are new, and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. Over the next year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. This week, Councilmember Robert Holden talks about his priorities for District 30, which includes Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, Ridgewood, …
Bill Mahoney, reporter at POLITICO New York's Albany bureau and Candice Ferrette, politics reporter at Newsday, talk about the competitive primaries in key congressional districts outside NYC.By WNYC
Last week's Mega Millions jackpot surged to over $1 billion dollars -- and apparently there is a single winner. Listeners call in to talk about their lottery strategies and talk about the ups and downs if they have won a jackpot in the past.By WNYC
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Monday Morning Politics: Climate Deal or No Deal?
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Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power (Twelve, 2021), discusses the latest from Washington, D.C., including the Democrats' climate deal and the Biden administration's messaging on the threat of a potential recession.By WNYC
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Brian Lehrer Weekend: Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, Sharks, Summer Reads
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Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg (First) | Sharks in the Water (Starts at 36:51) | Alison Stewart on What Makes a Great Summer Read (Starts at 54:38) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.By WNYC
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Summer Friday: Voting Rights Crisis; Learning Heritage Languages; Considering Friendship
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On this Summer Friday, we've put together some of our favorite recent interviews, including: Eric Holder, former U.S. attorney general under Pres. Obama, chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, and Sam Koppelman, author and director of surrogate speech-writing on the Biden-Harris presidential campaign, talk about their new book…
Devlin Barrett, reporter focusing on national security and law enforcement for The Washington Post, discusses the news that the Department of Justice is investigating former President Donald Trump's actions leading up to the January 6th insurrection.By WNYC
Jeffery Mays, politics reporter on the Metro Desk for The New York Times, and Harry Siegel, editor at The City, FAQ NYC podcast co-host, and Daily News columnist, talk about the news from City Hall, including public safety and homeless shelters.By WNYC
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The Potential of Psychedelics as Treatment for PTSD
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is testing the use of psychedelics to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans. Ernesto Londoño, New York Times staff writer, discusses the thinking behind how and why it might work, and why this shift in how these drugs are viewed is happening now.By WNYC
Nikita Aggarwal, postdoctoral research fellow at UCLA’s School of Law, discusses the rapid rise of "Buy Now, Pay Later" financing and explain how those companies turn a profit and what happens when consumers default on their credit.By WNYC
G. Daniela Galarza, food writer and recipe developer at The Washington Post, joins to discuss her concept of "fending for dinner" and take calls from listeners on what they eat when they can't summon the energy to cook. @BrianLehrer - Fending for dinner in the heat means it’s time for gazpacho - blend 6 tomatoes, 1 green pepper, 1 cucumber, salt,ol…
Jeff Coltin, City Hall bureau chief at City & State and Emily Ngo, NY1 political reporter, talk about the competitive NYC congressional primaries, plus take a look at some key state senate races.By WNYC
Alan Dove, science journalist, virologist and co-host of the This Week in Virology (TWIV) podcast, answers questions about the case of polio in Rockland County - after apparently having been eliminated -- and what needs to happen to prevent further infections.By WNYC
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The Toll Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Takes
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PMDD — or Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder — is like an extreme form of PMS that about 5 percent of menstruating people suffer from. Tory Eisenlohr-Moul, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago and clinical advisory board chair at the International Association for Premenstrual Disorders, shares information about ne…
It's summer, so for many, that means it's moving season. Is it a rent hike forcing you to make a move, or the lure of more space elsewhere? Listeners call in to talk about where they're moving, and why they're going.By WNYC
Ed Potosnak, executive director of the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, talks about state policy responses to the extreme heat and strong storms in New Jersey, where last summer Hurricane Ida was blamed for 30 deaths.By WNYC
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg talks about the office's work on retail crime, issues of self-defense/stand your ground, and more.By WNYC
Jonathan Lemire, host of “Way Too Early" on MSNBC, Politico White House bureau chief, and the author of the new book The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020 (Flatiron Books, 2022), talks about his new book.By WNYC
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Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman on Jan. 6th and Her Arrest at Abortion Rights Rally
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U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, NJ-12), vice chair at large of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, talks about her arrest, along with several other members of congress, at an abortion rights rally, plus other national news.By WNYC
