The Brian Lehrer Show

01:07:28

Brian Lehrer Weekend: Integration in NYC Schools;...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/10

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.NYC School Integration (First) | Disability Rights(Starts at 31:02) | Your Favorite TV Shows This Century(Starts at 56:00)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.

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00:30:07

ICE Agent Shoots Man in Marble Hill

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/09

Yesterday, an ICE Agent fired 7 rounds at a man identified by NYPD as Oscar Belgal. Arya Sundaram, WNYC/Gothamist reporter covering race and justice, shares the latest updates on the situation.Photo: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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00:23:36

30 Issues in 30 Days: NYS Transit

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/09

Layla Law-Gisiko, president of the City Club of New York, talks about transit-related issues in the New York governor's race.Photo: Governor of New York Kathy Hochul is seen on March 21, 2025 in New York City. (NDZ/Star Max/GC Images via Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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00:20:26

The Protests in France

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/09

Jon Henley, the Guardian's Europe correspondent, based in Paris, talks about the student protests in France.Photo: Students block the road outside Sciences Po during a protest on October 7, 2026 in Paris, France. (Tom Nicholson via Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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00:27:13

What Ada Lovelace Knew About AI

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2026/10/09

Walter Isaacson, professor of history at Tulane, host of the new podcast "The Builders" and the author of several books, including The Innovators: How A Group Of Hackers, Geniuses, And Geeks Created The Digital Revolution (Simon & Schuster, 2014, new preface 2026) talks about his recent New York Times op-ed on Ada Lovelace and the need for human control of AI, and more.=> EVENT: On Monday, Oct 12th, Walter Isaacson will be in conversation at 92NY with Mustafa Suleyman for a live recording of

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00:08:18

Would You Shut Down the Third Avenue L Station?

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/09

Have you ever been bothered by a subway stop that seems just a little too close to the last? Joshua Wolk, software engineer and straphanger, joins to discuss his list of the MTA's least efficient subway stops and his petition to shut down the L Train's Third Ave station.Photo: Tdorante10, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for

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00:51:47

Who's Running This Place: Labor flexes political...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/08

Every Thursday from 1 to 2 PM on WNYC, through Election Day, WNYC senior political reporter Brigid Bergin hosts a pop-up local politics call-in show called Who's Running This Place. You can find out more on WNYC.org, and stay tuned to this podcast feed. We'll be sharing Brigid's conversations here every Thursday evening.Transit workers union president John Samuelsen explains why he believes New York's top Democrat, Gov. Kathy Hochul, is no friend of the working class. WNYC senior politics reporter

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00:46:45

30 Issues in 30 Days: NYS Taxes

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/08

Andrew Rein, president of the Citizens Budget Commission, and Emily Eisner, Fiscal Policy Institute's chief economist, debate the issue of fairness and New York state taxes.Photo: People attend a press conference and rally in support of fair taxation near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on April 10, 2025. (Photo by BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for

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00:25:19

Brazil, Latin America and MAGA

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/08

The political Right has made significant gains in Brazil and across Latin America, and President Donald Trump's influence has grown. Ana Ionova, New York Times correspondent based in Rio de Janeiro, discusses her reporting on the recent elections in Brazil and the broader rightward shift in the region.Photo: Demonstration calls for the impeachment of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) and the Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Alexandre de Moraes, in front of the Sao Paulo Museum of

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00:26:47

Friendship Vs Polarization

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/08

Roger Berkowitz, founder and academic director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Human Rights at Bard College and the author of A World We Share: Hannah Arendt and the Power of Friendship in a Broken World (Yale University Press, 2026) draws on the work of Hannah Arendt to argue that the ability to be friends and disagree is the key to healing divisions.=> EVENT: On October 19th at 7pm Roger Berkowitz will be in conversation with

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00:09:11

'Let's Go Liberty!'

