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The Brian Lehrer Show

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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

Sen. Wyden on Fighting for Change

Ron Wyden , U.S. senator (D OR) and the author of It Takes Chutzpah: How to Fight Fearlessly for Progressive Change (Grand Central, 2025) , talks about his new book and how he'll work with the new Republican majority in the Senate. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....

Jan 13, 202541 minEp. 952

100 Years of 100 Things: The Great Gatsby

As our centennial series continues, Maureen Corrigan , book critic for Fresh Air, Georgetown professor and the author of So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures (Hachette, 2014) looks at the 1925 publication of the novel, The Great Gatsby , and why it continues to resonate with readers one hundred years later. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....

Jan 13, 202540 minEp. 951

Meet the NJ Gov Candidates: State Sen. Jon Bramnick

Ahead of the Republican primary, Jon Bramnick , NJ state senator (R Middlesex, Morris, Somerset and Union counties) and attorney, talks about his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor of New Jersey and current state politics. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 13, 202528 minEp. 950

Brian Lehrer Weekend: The First Week of Congestion Pricing; Left & Right on the Transition; 100 Years of 100 Things: Modernism

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. MTA Chair Janno Lieber on the First Week of Congestion Pricing (First) | Views From the Left & Right on the Transition (Starts at 43:49) | 100 Years of 100 Things: Modernism (Starts at 1:30:25) 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....

Jan 11, 20252 hr 10 minEp. 949

MTA Chair Janno Lieber on the First Week of Congestion Pricing

John "Janno" Lieber , chair and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), talks about the first week of congestion pricing and other transit news. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 10, 202543 minEp. 949

Anti-Social Americans

Derek Thompson , staff writer at The Atlantic , author of the "Work in Progress" newsletter and host of the podcast Plain English, and the author, with Ezra Klein, of Abundance (Simon & Schuster, forthcoming 2025), talks about his latest reporting on how many Americans are spending more alone time than ever before, and how it impacts their personalities — and politics. Plus, listeners call in to share how the pandemic has changed their social lives. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. ...

Jan 10, 202546 minEp. 948

The State of the City Analysis

Harry Siegel , FAQ NYC creator and co-host, Daily News columnist, editor at The City, 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), talk about Thursday's State of the City address by Mayor Eric Adams. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our col...

Jan 10, 202521 minEp. 947

Listeners Remember President Jimmy Carter

As funeral proceedings continue over the course of six days, listeners call in with their eulogies for the late former president Jimmy Carter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 09, 20258 minEp. 946

How Urban Wildfires Spread

As wildfires continues to scorch the seaside area between Malibu and Santa Monica,and other parts of Los Angeles County, Augustin Guibaud , PhD, fire expert in the NYU Tandon School of Engineering Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, explains how these wildfires spread, the conditions that make them so dangerous and how to prevent these kind of devastating fires in the future, while listeners call to share stories from LA, including RadioLab's Latif Nasser. Hosted by Simplecast, a...

Jan 09, 202530 minEp. 945

Ask Governor Murphy: January 2025 Recap

Nancy Solomon , WNYC reporter and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. Topics this month included congestion pricing, affordability, year-eight priorities and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 09, 202523 minEp. 943

Thursday Morning Politics: Left & Right on the Transition

Ryan Grim , co-founder of Drop Site News and author of several books including The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution (Henry Holt and Co., 2023), and Emily Jashinsky , DC correspondent for UnHerd, co-hosts of the YouTube podcast "Counter Points," talk about the presidential transition and the national political news of the day. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....

Jan 09, 202548 minEp. 944

100 Years of 100 Things: Modernism

As our centennial series continues, 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 development of modernism (and post-modernism) across the arts and beyond. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....

Jan 08, 202539 minEp. 942

Reporters Ask the Mayor: Perception vs. Reality of Public Safety, Congestion Pricing, Additional Criminal Allegations, and more

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 week's topics include how he's fighting the perception of crime in subways, whether city workers will receive exemptions from congestion pricing, the possibility of new criminal charges against the mayor, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inform...

Jan 08, 202527 minEp. 941

Meta Prepares for Trump 2.0

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that its social media platforms—Facebook, Instagram and Threads—will stop using third-party fact-checkers and rely solely on its users to flag misinformation. Mike Isaac , New York Times reporter covering tech companies and Silicon Valley, explains why the company is repositioning its policy and how that may favor President-elect Donald Trump's second administration. Plus, Yael Eisenstat , senior fellow at Cybersecurity for Democracy and former global ...

