Jonathan Lemire , host of “Way Too Early" on MSNBC, Politico White House bureau chief, and the author of The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020 (Flatiron Books, 2022), talks about Kamala Harris's choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, and listeners weigh in with their thoughts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Aug 06, 2024•17 min•Ep. 549
Governor Hochul's pause on congestion pricing has left transit improvement projects in the lurch. Ana Ley , transportation reporter for the New York Times , discusses how officials are coping with the upheaval that's come with the loss of projected revenue. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Aug 05, 2024•28 min•Ep. 543
For our ninth thing in our centennial series, Ian MacAllen , Italian-American food expert and author of Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022), covers the history and development of a beloved New York City food: pizza. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Aug 05, 2024•17 min•Ep. 545
As Joe Biden knows, stepping away from a high-powered job can be a difficult decision to make. Charley Locke , freelance writer, discusses her reporting on why some people put retirement off, and listeners weigh in. → Retirement Gets Harder the Longer You Wait Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Aug 05, 2024•27 min•Ep. 544
With Vice President Kamala Harris about to name her V.P. pick, Nancy Cook , senior national political correspondent at Bloomberg News, talks about the top contenders to be Vice President Harris' running mate, plus what the latest polls show about the changes in the presidential race. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Aug 05, 2024•38 min•Ep. 542
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. A hundred years of James Baldwin (First) | Election integrity as a matter of national security (Starts at 27:50) | New York City etiquette rules (Starts at 57:35) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Aug 03, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 546
For this "Summer Friday" we've put together some of our favorite conversations this year: Fareed Zakaria , Washington Post columnist, host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, and the author of Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present (W. W. Norton & Company, 2024), looks back at other turbulent eras for insights into navigating this one. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , Alphonse Fletcher university professor and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Rese...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 538
Brigid Bergin , WNYC's senior political correspondent, discusses her reporting on problems the Campaign Finance Board found in Mayor Adams's 2021 campaign, and how it could affect his re-election campaign. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Aug 01, 2024•36 min•Ep. 540
Sarah Jones , senior writer at the Intelligencer and New York Magazine, discusses J.D. Vance's viral comment that America is run by “a bunch of childless cat ladies." Plus, listeners weigh in on how the trope is being reclaimed. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Aug 01, 2024•12 min•Ep. 541
Julian Zelizer , professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, CNN political analyst, NPR contributor, and author of several books, and Karen Greenberg , director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law, the author of several books, discuss the new book they co-edited, Our Nation at Risk: Election Integrity as a National Security Issue (NYU Press, 2024), in which experts weigh in on the risks to national security posed by election insecurity. Hosted by Simplecast, an...
Aug 01, 2024•30 min•Ep. 539
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) discusses recent developments, including Kamala Harris's campaign, today's prisoner swap with Russia, the latest in the Middle East, working across the aisle on healthcare issues, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Aug 01, 2024•33 min•Ep. 538
Until recently, the nation’s tech capital, Silicon Valley, was seen as a liberal bastion, but the tech billionaires are starting to diverge in their political ideologies. Erin Griffith, New York Times reporter covering tech companies and Silicon Valley, explains what's going on with the infighting and how wealthy tech donors are influencing the 2024 presidential election. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data f...
Jul 31, 2024•37 min•Ep. 534
Allie Volpe , senior reporter at Vox, talks about how to learn a new sport at any age. =>" Inspired by the Olympics? You can become an athlete at any age. " (Vox.com, July 25) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Jul 31, 2024•14 min•Ep. 537
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. This weeks topics include: how the Adams administration communicates with the press and public, mayor Adams' reaction to comptroller Brad Lander launching a primary campaign against him, another sexual misconduct lawsuit against Adams' advisor, Tim Pearson, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an...
Jul 31, 2024•32 min•Ep. 535
Continuing our centennial series, Eddie Glaude Jr. , Princeton professor and the author of several books, including Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own (Crown, 2020) and We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For (Harvard University Press, 2024), talks about the life and legacy of James Baldwin, who would be 100 years old on August 2. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data fo...
