Jacob Bogage , Congressional economics correspondent at The Washington Post, and Joseph Rosenberg , senior fellow at the Urban Institute's Tax Policy Center, offer analysis of the Republicans budget plan, how it may or may not advance President Trump's legislative agenda and what it might mean for his tax cuts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Feb 26, 2025•48 min•Ep. 1071
Charlotte Cowles , financial advice columnist for The Cut ,offers advice for federal student loan borrowers who are navigating the complicated system, especially as President Trump threatens to shut down the Department of Education, and key components of former President Biden's student loan relief plan are tied up in court. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Feb 26, 2025•26 min•Ep. 1070
The price of a dozen eggs is surging throughout the New York area. Dionne Searcey , New York Times reporter, reports on how bird flu is causing the sticker shock on eggs, how different types of businesses are dealing with the cost and how New Yorkers are finding deals. Plus listeners share their tips on where to find affordable eggs and whether the prices are causing them to change up how eggs fit into their diets. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abo...
Feb 25, 2025•27 min•Ep. 1066
Listeners share their memories of Christo & Jeanne-Claude’s “The Gates” which transformed part of Central Park with orange banners twenty years ago this month, plus other art projects that changed their view of public spaces. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Feb 25, 2025•13 min•Ep. 1067
Lisa Friedman , reporter covering climate policy and politics at The New York Times , discusses moves made by the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency administration, Lee Zeldin, including the administration's attempts to claw back President Biden's funding for "green energy" infrastructure and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Feb 25, 2025•28 min•Ep. 1065
Julie Rovner , chief Washington correspondent at KFF Health News and host of the What the Health? podcast, and Alyssa Goldberg , USA Today Wellness reporter, discuss moves made by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., including a recent vow to investigate the childhood vaccine schedule and SSRIs. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Feb 25, 2025•42 min•Ep. 1064
Listeners call in to share what their favorite Wikipedia page is, niche or highly trafficked, and share a little-known nugget of knowledge, a humorous edit or anything else. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Feb 24, 2025•12 min•Ep. 1063
As our centennial series continues, Jacoby Adeshei Carter , philosophy professor at Howard University, director of the Alain Leroy Locke Society, author of African American Contributions to the Americas’ Cultures: A Critical Edition of Lectures by Alain Locke (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016) and co-editor of Philosophizing the Americas (Fordham University Press, 2024), talks about the Harlem Renaissance and its impact on American culture. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f...
Feb 24, 2025•33 min•Ep. 1062
Tim Padgett , WLRN Americas Editor covering Latin America, the Caribbean and their key relationship with South Florida, and Saraya Wintersmith , reporter covering Boston City Hall for GBH News and is the host of the “What Is Owed?” podcast, preview WNYC's evening public radio station special "Haiti On The Line," which examines the history of the country and the current news that the Trump administration recently ended deportation protection for 500,000 Haitians in the United States. → HAITI ON T...
Feb 24, 2025•25 min•Ep. 1061
Andy Kim, U.S. Senator (D NJ), talks about his work in the Senate and the issues in New Jersey. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Feb 24, 2025•39 min•Ep. 1060
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Analysis from Elie Mystal as a judge deliberates Mayor Eric Adams' future (First) | Richard Stengel, Former Under Secretary of State during the Obama administration, on Trump's pivot away from European allies and towards President Vladimir Putin's Russia (Starts at 35:47) | The best political sketches so far in SNL's 50-year history (Starts at 1:06:10) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that...
Feb 22, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 1059
House Speaker Mike Johnson has several holdouts in his own party on the budget blueprint he wants to put on the House floor in the coming days. Meredith Lee Hill , Congress reporter for POLITICO covering GOP leadership, breaks down the beleaguered House budget and the Republicans pushing Johnson not to slash SNAP benefits and Medicaid. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Feb 21, 2025•36 min•Ep. 1056
U.S. Justice Department attorneys and Mayor Eric Adams appeared before federal Judge Dale Ho, asking that the five federal corruption and bribery charges against Adams should be dropped. Elie Mystal , justice correspondent and columnist for The Nation and host of their legal podcast, "Contempt of Court," author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2023), and the forthcoming Bad Law: 10 Popular Laws That Are Ruining America (The New Press, 2025), offers l...