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The Group of Americans Who Still Don't Have Marriage Equality
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Many adults living with disabilities can't get married without risking losing their benefits. Dara Baldwin, director of national policy at the Center for Disability Rights, talks about a bill in Congress called the 'Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act,' and the issues related to it.By WNYC
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Alison Stewart on What Makes a Great Summer Read
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Alison Stewart, host of WNYC's All Of It with Alison Stewart, joins to discuss what makes a great "summer read" and shares some of her picks. For the "it" books of summer that everyone is talking about, check out Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh and Tracy Flick Can’t Win by Tom Perotta. Looking for non-fiction? Alison recommends The Family Roe: An Ameri…
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What's Happening With the NYC Schools Budget
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The City Council's budget had major cuts to education that have upset principals, teachers and parents, and now the mayor and the council are negotiating to potentially restore some of the funding. Jessica Gould, WNYC/Gothamist reporter, explains what's going on and where the schools budget stands. One correction from today's @BrianLehrer segment: …
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Brian Lehrer Weekend: Spanish-Language Media, Space Photos, Shopping Malls
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Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Reaching Spanish-Language Media Consumers (First) | Neil deGrasse Tyson on Pictures from Space (Starts at 29:06) | A Future for the Mall? (Starts at 49:06) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.…
With some beaches closed due to shark sightings (and more swimmers getting bitten), Tobey Curtis, NOAA fishery management specialist, talks about what might be an unintended consequence of cleaner waters offshore.By WNYC
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January 6th Hearing Recap: What Trump was Doing While Rioters Attacked the Capitol
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Quinta Jurecic, fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, senior editor at Lawfare and contributing writer at The Atlantic, recaps Thursday evening's January 6th House hearing, which laid out what the president was doing (or not doing) during the attack on the Capitol.By WNYC
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51 Council Members in 52 Weeks: District 28, Adrienne Adams
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The majority of the New York City Council members Adrienne Adams are new and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in City history. Over the next year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. This week, City Council Speaker talks about her priorities for the City and the 28th Council District, which includes the neighbor…
Sarah Larson, a staff writer for The New Yorker, talks about her reporting on pickleball, known for its friendly competition, as it deals with the growing pains of its exploding popularity.By WNYC
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A Feminist Philosopher's Take on the Phrase 'Pregnant People'
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The phrase 'pregnant people' bothers many people on all sides of the political spectrum. Kate Manne, associate professor of philosophy at Cornell University and the author of Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women (Crown, 2020) explains why using it doesn't mean she never says "women," and why she thinks it's both "inclusive and accurate."…
Alexandra Lange, architecture critic and the author of Meet Me By the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022), looks at the history of the shopping mall as a guide for transforming them for the future.By WNYC
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The Many Democratic Primary Candidates In NY's 10th Congressional District
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Former Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped out this week, but there is still a large field of candidates running in the Democratic primary for the re-mapped 10th District. Elizabeth Kim, reporter who covers mayoral power for the People and Power team at Gothamist and WNYC, talks about that race and the August primary.…
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51 Council Members in 52 Weeks: District 29, Lynn Schulman
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The majority of the New York City Council members are new, and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. Over the next year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. This week, Councilmember Lynn Schulman talks about her priorities for District 29 which includes the neighborhoods of Rego Park, Forest Hills, K…
Austan Goolsbee, Robert P. Gwinn professor of economics at the University of Chicago, former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and a member of President Barack Obama's cabinet, joins to break down the latest economic headlines.By WNYC
Christina Farrell, first deputy commissioner of the NYC Office of Emergency Management, talks about what her office is doing to help New Yorkers most at risk during the heat wave. Then Mark Levine, Manhattan borough president, shares more tips on how to beat the heat, as well as his plan to help slow the monkeypox outbreak.…
