In this membership-drive mini-series, Tommy Silk , a licensed New York sightseeing guide, @LandmarksofNY on Instagram, and the author of Hidden Landmarks of New York: A Tour of the City's Most Overlooked Buildings (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2024), joins us to talk about some of the lesser-known historically significant buildings of NYC. Today, Today, we hear stories about buildings involved in buying and selling. =>EVENT: Join Tommy Silk in conversation with Jack Coyne at Grace Church Wednes...
Oct 23, 2024•7 min•Ep. 746
Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, in which reporters are free ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim , Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps this weeks news conference with clips and analysis. Topics this week include crime statistics and Donald Trump's words of support for Eric Adams at the Al Smith dinner last week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Oct 23, 2024•12 min•Ep. 749
In this membership-drive mini-series, Tommy Silk , a licensed New York sightseeing guide, @LandmarksofNY on Instagram, and the author of Hidden Landmarks of New York: A Tour of the City's Most Overlooked Buildings (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2024), joins us to talk about some of the lesser-known historically significant buildings of NYC. Today, we hear about some of private homes all around the city, landmarked for their significance or the accomplishments of people who lived there. =>EVENT: ...
Oct 22, 2024•9 min•Ep. 745
Jonathan Alter , MSNBC analyst, author of the Substack newsletter Old Goats, and the book American Reckoning: Inside Trump’s Trial―and My Own (BenBella Books, 2024), reflects on the felony trial of Donald Trump as one of the few journalists in the courtroom and as a presidential historian. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Oct 22, 2024•14 min•Ep. 744
New York City's mandatory composting program, which is already operational in Brooklyn and Queens, is expanding to Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx. Hilary Howard , New York Times reporter covering how the New York City region is adapting to climate change and other environmental challenges, breaks down how residents and landlords can get on board, what's compostable and when the program will start being enforced. Note: During the segment, our guest noted that composting experts don't reco...
Oct 22, 2024•18 min•Ep. 743
In honor of WNYC's centennial, Brian quizzes listeners on topics covered in the centennial series "100 Years of 100 Things." Today's quiz focuses on Republican presidential candidates. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Oct 22, 2024•9 min•Ep. 740
Jessica Grose , opinion writer at The New York Times and the author of Screaming on The Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood ( Mariner Books, 2022), offers analysis of young men's relationship with feminism, and how that is related to their voting patterns. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Oct 22, 2024•19 min•Ep. 742
In honor of WNYC's centennial, Brian quizzes listeners on topics covered in the centennial series "100 Years of 100 Things." Today's quiz focuses on Democratic presidential candidates. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Oct 21, 2024•10 min•Ep. 741
David Remnick , editor of The New Yorker and the host of The New Yorker Radio Hour, talks about this year's New Yorker Festival, and the election. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Oct 21, 2024•18 min•Ep. 738
Maya King , politics reporter covering the Southeast at The New York Times , breaks down the latest political news from the swing state of Georgia, which has seen record-high early voting turnout numbers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Oct 21, 2024•18 min•Ep. 737
As our centennial series continues, Jennifer Piscopo , professor of gender and politics and director of the Gender Institute at the Royal Holloway University of London and the co-editor of The European Journal of Politics and Gender , looks at the history of women and voting, since the 19th amendment gave them the right to vote in 1920. " How Women Vote: Separating Myth From Reality " (Smithsonian Magazine, October 6, 2020) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inform...
Oct 21, 2024•22 min•Ep. 736
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. 100 Years of 100 Things: Teaching Indigenous People's Stories (First) | Celebrating Italian Heritage (Without Columbus) (Starts at 29:00) | A History of ADHD and its Treatment (Starts at 43 :00) 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....
