100 Years of 100 Things: You!
It's #100 in the centennial series: your stories of how your life differs from, and what it shares with, that of your grandparents, plus a funny family story from your history.
Jul 07, 2025•33 min•Ep. 1447
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First Deputy Mayor on the Budget
Randy Mastro , first deputy mayor of New York City, shares highlights from the city's new budget, including a pilot for free childcare, expanded library hours, legal assistance for immigrants and more.
Jul 07, 2025•33 min•Ep. 1445
Monday Morning Politics: Washington Reacts to Mamdani, Alligator Alcatraz, Texas Flooding and More
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 the latest national political news including reactions from both sides of the aisle to Zohran Mamdani's win in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, funding for ICE in the budget bill in light of news of the 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility in Florida, environmental funding cuts in the wake of flo...
Jul 07, 2025•43 min•Ep. 1446
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Comptroller Lander; Tick Season; Young Voters for Mamdani
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Brad Lander Reflects on His Mayoral Campaign (First) | An Abundance of Ticks (Starts at 32:20) | The Voters Who Turned Out for Zohran Mamdani (Starts at 46:41) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here .
Jul 05, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 1444
July 4th: 100 Years of America the Superpower; Frances Perkins; New Yorker Poetry; Blacklisting; Celia Cruz
On this Fourth of July holiday, highlights from our centennial series, 100 Years of 100 Things: Richard Haass , American diplomat, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations, senior counselor at the global investment firm Centerview Partners, and the author of The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens (Penguin Press, 2023) reviews the history of American's global influence, from World War I to today. Annie Polland , president of the Tenement Museum, looks at the life and...
Jul 04, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 1417
Summer Best-Of: 100 Years of Summer Camp; Modernism; The Great Gatsby; and Preppy Fashion
For this "Summer Best-Of" we've put together some of our favorite conversations our centennial series, 100 Years of 100 Things: Ashley Stimpson , Maryland-based freelance journalist who writes about science and conservation, takes us through the past 100 years of kids going to the woods for summer camp. Victoria Rosner , dean of the Gallatin School at NYU and the author of Machines for Living: Modernism and Domestic Life (Oxford University Press, 2020), talks about the post-World War I developme...
Jul 03, 2025•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 1416
An Abundance of Ticks
The Fordham Tri-State Tick Risk is at 10 out of 10 this summer. Thomas Daniels , research scientist in vector ecology, director of Louis Calder Center in Armonk, the biological field station of Fordham University, talks about what led to the population surge and best practices to avoid picking up ticks outdoors and the diseases they carry.
Jul 02, 2025•15 min•Ep. 1441
City Politics: Mamdani's Winning Streak Continues
After the next round of ranked choice voting results came in, Assembly member Zohran Mamdani's lead grew to 12 points, meaning he easily secured the official Democratic nomination. Elizabeth Kim , Gothamist and WNYC reporter, reviews the data and talks about what this means for the general election.
Jul 02, 2025•43 min•Ep. 1440
The Voters Who Turned Out for Zohran Mamdani
Now that we have the full results of last Tuesday's mayoral primary election, Michael Lange , New York City based researcher, strategist, political organizer, and author of the newsletter "The Narrative Wars" on Substack, talks about the coalition of voters that came together to decisively elect assemblymember Zohran Mamdani as the Democratic nominee after correctly predicting the political winds were in his favor despite polling which showed otherwise.
Jul 02, 2025•31 min•Ep. 1443
Healthcare and the Federal Budget Bill
Julie Rovner , chief Washington correspondent at KFF Health News and host of the What the Health? podcast, talks about the House and Senate budget bills and what they would mean for Americans' access to healthcare.
Jul 02, 2025•21 min•Ep. 1442
What Last Week's Blockbuster Decisions Mean for SCOTUS
Ruth Marcus , a contributor to The New Yorker and a former columnist for The Washington Post and the author of Supreme Ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover (Simon & Schuster, 2019), talks about Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and takes stock of what the Supreme Court's latest decisions mean for the identity of the court and the ability of judges to check executive power.
Jul 01, 2025•32 min•Ep. 1437
Previewing the Results of Ranked Choice Voting
Right before the full results of New York City's ranked choice voting in the mayoral primary is released, Steven Romalewski, director of CUNY Mapping Service in the Center for Urban Research at The Graduate Center, CUNY, talks about his predictions based on the first choice data.
Jul 01, 2025•14 min•Ep. 1438
Gov. Hochul's Proposal for a New Nuclear Plant
Patrick McGeehan , reporter for The New York Times covering infrastructure in New York City and surrounding area talks about Gov. Hochul plan for a new nuclear plant upstate.
Jul 01, 2025•19 min•Ep. 1439
Rent Guidelines Board Votes Amid Calls to 'Freeze the Rent'
David Brand , housing reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, reports on Monday's meeting of the Rent Guidelines Board, which resulted in a vote to approve rent increases for stabilized apartments.
Jul 01, 2025•18 min•Ep. 1436
The City Has a Budget Deal
Justin Brannan , New York City Councilmember (District 43 - Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach) and chair of the Council Finance Committee, explains what's in the city budget for the next fiscal year, including a pilot program for free child care for children under 2 for low-income families, an extension of library hours at ten branches, and more.
