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Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Senator Michael Gianaris talks about proposed district lines and how they could cost Republicans seats in the state's congressional delegation.(First)| Congressman Ro Khanna on ending the digital divide (40:14) | Dr. Leana Wen talks about the latest developments with a vaccine for kids under 5 and explains her view that relaxing restrictions post-omicron might make sense. (Starts at 01:08) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman talks about his controversial executive order last month which gave school boards the choice to flout the governor's mask mandate.
Leana Wen, MD, emergency physician, professor at George Washington University, contributing columnist for The Washington Post, CNN medical analyst, former Baltimore Health Commissioner and the author of Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health (Metropolitan Books, 2021), explains her view that because new variants are likely to arise, taking advantage of the end of the omicron wave to relax restrictions might make sense -- and talks about the latest developments with a vaccine for kids under 5.
The New York Times published a story late last month about an otherwise great apartment with no toilet. Listeners call in with their stories on what was strikingly wrong with too-good-to-be-true real estate. What's the biggest flaw you settled for in an otherwise great apartment? Call-in: 212-433-9692We're inspired by@StephenRuddyNYC's story.https://t.co/uoUvX1AYCD — The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast (@BrianLehrer) February 3, 2022
William Rhoden, columnist for The Undefeated and former longtime sports columnist at The New York Times, discusses the lawsuit of former head coach Brian Flores against the NFL and three teams including the New York Giants alleging racism in hiring practices.
The economy has grown, but rising prices may hurt the Democrats in a key election year. New Yorker staff writer John Cassidy explains.
Congressman Ro Khanna (D, CA) former deputy assistant secretary of commerce and the author of Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us (Simon & Schuster, 2022), draws on his experience working in and representing Silicon Valley to offer a plan for guaranteeing greater equity in access to technology.
Ashley Carman, senior reporter at The Verge and writer of the Hot Pod newsletter, talks about the latest controversy surrounding Spotify and podcaster Joe Rogan, and hears from listeners who have recently left the platform in protest.
With mourners gathered at St Patrick's Cathedral to honor the life of NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora, Matt Katz, WNYC reporter and author of American Governor: Chris Christie's Bridge to Redemption (Threshold Editions 2016), shares selections from the funeral ceremony and talks about emerging local policies to fight gun violence.
One of Russia's most insistent demands in negotiations with the U.S. and NATO is for Ukraine to never be admitted to NATO. Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many books, including The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War (Simon & Schuster, 2020), discusses the history of NATO and why Russia may go to war over its potential expansion.
Listeners call in to share how they celebrate Lunar New Year and what the Year of the Tiger means to them.
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 Julie Menin talks about her priorities for District 5, which includes the neighborhoods of Yorkville, Lenox Hill, Carnegie Hill, Roosevelt Island, Midtown East, Sutton Place, and El Barrio in East Harlem. CM @JulieMenin's "show & tell" from district 5 is the Palacsinta from Budapest Cafe on 2nd Ave - a vestige of NYC's "Little Hungary" where her mother & grandmother settled. So significant personally & also as an immigrant-owned small biz in her district. pic.twitter.com/SeuCZJ7vRb — The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast (@BrianLehrer) February 1, 2022
After the independent redistricting commission failed to reach a consensus on new maps, the task fell to the Democrats in the State Senate. New York State Senator Michael Gianaris (D - 12th, Astoria, LIC, Sunnyside), deputy majority leader and co-chair of the Legislative Task Force on Reapportionment and Redistricting (LATFOR), talks about the proposed district lines and how they could be expected to cost Republicans seats in the state's congressional delegation.
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D NY) talks about the latest issues facing the senate and her recent proposals for combatting gun violence, expanding community health care, and more.
Barika Williams, executive director of Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development (ANHD), talks about the findings of a new report that looks at how many families are behind on rent in New York, the uneven distribution of eviction filings and the success and failure of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). Plus, Judith Goldiner, attorney-in-charge at The Legal Aid Society’s Civil Law Reform Unit, takes calls from listeners with questions about the end of the eviction moratorium.