Oct 19, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 739
Malcolm Gladwell , host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of many books, including Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering (Little, Brown and Company, 2024) talks about his new work which follows up on his breakthrough book, The Tipping Point , with a more sobering look at social "epidemics." Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Oct 18, 2024•21 min•Ep. 733
Caridad De La Luz, aka La Bruja , an Emmy-winning poet, activist, actor and executive director of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, and David D. Rodriguez , NJPAC’s EVP and executive producer, talk about the 20th Dodge Poetry Festival underway in downtown Newark and its new mission of sparking social change through poetry. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Oct 18, 2024•16 min•Ep. 735
Dan Garodnick , director of the New York City Department of City Planning, makes his case for City of Yes as City Council hearings on this key Eric Adam's initiative draw near. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Oct 18, 2024•28 min•Ep. 732
Errol Louis , political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall and The Big Deal with Errol Louis, New York Magazine columnist and host of the podcast You Decide, talks about the campaigns in the swing Congressional districts on Long Island and in the Hudson Valley. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Oct 18, 2024•44 min•Ep. 734
Is there a way to celebrate Italian American heritage without Columbus? Listeners weigh in. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Oct 17, 2024•14 min•Ep. 731
Julio Vaqueiro , Noticias Telemundo anchor, and Daniel Alarcón , editor of the podcast series and executive producer at Radio Ambulante Studios, talk about their new podcast series: El Péndulo . The show looks at the issues that are important to Latino voters, especially in swing states, and how voters there see the presidential candidates. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Oct 17, 2024•44 min•Ep. 730
WNYC’s election series “America, Are We Ready?” looks at the presidential candidates’ different approaches to housing costs. Kimberly Adams , senior Washington correspondent for Marketplace and the co-host of the Marketplace podcast, “Make Me Smart", and Jerusalem Demsas , Atlantic staff writer focusing on housing policy, discuss the policies proposed by Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and listeners tell us where they stand. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for infor...
Oct 17, 2024•49 min•Ep. 729
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, including how the embattled Mayor is hoping to restore trust with two new public safety appointments and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Oct 16, 2024•23 min•Ep. 728
As our centennial series continues, Darryl Pinckney , a long time contributor to The New York Review of Books and the author of Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy (New York Review of Books, 2015 & 2020), among others, examines the history of Black voting, from ballot access to party affiliations. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Oct 16, 2024•36 min•Ep. 726
Tom Nichols , staff writer at The Atlantic and an author of the Atlantic Daily newsletter, talks about his cover story in the November edition of the magazine, "The Moment of Truth," explaining why he sees another Trump presidency as a fundamental challenge to norms that stretch back to George Washington. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Oct 16, 2024•51 min•Ep. 727
U.S. Representative Mike Lawler (R, NY-17) makes his pitch to voters as he runs for reelection in New York's 17th Congressional district. => Campaign website Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Oct 15, 2024•23 min•Ep. 722
Leon Neyfakh and Arielle Pardes talk about their new podcast, Backfired: Attention Deficit , which chronicles the history of ADHD, why diagnoses have shot up, and how it's treated. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Oct 15, 2024•35 min•Ep. 725
Mondaire Jones , former representative of New York's 17th congressional district, now running to regain the seat, makes his case for going to Washington once again. => Campaign website Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Oct 15, 2024•23 min•Ep. 723
Maxine Joselow , climate reporter at The Washington Post and author of The Climate 202 newsletter, discusses the misinformation spread on the right about the origins of recent hurricanes and FEMA disaster money, which is causing factions in the GOP and holding up disaster relief. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Oct 15, 2024•28 min•Ep. 724
Jim Small , editor in chief of The Arizona Mirror, an independent, nonprofit news organization, talks about the issues animating voters in the swing state of Arizona, and what the polls show about the chances that Trump and Harris have of winning the state. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Oct 14, 2024•47 min•Ep. 717
Astrophysicist and science educator at the American Museum of Natural History, Jackie Faherty , talks about comets, planets and constellations visible this season, plus the aurora borealis that made a rare appearance in the NYC sky. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Oct 14, 2024•13 min•Ep. 720
As our centennial series continues, Irene Kearns , digital program manager for Native Knowledge 360° at the National Museum of the American Indian, part of the Smithsonian Institution, talks about how indigenous people's history and stories have been taught and how that's changed. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Oct 14, 2024•28 min•Ep. 719
Greg David , contributor covering fiscal and economic issues for THE CITY and director of the business and economics reporting program and Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Program at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, talks about the latest numbers on wage growth, plus the business community's response to the legal problems at City Hall. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Oct 14, 2024•23 min•Ep. 718
