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30 Issues in 30 Days: New York City Schools

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2025/10/07

Alex Zimmerman, reporter at Chalkbeat New York, talks about his breadth of reporting on the New York City mayoral candidates' proposals regarding the New York City public school system, including Zohran Mamdani's proposal to end mayoral control of the city’s schools and Andrew Cuomo's proposal to replace the city’s lowest-performing schools with charters or other models.

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From Railroad to Rail-Trail

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2025/10/07

Peter Harnik, co-founder of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and the Center for City Park Excellence at the Trust for Public Land and executive producer of the documentary From Rails to Trails, talks about his work spearheading the movement to convert abandoned railbeds into multi-use trails, 26,000 miles so far, and the new documentary about it.

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The Nobel Prize for Understanding Autoimmune Disease

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2025/10/07

The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded to three scientists for their work in immunology. Daniel Griffin, MD, PhD, chief of infectious disease for Island Infectious Diseases, the largest physician-owned Infectious Disease Specialist Group on Long Island, an infectious disease specialist and clinical instructor of medicine at Columbia University and president of Parasites Without Borders and co-host of the podcast "This Week in Virology", explains their breakthrough and what it means

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30 Issues in 30 Days: NYC Government's Impact on the...

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2025/10/06

Loading... Coming up on today's show: In this installment of our election year series, a look into what the candidates — especially former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani — might do as mayor to influence the Israeli-Palestinian conflict one way or another. Jim Walden, former federal prosecutor who ran as an independent in the NYC mayor's race, first explains his support for Cuomo, who signed an executive order as governor barring the state from doing business with any

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30 Issues in 30 Days: NYC Government's Impact on the...

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2025/10/06

In this installment of our election year series, a look into what the candidates -- especially former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani -- might do as mayor to influence the Israeli-Palestinian conflict one way or another. Jim Walden, a former federal prosecutor who ran as an independent in the NYC mayor's race, first explains his support for Cuomo, who signed an executive order as governor barring the state from doing business with any organization that participated in the BDS

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The Children Who've Died Waiting for USAID Medications

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2025/10/06

Meg Kelly, senior reporter for The Washington Post's Visual Forensics team, discusses her team's reporting on the Trump administration's USAID funding pause, which resulted in the deaths of children from curable diseases around the world.

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Your Family's 'Secret Language' Part Two

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2025/10/06

A Washington Post article explained how most families have a secret language that only they understand, or a "familect" as some linguists call it. Listeners call in to share the words in their family that only they use, which are often conjured in the minds of small children and then used for years down the road.

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President Trump's National Guard Plans

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2025/10/06

Kyle Cheney, senior legal affairs reporter for Politico, talks about President Trump's attempts to send National Guard troops into Portland Chicago, how states are reacting and why a federal judge keeps blocking the plan for Portland.

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Brian Lehrer Weekend: Princeton President;...

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2025/10/04

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Christopher Eisgruber, president of Princeton University, talks about issues of free speech (First) | A 30 Issues in 30 Days debate about involuntary hospitalization of New Yorkers with severe and untreated mental illnesses (Starts at 29:48) | Your favored (and least favored) seasons (Starts at 1:17:46)If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

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As Goes New Jersey?; 30 Issues in 30 Days: New Jersey...

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2025/10/03

Loading...Coming up on today's show: Russell Berman, a staff writer at The Atlantic talks about the New Jersey governor's race and its national bellwether status, plus the latest shutdown news. Larry Higgs, commuting and transport reporter at NJ Advance Media talks about the state of NJ Transit and where the candidates stand on tolls, construction of new transit projects, congestion pricing and more. Giulia Heyward, WNYC and Gothamist reporter, talks about how New York officials are dealing

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Celebrating NYC's Forests

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2025/10/03

Sophia Wohl, deputy director of stewardship, environment and planning at NYC Parks Department, talks about Saturday's celebrations of City of Forest Day with events around town, plus offers guidance for caring for the trees and forests near you. => City of Forest Day events

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The Trump Admin and LGBTQ New Yorkers

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2025/10/03

Giulia Heyward, WNYC and Gothamist reporter, talks about how New York officials are dealing with the Trump administration's attempts to roll back legal protections for the LGBTQ community.

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30 Issues in 30 Days: New Jersey Transit

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2025/10/03

Larry Higgs, commuting and transport reporter at NJ Advance Media, talks about the state of NJ Transit and where the candidates stand on tolls, construction of new transit projects, congestion pricing and more.

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As Goes New Jersey?

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2025/10/03

Russell Berman, a staff writer at The Atlantic, talks about the New Jersey governor's race and its national bellwether status, plus the latest shutdown news. "The Blue State That’s Now a Bellwether" (The Atlantic, Sept 29, 2025)

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Why More Young People are Getting Early-Onset Cancers

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2025/10/02

More young people under the age of 50 are getting diagnosed with early-onset cancers and researchers are trying to figure out why. Nina Agrawal, health reporter for The New York Times, explains what they have found so far, and what is still unknown. =>"Why Are More Young People Getting Cancer?" (New York Times, Oct. 1, 2025)

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Thursday Morning Politics: Government Shutdown Day 2

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2025/10/02

Politico congressional reporter Nicholas Wu talks about the latest on the federal shutdown and other national political news.

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Your Optimal Morning Routine

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2025/10/02

Inspired by an article in The Atlantic that shares recommendations for a "happy start to the day," listeners call in to share their morning routines, and explain why it helps them get going; plus Michael Hill, WNYC's Morning Edition host, shares his ultra-early routine.

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Shutdown Politics; Taxation in New Jersey; Young...

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2025/10/02

Loading... On today's show: Politico congressional reporter Nicholas Wu talks about the latest on the federal shutdown and other national political news. John Reitmeyer, budget and finance writer at NJ Spotlight News, talks about taxation in New Jersey and where the candidates stand on property taxes, the mansion tax, taxing millionaires, and more. More young people under the age of 50 are getting diagnosed with early-onset cancers and researchers are trying to figure out why. Nina Agrawal,

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30 Issues in 30 Days: Taxation in New Jersey

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2025/10/02

John Reitmeyer, budget and finance writer at NJ Spotlight News, talks about taxation in New Jersey and where the candidates stand on property taxes, the mansion tax, taxing millionaires, and more.

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Call Your Senator: Sen. Andy Kim on the Shutdown and...

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2025/10/01

U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D NJ) talks about the government shutdown, U.S. military leadership, and more.

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