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New York, NY
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WNYC
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Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.
Twitter:
@BrianLehrer
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English
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WNYC Radio 160 Varick St. New York, NY 10013 212-433-9692
Website:
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl
Email:
brianlehrershow@wnyc.org
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Episodes
Monday Morning Politics: Inauguration Day
1/20/2025
On Inauguration Day, Philip Bump, national columnist for The Washington Post and the author of The Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America (Viking, 2023), talks about the final moves by President Biden, and what President-elect Trump may do in his first days in office.
Duration:00:30:29
100 Years of 100 Things: Martin Luther King, Jr.
1/20/2025
For the centennial series "100 Years of 100 Things," Jacqueline Lewis, senior minister and public theologian at the Middle Collegiate Church, and author of Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness that Can Heal the World (Harmony, 2021), and Jeanne Theoharis, professor of political science at Brooklyn College, and the author of many books on the civil rights and Black Power movements and the contemporary politics of race, reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and legacy, on the day that honors him.
Their conversation was part of the WNYC event, "A Burning House" — MLK and the American Experiment at The Apollo Theater, on Sunday, January 19, 2025.
Duration:00:25:03
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Partisanship & Inaugural Addresses, 100 Years of The Great Gatsby, Dry January
1/18/2025
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
100 Years of 100 Things: Partisanship & Inaugural Addresses (First) | 100 Years of 100 Things: The Great Gatsby (Starts at 42:23) | Dry January Amid a New Cancer Risk Report (Starts at 1:22:50)
If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.
Duration:01:35:24
Mayoral Primary 2025: State Sen. Zellnor Myrie
1/17/2025
Zellnor Myrie (D-20th), New York state senator and Codes Committee chair, talks about his mayoral bid as well as the new legislative term in Albany.
Duration:00:29:23
How to Help LA
1/17/2025
Elise Hu, Los Angeles-based journalist and podcaster, former NPR correspondent, offers guidance for helping those affected by the fires in Los Angeles, including how to watch out for scams.
Duration:00:11:09
TikTok Prepares for U.S. Ban
1/17/2025
The Supreme Court has upheld a ban on the popular social media app TikTok, and it now could be banned for U.S. users starting on Sunday. Sylvia Varnham O'Regan, reporter covering social media companies for The Information, discusses the latest news, including how President-elect Donald Trump may react to the ban, and Emily Bazelon, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, co-host of Slate's "Political Gabfest" podcast, Truman Capote fellow for creative writing and law at Yale Law School and author of Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration (Random House, 2019), offers legal analysis of the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the ban.
Duration:00:28:34
Friday Morning Politics: Goodbye Biden, Hello Trump
1/17/2025
Jonathan Lemire, co-host of "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, contributing writer at The Atlantic and the author of The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020 (Flatiron Books, 2022), talks about the latest national political news as President Biden prepares to leave Washington and President-elect Trump gets ready to move back in to the White House.
Duration:00:40:07
Dry January Amid a New Cancer Risk Report
1/16/2025
In light of the surgeon general's new report on the health risks of alcohol consumption, listeners call in to reflect on partaking in the abstinence from alcohol for the 'Dry January,' and if the report has had any impact on their choices and to share how it's going so far.
Duration:00:11:56
The US Surgeon General on the Risks of Alcohol and other Public Health News
1/16/2025
As he prepares to leave office, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy talks about the recent report highlighting the cancer risk of even moderate alcohol consumption, other public health issues, and his hopes for the next administration's public health policies.
Duration:00:48:44
Chris Wright and Pam Bondi's Senate Confirmation Hearings
1/16/2025
The senate continued their hearings for president-elect Donald Trump's picks for major cabinet positions in his incoming administration. First, Timothy Gardner, climate and energy correspondent at Reuters, introduces Chris Wright, the fossil fuel executive tapped to fill the role of energy secretary. Then, Aysha Bagchi, Justice Department correspondent at USA Today, discusses how the hearing went for Pam Bondi, Trump's pick for attorney general.
Duration:00:28:15
The ‘Problem Doctors’ in New York State Prisons
1/16/2025
Reuven Blau, senior reporter for The City, and Max Rivera, former intern at The City, discuss their reporting on the handful of doctors sanctioned for “glaring medical mistakes” and practicing in the New York State prison system.
Duration:00:19:32
100 Years of 100 Things: Partisanship & Inaugural Addresses
1/15/2025
Continuing our centennial series, Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, CNN political analyst, NPR contributor, and author of several books, including his latest, In Defense of Partisanship (Columbia Global Reports, 2025), walks us through some key presidential inauguration speeches from the last 100 years and talks about the effect of political parties on American political life and the opportunities to enact changes.
=> Prof. Zelizer will speak with Margaret Hoover on January 22nd at New York Historical. (ticketed event)
Duration:00:41:59
Governor Murphy's Last State of New Jersey
1/15/2025
Terrence T. McDonald, editor at New Jersey Monitor, recaps New Jersey governor Phil Murphy's final state of New Jersey address, where he discussed his priorities in his final months, including building more affordable housing by changing zoning laws, banning cell phones in schools and more.
Duration:00:23:57
Gov. Hochul's 'State of the State'
1/15/2025
Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, recaps Governor Hochul's "state of the state" address, where she focused on affordability and public safety.
Duration:00:43:10
Special Coverage: Pete Hegseth's Confirmation Hearing
1/14/2025
Susan Glasser, a staff writer at The New Yorker, where she writes a column on life in Biden's Washington and co-anchors a weekly roundtable discussion on "The Political Scene" podcast, and co-author with Peter Baker of The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 (Doubleday, 2022), discusses the confirmation hearings for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary.
Duration:01:06:40
Special Coverage: Pete Hegseth's Confirmation Hearing Continues
1/14/2025
Karen Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law, future security fellow at New American and the author of several books, including Subtle Tools: The Dismantling of American Democracy from the War on Terror to Donald Trump (Princeton University Press, 2021), continues with analysis of the confirmation hearings for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary.
Duration:00:49:30
Sen. Wyden on Fighting for Change
1/13/2025
Ron Wyden, U.S. senator (D OR) and the author of It Takes Chutzpah: How to Fight Fearlessly for Progressive Change (Grand Central, 2025), talks about his new book and how he'll work with the new Republican majority in the Senate.
Duration:00:41:23
100 Years of 100 Things: The Great Gatsby
1/13/2025
As our centennial series continues, Maureen Corrigan, book critic for Fresh Air, Georgetown professor and the author of So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures (Hachette, 2014) looks at the 1925 publication of the novel, The Great Gatsby, and why it continues to resonate with readers one hundred years later.
Duration:00:40:29
Meet the NJ Gov Candidates: State Sen. Jon Bramnick
1/13/2025
Ahead of the Republican primary, Jon Bramnick, NJ state senator (R Middlesex, Morris, Somerset and Union counties) and attorney, talks about his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor of New Jersey and current state politics.
Duration:00:27:47
Brian Lehrer Weekend: The First Week of Congestion Pricing; Left & Right on the Transition; 100 Years of 100 Things: Modernism
1/11/2025
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
MTA Chair Janno Lieber on the First Week of Congestion Pricing (First) | Views From the Left & Right on the Transition (Starts at 43:49) | 100 Years of 100 Things: Modernism (Starts at 1:30:25)
If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.
Duration:02:10:25