Jul 31, 2024•28 min•Ep. 536
The Wall Street Journal recently reported on polls that show young men under 30 are skewing increasingly conservative, while young women are much more likely to vote for Democrats. Listeners call in to talk about how that dynamic has showed up in their dating lives. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Jul 30, 2024•10 min•Ep. 533
In our Climate Story of the Week, Rob Jackson , chair of the Global Carbon Project, a senior fellow at Stanford’s Woods Institute for the Environment and Precourt Institute for Energy, a professor of earth science at Stanford University, and the author of Into the Clear Blue Sky: The Path to Restoring Our Atmosphere (Simon & Schuster, 2024), offers a hopeful vision for addressing the climate crisis and an argument for redefining our most urgent goals. To repair the climate, he argues, we nee...
Jul 30, 2024•24 min•Ep. 531
New York City Councilmember Carlina Rivera (D-2, East Village, Gramercy Park, Kips Bay, Lower East Side, Murray Hill, Rose Hill) talks about the mayor's emergency order that delays implementation of Local Law 42, just days before it would have gone into effect, that would have capped solitary confinement, among other things. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Jul 30, 2024•31 min•Ep. 532
After a tumultuous Supreme Court term that included the presidential immunity opinion and reporting that showed Justice Thomas received undisclosed gifts and favors from a GOP megadonor, President Biden has proposed changes to the court, including term limits and a code of ethics. Elie Mystal , justice correspondent and columnist for The Nation magazine and host of the podcast, "Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal," and author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (New Pr...
Jul 30, 2024•47 min•Ep. 531
Brittany Kriegstein , WNYC/Gothamist breaking news reporter focusing on crime and gun violence, shares her reporting on the same few New York City blocks that see the most shootings year after year. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Jul 29, 2024•28 min•Ep. 528
Joan Walsh , The Nation's national affairs correspondent and the co-author of Corporate Bullsh*t: Exposing the Lies and Half-Truths That Protect Profit, Power, and Wealth in America (The New Press, 2023), and Christopher Cadelago , California bureau chief at Politico, talk about the latest national political news, with a focus on Vice President Kamala Harris's biography as she locks up the Democratic nomination for president. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for info...
Jul 29, 2024•46 min•Ep. 527
Continuing our centennial series, Kevin Baker , novelist, historian, journalist and the author of The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City (Knopf, 2024), takes us through the past hundred years of baseball in NYC, as listeners share their oral histories. "100 Years of 100 Things" is part of WNYC’s centennial celebration . Each week, we’ll take listeners through a century’s worth of history of things that shape our politics, our lives and our world. Topics will include everything fr...
Jul 29, 2024•25 min•Ep. 526
Nick Leighton , journalist and host of the podcast Were You Raised By Wolves? , offers a few simple etiquette rules for New York City and listeners share theirs. → 10 etiquette rules to not be the worst in New York City Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Jul 29, 2024•10 min•Ep. 530
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. A closer look at Trump and the GOP's mass deportation pledge (First) | The future of outdoor dining in New York City (Starts at 35:05) | The 100-year history of air conditioning (Starts at 53:45) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Jul 27, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 529
For this "Summer Friday" we've put together some of our favorite conversations this year: Kara Swisher , tech journalist, host of the podcasts "On with Kara Swisher" and "Pivot" and the author of Burn Book: A Tech Love Story (Simon & Schuster, 2024), tells her story as it overlaps with that of the tech industry, and what's gone right and where it's gone wrong. USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page talks about her latest book, The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters (Sim...
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 511
Francesca Chambers , White House Correspondent for USA Today, talks about the news from Washington, including President Biden's speech, Netanyahu's visit, the Harris campaign (and the memes propelling it from below). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Jul 25, 2024•38 min•Ep. 520
Matthew Futterman , senior staff writer for The Athletic, the sports unit of The New York Times , previews the start of the summer Olympics which begin this Friday, July 26th, in Paris, France. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Jul 25, 2024•14 min•Ep. 517
Dame Louise Richardson , president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, talks about research into and strategies to reduce political polarization in the United States, especially in this fraught election year. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Jul 25, 2024•26 min•Ep. 518
Ben Max , host of the Max Politics podcast and executive editor and program director at New York Law School’s Center for New York City Law, talks about some of the successful policies from the Adams administration and the power struggle with the City Council seemingly playing out in the Charter Review process. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Jul 25, 2024•31 min•Ep. 519
Micah Loewinger is the brand new co-host of WNYC's On the Media. Brooke Gladstone , co-host of WNYC's On The Media and Micah Loewinger talk about their plans for the show and how it might evolve. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Jul 24, 2024•11 min•Ep. 516
