The Brian Lehrer Show
WNYC
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, Nancy, and many others.
Location:
New York, NY
Networks:
WNYC
Description:
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, Nancy, and many others.
Twitter:
@BrianLehrer
Language:
English
Contact:
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
Bruce Ratner on Early Cancer Screening
5/1/2024
Bruce Ratner, real estate developer, philanthropist, founder of the Michael D. Ratner Center For Early Detection of Cancer (CEDC), and co-author of Early Detection: Catching Cancer When It’s Curable (OR Books, 2024), argues for earlier and more equitable cancer screening.
Duration:00:34:55
Reporters Ask the Mayor: NYPD Arrests Campus Protesters at Columbia and CCNY
5/1/2024
Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event and on the news the morning after police dispersed on protests at Columbia and the City College of New York.
Duration:00:31:24
Wednesday Morning Politics With NJ Rep. Sherrill
5/1/2024
U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill (D, NJ-11) talks about her priorities related to reproductive rights and the National Defense Reauthorization Act, plus reacts to the news overnight of police arresting campus protesters.
Duration:00:42:40
A Fraught College 'Decision Day'
4/30/2024
Incoming college students traditionally need to make their decisions about what college they'll attend by May 1 -- and while issues with financial aid have caused some schools to delay the date, many are sticking with May 1. Listeners call in to talk about how they or their children made their decision this year, and whether the FAFSA debacle, or campus protests have affected their choice.
Duration:00:10:53
Comparing Notes With the BBC
4/30/2024
BBC presenter Nuala McGovern compares notes over how the UK is handling migrants, talks about her reporting here in New York and remembers her time as a Brian Lehrer Show producer.
EVENT:
Global Movements, Local Impacts: An Evening with WNYC + BBC Newshour
Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. ET, in person at the Greene Space (44 Charlton St in Manhattan).
Tickets (pay what you wish starting at $5) and details here.
Duration:00:33:10
Campus Protests at CUNY and Columbia
4/30/2024
Activists at Columbia occupied a building overnight as administrators threatened to start suspending students. Joseph Howley, associate professor of classics at Columbia University, talks about how he and other faculty are supporting protesters at Columbia and Hadeeqa Arzoo, vice president of CCNY’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter and organizer at the CUNY Gaza Solidarity Encampment, shares what activists at the City College of New York are demanding.
Duration:00:50:22
Why Three New York Offshore Wind Projects Fell Apart
4/30/2024
Marie French, reporter covering energy and the environment for POLITICO New York, discusses the collapse of three key wind farm projects in New York and their broader implications for the state's climate goals.
Duration:00:12:38
The 'Inconceivable Truth' Hidden in New York City
4/29/2024
Matt Katz, WNYC/Gothamist reporter covering public safety and host of the new podcast "Inconceivable Truth," went on a quest to learn the truth of his paternity after surprising DNA test results. Along the way, he uncovered a web of shady artificial insemination practices in 1970s New York City that produced countless children with unknown biological fathers. He shares his findings and listeners share similar stories.
EVENT: Matt will speak at NYU on Tuesday, April 30 at 7pm. More details and info to RSVP is here.
Duration:00:19:13
Politics, and the Life of a Broadcast Trailblazer
4/29/2024
Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of several books, including The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters (Simon & Schuster, 2024), talks about her new biography of Barbara Walters, plus the latest national political news, including the White House Correspondents Dinner and Pres. Biden's agreement to a debate.
Duration:01:02:46
Transit Latest: Congestion Pricing, Fare Evasion, the End of Free Bus Routes and More
4/29/2024
Stephen Nessen, WNYC and Gothamist transportation reporter, brings updates on the latest transit news, including a launch date for congestion pricing, the end of free bus routes and more.
Duration:00:27:24
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Arab-Americans; Joseph Stiglitz; #PlasticsChallenge
4/27/2024
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
Your Arab-American Immigration Stories (First) | Reframing 'Free' Beyond Markets (Starts at 26:36) | A #PlasticsChallenge Wrap Up (Starts at 1:02:30)
If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.
Duration:01:28:47
Your Arab-American Immigration Stories
4/26/2024
In honor of National Arab American Heritage Month, Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute (AAI), a non-profit, nonpartisan, national civil rights advocacy organization, comes back on the show to tick through the long timeline of Arab-American immigration (and migration around the country), which shows the diversity of the community and where they landed throughout the country.
Duration:00:26:00
Explaining the Demand to 'Divest'
4/26/2024
Claire Thornton, USA Today breaking news reporter, talks about the calls by pro-Palestinian student protesters for their colleges and universities to divest from companies with ties to Israel.
Duration:00:17:42
A National Poetry Month Open-Mic
4/26/2024
For National Poetry Month, we open up the phones for listeners to recite lines from their favorite poems.
Duration:00:14:59
A #PlasticsChallenge Wrap Up
4/26/2024
Listeners call in to share an honest assessment of the single-use plastics in their lives and Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics, professor at Bennington College and former EPA Region 2 administrator, rides along to share tips and trick on how to reduce plastic use.
Duration:00:26:17
A Harsh Critique of President Biden on Gaza
4/26/2024
Nicholas Kristof, opinion columnist for The New York Times and author of several books, including the forthcoming memoir Chasing Hope (Penguin Random House, 2024), shares his critique of how he says President Biden has mishandled the United States' role in Israel's war in Gaza, what he sees as Biden's reasoning, the political implications and what the United States could do moving forward to end the war.
Duration:00:24:30
Special Coverage: Trump's Immunity Case Before the Supreme Court
4/25/2024
On today's show:
Melissa MurrayThe Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary
Duration:00:21:22
The Trump 'Hush Money' Trial, So Far
4/24/2024
Erica Orden, Politico reporter, talks about the media diets of the jurors on the Trump "hush money" trial. Plus, she recaps the testimony of David Pecker, the former publisher for the National Enquirer, who talked about that publication's "catch and kill" strategy, which suppressed negative stories about people like Donald Trump.
Duration:00:30:35
News From Your Classroom
4/24/2024
With teachers and students off of school this week, we open up the phones to hear stories from local classrooms that would otherwise be missed if not for the vacation.
Duration:00:11:34
Reframing 'Free' Beyond Markets
4/24/2024
Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel laureate in economics, university professor at Columbia University, chief economist at the Roosevelt Institute, and author of The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society (W.W.Norton, 2024), argues the neoliberal idea of freedom has led to economic crises and social unrest and argues for a more humane, 21st-century reframing of the concept.
Duration:00:34:59