Jan 08, 202544 minEp. 940

Health and Climate with Rep. Pallone

U.S. Representative Frank Pallone (D NJ 6th), ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, kicks off the new weekly series with a discussion of the work of the committee and what to expect under the new administration. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 07, 202531 minEp. 939

New Year's Resolutions One Week In

It's been one week since people's New Year's resolutions began. Listeners call in to share how it's going so far, whether they've fallen off and how they can encourage others to keep going. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 07, 20258 minEp. 938

Mayoral Primary 2025: Assembly Member Mamdani

New York State Assembly Member Zohran K. Mamdani (D-36, Queens) talks about his campaign for the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City, plus what he'll be focusing on in the next New York State legislative session. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 07, 202530 minEp. 937

City Doctors Threaten to Strike

Doctors at four of the city's public hospitals are threatening to strike to protest working conditions, pay and other issues that are part of their stalled contract negotiations. Gray Ballinger , primary care physician at H+H/Queens Hospital Center, explains what's at stake for the physicians, and the largely low-income patients who depend on the public hospitals for care. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data ...

Jan 07, 202540 minEp. 936

What Did You Name Your New Baby?

The New York City health department's most recent tally of top baby names put Liam and Emma on top. Listeners call in to share what they named their newborns this year, and whether the name landed on the top 10 list, or if they drew from the past or another well to find a unique name for their new baby. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....

Jan 06, 202510 minEp. 934

Congestion Pricing Kicks Off

WNYC/Gothamist editor Clayton Guse talks about the start of congestion pricing in Manhattan as listeners react, plus other transit news. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 06, 202542 minEp. 935

100 Years of 100 Things: US Mortality Causes

As the centennial series continues, Mark Mather , demographer and associate vice president for U.S. Programs at the Population Reference Bureau (PRB), walks us through the shifts in U.S. mortality statistics over the past 100 years. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 06, 202529 minEp. 935

Homelessness Hits Record High

Homelessness in the United States hit record high in 2024. Jennifer Ludden , NPR national correspondent covers housing and homelessness, and Peter Hepburn , associate director of Eviction Lab and an assistant professor of Sociology at Rutgers University-Newark, explain some of the factors of why the rates increased by double digits. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....

Jan 06, 202528 minEp. 934

Brian Lehrer Weekend: NJ Gov Race; Context for A Complete Unknown; Public Songs

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. NJ Gubernatorial Primary Campaign Kicks Off (First) | Context and a Movie: A Complete Unknown (Starts at 34:0 0) | Previewing All Of It's Public Song Project 2025 (Starts at 52:00) 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....

Jan 04, 20251 hr 9 minEp. 933

Rep. Suozzi on the New Congress

US Representative (D NY3) Tom Suozzi talks about working across the aisle in the Republican-controlled House. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 03, 202541 minEp. 932

Previewing All Of It's Public Song Project 2025

The WNYC show All of It's "Public Song Project" invites musicians to incorporate works of art that have entered the public domain into new compositions. All of It producer Simon Close shares music that well-known artists have already created. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 03, 202517 minEp. 932

NYC Economic Forecast

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 what to expect for the local economy in 2025. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 03, 202519 minEp. 931

NJ Gubernatorial Primary Campaign Kicks Off

Voters in New Jersey will head to the polls in June to vote in the gubernatorial primary election. Charles Stile , political columnist at The Record / northjersey.com, offers political analysis of both the Republican and Democratic candidates running to be New Jersey's next governor. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 03, 202533 minEp. 930

Context and a Movie: A Complete Unknown

Alissa Wilkinson , movie critic at The New York Times , and Stephen Petrus , director of Public History Programs at LaGuardia and Wagner Archives and co-author of the book Folk City: New York and the American Folk Music Revival (2015), discuss the new Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown , and reflect on the singer's legacy as portrayed through film. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....

Jan 02, 202518 minEp. 929

Thursday Morning Politics: 2025 Congress, Holiday Attack, More

Molly Ball , senior political correspondent at The Wall Street Journal , discusses the latest in national political news, including the attack in New Orleans and the incoming Congress. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 02, 202539 minEp. 928

Mayoral Primary Kicks Off

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, previews New York City's mayoral primary season, as Democratic challengers vie to replace Mayor Eric Adams. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 02, 202524 minEp. 927
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