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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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00:15:01

NYT's 10 Best Books of 2025

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/12

Gilbert Cruz, editor at The New York Times Book Review shares the five fiction and five non-fiction books from this year that made it into The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of 2024.

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00:27:41

Reflections on Interfaith Holiday Traditions

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/12

Jessica Grose, opinion writer at The New York Times, reflects on her family's interfaith holiday traditions, and listeners offer their own.

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00:38:01

Trump’s New National Security Strategy

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/11

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), discusses recent Trump administration moves to define The United States' relationship with The European Union and why the U.S. seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday.

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00:38:37

Wikipedia Founder on Building Trust

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/11

Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation and the author of The Seven Rules of Trust: A Blueprint for Building Things That Last (Crown Currency, 2025), talks about how Wikipedia was able to rely on the "wisdom of the crowd" even as distrust climbed in the larger culture.

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00:19:51

Ask Governor Murphy: December 2025 Recap

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/11

Nancy Solomon, host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.

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00:12:24

Is 'Online Reading' Still Reading?

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/11

If you put down your phone, will you grasp for a book? Jay Caspian Kang, staff writer for The New Yorker, where he writes a weekly column called Fault Lines, discusses his latest story, "If You Quit Social Media, Will You Read More Books?"

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00:40:10

City Politics: Mamdani's Emerging Opposition; Lander...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/10

Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, talks about the latest news from Mayor-elect Mamdani's transition plans, including a new emerging opposition from influential business leaders and Brad Lander's announcement to run for Congress.

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00:16:11

Your Thoughts on Self Check-Out

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/10

Valerie Trapp, assistant editor at The Atlantic, discusses how grocery self-checkout lines are now often longer than the staffed ones, and listeners call in on when and why they have chosen the self-checkout option.

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00:19:55

Trump's Effort to Ban State AI Laws

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/10

Tina Nguyen, senior reporter for The Verge and author of the Regulator newsletter, discusses Trump's latest efforts to stop states from regulating AI.

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00:32:12

The Supreme Court and Trump's Expanding Executive Power

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/10

The conservative Supreme Court majority seems poised to allow President Trump to fire the top official on the Federal Trade Commission, expanding presidential power. Elie Mystal, justice correspondent and columnist for The Nation magazine and bestselling author of Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America (The New Press, 2025), discusses this and other legal news.

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00:40:58

Paramount and Netflix Come for Warner Bros.

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/09

Rohan Goswami, business reporter at Semafor, and Katie Campione, senior TV and labor reporter at Deadline, discusses the recent merger talks for Paramount and Netflix to buy up parts of Warner Bros. Discovery, including news of Paramount’s "hostile" bid of $108 billion — one of the largest ever.

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00:26:01

Mamdani's Plan to End Homeless Encampment Sweeps

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/09

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced that he will end targeted sweeps of homeless encampments and tents as mayor. Dan Rivoli, politics reporter at Spectrum News NY1, discusses the polarized response to this announcement, and what alternative to these sweeps Mamdani has planned instead.

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00:30:40

Eating Well Today

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/09

Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health emerita at NYU and the author of many books, including her latest, What to Eat Now: The Indispensable Guide to Good Food, How to Find It, and Why It Matters (North Point Press, 2025), talks about her newly revised classic and how to navigate the food landscape today.

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00:12:03

Shop Listener 2025: Under $50

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/09

Shop Listener is back for the 2025 holiday season. Listeners call in to shout out the holiday gifts they sell that are under fifty dollars, for a Brian Lehrer Show listener-sourced gift guide.

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00:50:38

The Truth About Who is Targeted by ICE

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/08

David Bier, director of immigration studies and the Selz Foundation chair in immigration policy at the Cato Institute, shares data from the Department of Homeland Security that shows almost three-quarters of people detained by ICE since October do not have any criminal convictions, despite claims from the Trump Administration that they are prioritizing detaining people with violent criminal histories.

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00:26:06

Balancing Global Trade

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/08

Oren Cass, founder and chief economist of American Compass and editor of The New Conservatives: Restoring America’s Commitment to Family, Community, and Industry (Simon & Schuster, 2025), argues for a new approach to global trade, one based on balance.

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00:19:49

ICE Family Separation in NYC

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/08

Gwynne Hogan, senior reporter for The City, discusses her latest story on how ICE arrested and separated Chinese father from his 6-year-old son during a check-in in late November, plus other local immigration enforcement news.

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00:10:19

Your Gift-Giving Strategy

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/08

Do you give only handmade or consumable gifts? Or do you follow the popular strategy of giving kids something they want, need, wear, read, and share? As the holiday season is now in full swing, listeners call in to share their gift-giving strategies.

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01:15:47

Brian Lehrer Weekend: Package Theft; Mayor Adams' Legacy

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/06

Two of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Are 'Porch Pirates' Stealing Your Packages? (First) | Mayor Adams' Legacy (Starts 12 minutes in)If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

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00:07:55

What is Your Holiday Tipping Etiquette?

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/05

Brian Vines, Marketplace Equity Reporter and co-host of the Talking Carts podcast at Consumer Reports, discusses holiday tipping etiquette, and callers weigh in on who to tip and how much.

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