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 City Politics: Borough Presidents On Hochul's Transit Plans, Public Safety and COVID Policy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 38:26

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine weigh in on issues facing their boroughs and the city, including public safety, COVID policy, and how the state budget could change the area's public transit options.

 Amazon’s NYC Warehouse Workers Vote to Unionize | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:27

In a vote that came down to 2,654 votes in favor to 2,131 against unionization, New York City's warehouse Amazon workers become the first in the nation to unionize. Jane McAlevey, organizer, senior policy fellow at the University of California at Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, The Nation's strike correspondent and the author of A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing & the Fight for Democracy (Ecco, 2020), and Gwynne Hogan, reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, discuss the vote and what comes next.

 Brian Lehrer Weekend: Debating Cancel Culture; NYC's Garbage Problem; Saint Peter's Basketball | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 75:38

Three segments you might have missed from this week's show: Elie Mystal and Suzanne Nossel Debate Cancel Culture (First) | The History of NYC's Trash Problems (Starts at 34:20) | The Saint Peter's University March Madness Cinderella Story (Starts at 01:03:04) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

 What 'Inshallah' Means to Muslims | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:24

Ahead of Ramadan, Abdullah Shihipar, writer and public-health researcher based at Brown University, joins to discuss how the phrase "inshallah" — literally "God willing" — can take on many different meanings for Muslims, and listeners call in to share their hopes for the month of Ramadan and the year ahead.

 Friday Morning Politics with Rep. Torres | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:14

U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY15) talks about the issues facing Congress, including the House vote to cap the price of insulin and his efforts to support Ukraine.

 Transportation News: The Stroller Bus Debate, AirTrain Alternatives, Penn Station Woes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:49

Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for the WNYC Newsroom, talks about the latest in city and state transportation.

 Will the NYS Budget Help Decarbonize Buildings? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:30

The number one emitters of carbon in New York state are its buildings. Lisa Dix, New York director of the Building Decarbonization Coalition, joins to discuss how those emissions can be reduced through funds in Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed New York State budget.

 NYC Politics: Adams Clears Homeless Camps, Calls Himself 'Wartime General' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:05

Elizabeth Kim, reporter who covers mayoral power for the People and Power team at Gothamist and WNYC, and Juan Manuel Benitez, reporter at Spectrum News NY1 and host of PuraPolítica, talk about the latest city news, including the Adams' Administration's work to clear encampments of unhoused people and more.

 Celebrating Trans Joy Amid the Fight for Justice | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:58

Raquel Willis, award-winning writer and activist, and host and executive producer of LOGOtv's three-part series "Trans Youth Town Hall," discusses her television series and takes calls from listeners about trans joy on this Trans Day of Visibility.

 Nina Khrushcheva: Putin in History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:19

Nina Khrushcheva, professor of international affairs at The New School and the author of In Putin's Footsteps: Searching for the Soul of an Empire Across Russia's Eleven Time Zones (St. Martin's Press, 2019), shares her thoughts on Putin's approach to peace talks with Ukraine, and more as the war continues.

 51 Council Members in 52 Weeks: District 13, Marjorie Velázquez | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:39

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 Marjorie Velázquez, talks about her priorities for District 13, which includes the neighborhoods of Allerton, City Island, Country Club, Edgewater Park, Ferry Point, Locust Point, Morris Park, Pelham Bay, Pelham Gardens, Pelham Parkway, Schuylerville, Silver Beach, Spencer Estates, Throggs Neck, Van Nest, Waterbury LaSalle, Westchester Square, and Zerega.

 Debating Cancel Culture | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:50

Suzanne Nossel, PEN America chief executive officer, and Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), debate the state of free speech in America. 

 COVID Update: Boosters for 50+ & BA.2 Rise | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:53

Daniel Griffin, MD, PhD, infectious disease clinician and researcher at Columbia, ProHEALTH chief of the division of Infectious Disease, senior fellow for Infectious Disease at UHG Research and Development, and co-host of the weekly clinical updates in the podcast This Week in Virology, talks about some of the latest COVID-19 developments, including the FDA's authorization of a 4th shot for those age 50+ and the uptick in the omicron subvariant cases.

 Work Self vs. Home Self | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:52

In the Apple + sci-fi thriller Severance, a corporation alters employees' brains so they can't remember what happened at work each day. Listeners call in and talk about how separate they keep their work and home lives.

 A Roadmap to End Segregation in the Suburbs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:07

Executive director Nancy Gagnier and program director Audrey Rowe talk about the work the South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race has done to promote racial integration in their New Jersey suburb, and how other like-minded communities and people might learn strategies for their own towns. Virtual Event: "The Pursuit of Racial Equity & Integration: A 25 Year Journey" will be happening Tuesday, 3/29 at 7:30pm. Click here for more info and to register.

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