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/08

Maitreyi Anantharaman, cofounder and staff writer at Defector, discusses the New York Liberty, in the midst of their playoff run and semifinal series against the Atlanta Dream. She talks about their chances of winning this series and more analysis of the WNBA season.Photo: New York players Breanna Stewart (30), Han Xu (21), and Sabrina Ionescu (20) react during a timeout during the WNBA second round playoff game between the New York Liberty and the Atlanta Dream. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon

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00:48:56

An Israeli and a Palestinian Choose to Talk

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/07

Jonathan Dekel-Chen, visiting professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and Jaser AbuMousa, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute and senior policy advisor at the International Peace Institute, both suffered major traumas on October 7th, 2023 and its aftermath. They discuss their personal devastation, as well as why they are engaging in dialogue and what they hope for in Palestinian and Israeli politics.Photo: An Israeli flag flies at a rally organized by the

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00:23:14

DoorDash, AI and More

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/07

Sam Levine, Commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), touts the city's settlement with DoorDash over worker pay, plus recounts his testimony before the City Council on artificial intelligence.Photo: A Doordash delivery person rides their bike on Church Avenue in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn on December 04, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our

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00:24:22

30 Issues in 30 Days: AI and Data Centers in NY-17

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/07

Timmy Facciola, founder of the local news outlet Judge Street Journal, which focuses on New York politics, unpacks Mike Lawler and Cait Conley's positions on AI and data centers.Photo: People protest artificial intelligence and data centers ahead of a New York City Council Committee hearing on the risks and regulation of artificial intelligence. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of

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00:10:59

Your Favorite TV Shows of the Century

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/07

The New York Times recently released a list of the top 100 television series of the 21st century as compiled by many influential TV figures. Listeners call in to share their own favorites.Photo: (L-R) Actors Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and Dean Norris accept the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series award for 'Breaking Bad' onstage during the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 18, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty

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00:40:31

30 Issues in 30 Days: Pres. Trump and Mayor Mamdani...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/06

Timmy Facciola, founder of the local news outlet Judge Street Journal, which focuses on New York politics, talks about the how Mike Lawler is positioning himself in relation to President Trump on issues like immigration and antisemitism, and how Cait Conley is framing her policy positions in relation to the left wing of the Democratic Party.Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pose for a photo with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-OH) after Trump delivered remarks during an

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00:24:58

Are Federal Disability Rights At Risk?

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/06

Rose Broderick, disability in health care reporting fellow at STAT News, shares her reporting on major federal rollbacks of landmark disability protections such as Section 504, as well as broader trends in federal disability rights.Photo: Disability rights activists and caregiving advocates hold a vigil in front of the US Capitol to urge Congress to include full federal funding for home and community based care services in President Biden’s Build Back Better budget package on October 06, 2021 in

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00:29:55

Socialism, Today

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/06

Bhaskar Sunkara, president of The Nation, founding editor of Jacobin, publisher of Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy, former vice-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America and the author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (Basic Books, updated 2026) and co-author of The Blueprint: How Socialism Can Work in the Real World (Verso, 2026) talks about today's socialism and its response to today's issues.Photo: Bhaskar Sunkara poses ahead

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00:11:57

Sticking With Old Devices

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/06

Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly, an assistant editor at The Atlantic, talks about her recent article in The Atlantic on "upgrade holdouts" as listeners share the old tech they hold onto, and why.Photo by AIDEPCUL, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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00:43:33

30 Issues in 30 Days: Affordability in NY-17

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/10/05

Timmy Facciola, founder of the local politics news outlet Judge Street Journal, talks about several key affordability issues that came up in the debate between U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler and his Democratic challenger Cait Conley, including energy, tariffs, and housing.Photo: Cait Conley, who is challenging U.S. Representative Mike Lawler to represent New York’s 17th Congressional District, speaks to supporters on September 16, 2026 in Tarrytown, New York. (Spencer Platt via Getty Images) Hosted by

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