Jul 01, 2025•27 min•Ep. 1435
Monday Morning Politics: Big, Beautiful Bill Heads to 'Vote-a-Rama'
Nicholas Wu , Politico congressional reporter, talks about the latest national political news, including the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" Congress is aiming to pass by July 4th as Congress begins its "vote-a-rama."
Jun 30, 2025•38 min•Ep. 1433
Your 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Experiences
The 'Buy Now, Pay Later' option is growing in popularity and now these loans will be a factor in credit scores. Imani Moise , personal economics reporter for The Wall Street Journal , explains how it works, and listeners call in to talk about how they use the services, and whether or not it has been helpful as they manage their finances.
Jun 30, 2025•12 min•Ep. 1432
How Our Siblings Shape Us
Susan Dominus , New York Times Magazine staff writer and the author of The Family Dynamic: A Journey Into the Mystery of Sibling Success (Crown, 2025), talks about how siblings - especially in high-achieving families - influence each other almost as much as, or maybe more than, their parents.
Jun 30, 2025•28 min•Ep. 1431
Brad Lander Reflects on the Mayoral Campaign
Brad Lander , New York City comptroller, talks about the mayoral primary campaign, his alliance with Zohran Mamdani and the city budget.
Jun 30, 2025•32 min•Ep. 1430
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Zohran Mamdani; The Fight for Gay Rights; The NYC Democratic Party Machine
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. An interview with presumptive Democratic NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani (First) | A 100-year history of the fight for gay rights (Starts at 10:50) | A history of NYC's machine politics and how they played out in the 2025 Democratic mayoral primary (Starts at 40:00) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here ....
Jun 28, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 1434
The NYC Communities That Powered Mamdani's Win
S. Mitra Kalita , co-founder of URL Media and CEO and publisher of Epicenter-NYC, reflects on the diverse electorate that powered Zohran Mamdani's upset win, especially South Asian voters, and what his win indicates about what New Yorkers want and need from their politicians.
Jun 27, 2025•39 min•Ep. 1427
The Supreme Court's Final Opinions of 2025
Elie Mystal , justice correspondent and columnist for The Nation magazine and host of their legal podcast, "Contempt of Court," author of the New York Times best-seller Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2023), and Bad Law: 10 Popular Laws That Are Ruining America (The New Press, March 2025), offers legal analysis of the final SCOTUS opinions of the term, including on the so-called "birthright citizenship" case and more....
Jun 27, 2025•32 min•Ep. 1429
Shahana Hanif on Her and Mamdani's Wins
New York City Councilmember Shahana Hanif (District 39, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, Kensington) talks about her win against a well-funded challenger in a high-profile race, as well as the coalition that voted for Mamdani, plus the policies she thinks resonated with voters.
Jun 27, 2025•6 min•Ep. 1426
Supreme Court on Planned Parenthood Funding and 'Third Country' Deportations
Kate Shaw , professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, co-host of the Supreme Court podcast Strict Scrutiny and a contributing opinion writer with the New York Times , talks about recent Supreme Court decisions including Medina v. Planned Parenthood , which permits South Carolina to deny Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, and another decision from the shadow docket that allows the Trump administration to deport migrants to countries where they have no connections....
Jun 26, 2025•31 min•Ep. 1425
Call Your Senator: Sen Gillibrand on Trump's 'Big Beautiful Betrayal,' Mamdani's Victory and More
Kirsten Gillibrand , U.S. Senator (D-NY), talks about why she's referring to President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" as the "big, beautiful betrayal," comments on New York State Assembly member Zohran Mamdani's win in the New York City mayoral primary race and more.
Jun 26, 2025•31 min•Ep. 1424
How Mamdani's Mass Politics Defeated the Establishment
Will Bredderman , veteran political journalist covering New York City, talks about the history of matchups between New York City political party machines and highly engaged voters and how this dynamic created a victory for the Democratic Socialist assemblymember Zohran Mamdani against former governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic mayoral primary race.
Jun 26, 2025•47 min•Ep. 1423
Trump Ordered Military Action Without Congress' Approval
President Donald Trump’s order to strike Iran was without first seeking congressional approval. Carol E. Lee , Washington managing editor for NBC News, explains how U.S. presidents have been deploying the military more and more, without congressional authority and reports on the political fallout following that action.
Jun 25, 2025•25 min•Ep. 1421
Mamdani Voters Take a Victory Lap
Listeners who voted for Zohran Mamdani call in to share how they are feeling today, and their actual hopes for what he can accomplish if he goes on to become the mayor.
Jun 25, 2025•11 min•Ep. 1420
City Politics: Mamdani's Huge Night
On the day after the primary election, Gothamist and WNYC reporter Elizabeth Kim and Christina Greer , associate professor of political science at Fordham University, co-host of the podcast FAQNYC and the author of How to Build a Democracy: From Fannie Lou Hamer and Barbara Jordan to Stacey Abrams (Cambridge University Press, 2024) offer analysis of Zohran Mamdani's likely win, his chances in the general election and the future paths Andrew Cuomo may take after this stunning upset....
Jun 25, 2025•46 min•Ep. 1418
NIMBY vs. YIMBY Housing Battles Continue
The Adams administration announced earlier this week that the plan for affordable senior housing at the Elizabeth Street Garden was dead. David Brand , housing reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, reports on how that happened, plus explains why some lawmakers and residents are skeptical of a proposed massive redevelopment - also including affordable housing - at the Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Red Hook.
Jun 25, 2025•17 min•Ep. 1419
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