The Brian Lehrer Show

Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.

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Episodes

The Knicks' Parade

Barbara Barke r, Newsday sports columnist and features writer, and Brittany Kriegstein , WNYC and Gothamist reporter, talk about the City's celebrations of the Knicks NBA championship, from the ticker-tape parade to the City Hall awarding of the Keys to the City. Photo: Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani marches in National Puerto Rican Day Parade on 5th Avenue in Manhattan on Sunday, June 14, 2026. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

Jun 18, 2026•34 min•Ep. 2436

Thursday Morning Politics: Primary Results and More Midterms News

Reid Epstein , New York Times reporter covering politics, talks about the results in this week's primary elections, including how President Trump's influence was felt, and more news related to the midterm elections. Photo: NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 17: Voting stickers are seen during the New York Primary elections at the Brooklyn Museum on June 17, 2025 in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. Early voting is underway with the primary elections one week away...

Jun 18, 2026•32 min•Ep. 2435

Legal News Roundup

In the last few weeks of the Supreme Court term, 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 , breaks down the latest news including recent rulings and legal news on President Trump's $1.776 billion so-called "Anti-Weaponization Fund." Photo: WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 11: The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on June 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court relea...

Jun 18, 2026•25 min•Ep. 2434

The US and Iran's Peace Deal Explained

David Sanger, White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times and the author of New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West (Crown, 2024), discusses the details of an agreement between the United States and Iran to end the war in Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....

Jun 17, 2026•41 min•Ep. 2429

How Changes Coming to Medicaid Will Affect New Yorkers With HIV

The federal government has issued new work requirement rules for some people on Medicaid, which will go into effect in January, 2027. Ginny Shubert, co-founder of Housing Works, talks about how the new rules will affect New Yorkers living with HIV and AIDS. Photo: US Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Mehmet Oz takes questions from reporters during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the White House, in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via G...

Jun 17, 2026•27 min•Ep. 2430

Queens Votes

S. Mitra Kalita , co-founder of URL Media and CEO and publisher of Epicenter-NYC, talks about the themes coming up in the primary campaigns in Queens, where the issues in many of the races are representative of the citywide political conversation right now. Photo: Queens, New York. October 26, 2020. People lining up for early voting in Astoria. (Credit: Massimo Giachetti) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data f...

Jun 17, 2026•27 min•Ep. 2432

World Language

Katie Thornton , host of The Divided Dial, a Peabody Award-winning series on WNYC's On the Media and a freelance print and audio journalist, talks about Esperanto, its history as a language invented to bring people together across borders, and who is speaking it today. " Love Language: The undying dream of Esperanto " (Harper's Magazine, June 2026) Photo: View taken on on April 5, 2017 shows historic Esperanto text books at the Esperanto library inside the Ludwik Zamenhof centre in Bialystok, ea...

Jun 17, 2026•14 min•Ep. 2431

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