Feb 21, 2025•35 min•Ep. 1057
A recent AP story focused on people who take naps to help refocus on workdays and callers share if they break for naps and if their employers support that. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Feb 21, 2025•12 min•Ep. 1050
Katherine Wu , staff writer for The Atlantic , explains how the Trump administration's cuts to research grants has already — and will continue to — impact scientific progress in the United States. =>" The Breaking of American Science " (The Atlantic, Feb. 14, 2025) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Feb 21, 2025•23 min•Ep. 1058
European leaders have called an emergency meeting after President Donald Trump suggested Ukraine is to blame for Russia’s invasion of it. Richard Stengel , former Under Secretary of State during the Obama administration, political analyst at MSNBC and author of Information Wars: How We Lost the Battle Against Disinformation (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2019), breaks down the latest as Trump seemingly pivots away from European allies and towards President Vladimir Putin's Russia. Hosted by Simplecast...
Feb 20, 2025•30 min•Ep. 1053
Stephen Nessen , transportation reporter for the WNYC Newsroom, breaks down the latest news that President Donald Trump has intervened to halt congestion pricing in Manhattan. 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), talks about the latest national and local political news. Hosted by Simple...
Feb 20, 2025•39 min•Ep. 1054
Yoni Appelbaum , historian, a deputy executive editor of The Atlantic and the author of Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity (Random House, 2025), argues that progressive policies have unintentionally restricted mobility in America, making it harder for people to move toward opportunity and reinforcing economic inequality. → How Progressives Froze the American Dream Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abou...
Feb 20, 2025•40 min•Ep. 1055
Edward-Isaac Dovere , CNN senior reporter covering Democratic politics and campaigns across the country, and the author of Battle for the Soul: Inside the Democrats' Campaigns to Defeat Trump (Viking, 2021), shares his reporting on how voters, interest groups, and unions are frustrated with Democratic politicians in the early weeks of Trump's second term, while Christopher Fasano , former attorney at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and organizing committee member of the NTEU 335, discus...
Feb 19, 2025•33 min•Ep. 1052
Robert P. Jones , president and founder of Public Religion Research Institute ( PRRI ) and the author of The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: And the Path to a Shared American Future (Simon & Schuster, 2023), Ryan Burge , associate professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University, research director for Faith Counts, and the author of The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going (Fortress Press, 2021), and Konstantin Toropin , Military.com's Pentagon co...
Feb 19, 2025•38 min•Ep. 1051
As Mayor Adams faces pressure to step down over allegations of a deal to have his federal corruption charges dropped, Gov. Hochul met with City leaders to discuss his future. Brigid Bergin , WNYC's senior political correspondent, and Jimmy Vielkind , New York State Issues reporter for WNYC, talk about the latest developments. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Feb 19, 2025•39 min•Ep. 1049
Fred Kaplan , Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many nonfiction books and his latest, a novel, A Capital Calamity (Miniver Press, 2024), recaps the recent Trump administration officials' visits to Europe, where Vice President JD Vance said European leaders should not shun far-right political parties and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Feb 18, 2025•42 min•Ep. 1048
Benji Backer , founder and CEO of Nature Is Nonpartisan and visiting fellow at The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, offers his right of center take on how to combat climate change, and how he believes he can influence President Trump's energy secretary to be both pro-energy and pro-environment. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Feb 18, 2025•22 min•Ep. 1046
As our centennial series continues, Lisa Stulberg , associate professor of the Sociology of Education at NYU, and Anthony Chen , associate professor of sociology and political science at Northwestern University, look at the last century of admission preferences at colleges and universities. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Feb 18, 2025•44 min•Ep. 1047
As SNL celebrates its 50th anniversary, Eric Deggans , TV critic for NPR talks, about how they've found humor in American politics over the decades. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Feb 17, 2025•18 min•Ep. 1044
This month we hear from the makers of the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best feature documentary. Today, Slava Leontyv , Ukrainian artist, former soldier, and filmmaker, and Brendan Bellomo , film and commercial director, talk about their film, " Porcelain War ," telling the story of three Ukrainian artists caught up in the Russian invasion, armed with guns, their art and a camera. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection...
Feb 17, 2025•24 min•Ep. 1045
Rev. Michael Blake , former state assemblyman, talks about his campaign for the Democratic nomination for NYC Mayor in the June primary. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Feb 17, 2025•24 min•Ep. 1043
On Presidents Day, as our centennial series continues, Douglas Brinkley , professor of history at Rice University, a CNN Presidential Historian, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair , talks about the history of U.S. presidents, their exercise of executive power and how President Trump's actions compare. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Feb 17, 2025•45 min•Ep. 1042
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Historian Jefferson Cowie offers a history White backlash to federal authority (First) | Filmmakers Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie discuss their Oscar-nominated documentary "Sugarcane" and the long history of abuse at residential schools in Canada (Starts at 22:20) | Shiori Itō, director of "Black Box Diaries," talks about her Oscar-nominated documentary about her investigation of her own sexual assault case (Starts a...
Feb 15, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 1041
Nancy Solomon , WNYC reporter and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Feb 14, 2025•25 min•Ep. 1038
