The Brian Lehrer Show show

The Brian Lehrer Show

Summary: 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, Snap Judgment, Death, Sex & Money, Nancy, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin and many others. © WNYC Studios

Podcasts:

 Monday Morning National Politics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 45:11

Jonathan Lemire, White House bureau chief at Politico, host of Way Too Early on MSNBC and NBCNews analyst and Darlene Superville, White House reporter for The Associated Press and the co-author (with Julie Pace) of Jill: A Biography of the First Lady (Little, Brown and Company, 2022), discuss the latest national political developments and Saturday's White House Correspondents Dinner.

 The History (and Future) of Conservatism | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:17

Matthew Continetti, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, founding editor of the Washington Free Beacon, and the author of The Right: The Hundred Year War for American Conservatism (Basic Books, 2022), talks about his new book that traces the history of conservatism and discusses where it stands today.

  College Choice Call-in | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 16:07

May 1st is when college students make decisions on which schools they will be attending in the fall. High school seniors, and their parents, share their choices and S. Mitra Kalita, co-founder of URL Media and CEO and publisher of Epicenter-NYC, shares her story of not getting into her top picks and offers some advice for those who didn't get into the schools of their dreams.

 How the CCRB Handled 2020 Protest Cases | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:34

Christopher Werth, WNYC investigative editor, discusses the CCRB's handling of misconduct cases stemming from Black Lives Matter demonstrations back in May 2020. And, he shares new in-depth reporting about the agency's struggle to complete these investigations before the statute of limitations expires on May 4, 2022.

 Brian Lehrer Weekend: Mental Health Responders; Radical Anti-Racism; Puzzling Through Life | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:53

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. When a Mental Health Crisis Prompts a 911 Call (First) | Calling for Radical Change in the Fight Against Racism (Starts at 17:37) | A. J. Jacobs Puzzles It Out (Starts at 41:49) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

 Redistricting, Gerrymandering and the Midterms | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:21

David Wasserman, senior editor covering the U.S. House of Representatives for The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, talks about the New York State redistricting court ruling, how the maps are being drawn nationwide and what that means for the upcoming midterm elections with control of the House at stake.

 Bans on Leaf-Blowers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:16

Jessica Stolzberg, Montclair-based writer, talks about her town's seasonal ban on gas-powered leaf blowers and argues for banning them altogether, for the sake of the planet and the people who use them.

  What the Subway Means to New Yorkers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:08

Qian Julie Wang, civil rights litigator and managing partner of Gottlieb & Wang LLP, author of Beautiful Country: A Memoir of an Undocumented Childhood (Doubleday, 2021) and a recent op-ed in The New York Times titled “I Treasure the Life I Live in the Subway. And I Am Afraid of Losing It”, discusses her recent op-ed on why the New York City subway represents so many things in New Yorkers lives.

 The State Department's Priorities for The Americas | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:01

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, former Congresswoman from Florida, now special advisor on the Summit of the Americas to the U.S. Department of State, discusses the State Department's priorities at the upcoming Summit of the Americas gathering related to climate change, migration and more.

 How a Bookstore Went From Big Box 'Villain' to Hero | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:04

People who once lamented Barnes & Noble's presence are now rooting for its success. Elizabeth Harris, New York Times reporter covering books and publishing, explains the big-box bookstore's new role in the publishing and retail ecosystem.

 Medical Needs Emerging From the War in Ukraine | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:21

Avril Benoît, executive director of Doctors Without Borders, discusses the medical needs of Ukrainians as war continues to rage.

 NY Court Rules Dems Illegally Gerrymandered District Lines | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:27

The New York Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that Democrats gerrymandered congressional and state senate maps in their favor, and the new lines will have to be redrawn. Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC/Gothamist, explains what this means for the upcoming primary elections and eventually the midterms.

 Explaining Cannabis Use Disorder | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:24

As NY and NJ enter the legal recreational cannabis era, New York State launched a series of ads promoting "Cannabis Conversations" around some of the issues with legalization, including what's called "cannabis use disorder." Chinazo Cunningham, MD, commissioner of the New York Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) and professor of Medicine, Family and Social Medicine, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Montefiore Health System and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, talks about what it is and how to recognize and treat it.

  When a Mental Health Crisis Prompts a 911 Call | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:12

Mayor Adams proposed more funding for a pilot program that sends social workers and EMTs instead of police officers to respond to certain 911 calls. Matt Katz, WNYC Public Safety correspondent and author of American Governor: Chris Christie's Bridge to Redemption (Threshold Editions 2016), reports on the program and explains how it aims to reduce instances of police violence.

 Venezuela in Context | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:53

William Neuman, former New York Times reporter and Andes region bureau chief, now the author of Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse: Inside the Collapse of Venezuela (St. Martin's Press, 2022), tells the story of Venezuela's economic collapse, which he witnessed while living in the region, plus its impact on U.S. foreign policy and politics.

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