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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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00:46:41

Health News Roundup

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/05

Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent at KFF Health News and host of the What the Health? podcast, and NPR reporter Jude Joffe-Block discuss the latest in health-related news, including potential changes to SNAP, the vote changing the hepatitis vaccine recommendation and the latest fight in Washington over extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies.

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00:21:53

The ‘Systematic Fraud’ Behind New York’s Foreclosure...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/05

David Brand, housing reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, and Chris Bragg, Albany bureau chief at New York Focus, talk about their investigation into foreclosure cases.

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00:33:02

Why to Read Poetry

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/05

Tracy K. Smith, Pulitzer Prize winning poet, former Poet Laureate of the United States from 2017 to 2019, professor of English and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University and the author of several poetry collections and her latest, Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times (Norton, 2025), talks about her new book, making the case for reading poetry and sharing her own writing process.

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00:11:14

Are "Porch Pirates" Stealing Your Packages?

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/04

As the holiday season kicks into full gear, writer Julia Besonen, freelance writer and contributor to the New York Times, joins us to discuss her article on how package theft made her building band together. Plus, we hear from callers about their own disappearing deliveries.

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00:42:16

The Mayor-Elect Joins the Starbucks Picket Line

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/04

On Monday, mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders joined striking Starbucks workers outside a store in Brooklyn. Claudia Irizarry Aponte, senior reporter at THE CITY, shares her reporting on the labor dispute between Starbucks and New York City employees, the mayor-elect's involvement in the strike, and Rae Shao, a union barista at Starbucks, shares their point of view on the issues at their workplace.

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00:17:48

National Politics with Senator Booker: Health...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/04

U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D, NJ) talks about the health care subsidies fight in Congress, the leadership of Sec. Hegseth, and compares his "baby bonds" proposal to Pres. Trump's version.

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00:36:36

The New Yorker: Politics & A Movie

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/04

David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker and the host of The New Yorker Radio Hour, talks about the latest national political news then is joined by: Marshall Curry, documentary filmmaker (including Street Fight, If a Tree Falls, A Night at the Garden), to talk about "The New Yorker at 100," premiering Friday on Netflix.

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00:10:07

No Cash, Big Problem: How Tap-to-Pay's Ubiquity is...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/03

Anna Kodé, reporter covering design and culture for the Real Estate section of The New York Times joins listeners to talk about the people left behind by our current "Tap-to-Pay society," and why they might still prefer to carry cash while out and about in New York City.

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01:03:44

Mayor Adams' Legacy

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/03

Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, Ben Max, host of the "Max Politics" podcast and program director at New York Law School’s Center for New York City Law, and Jeffery Mays, New York Times metro politics reporter, weigh in on Mayor Adams' term in office — what he accomplished, where he fell short of his goals, and how history might view his mayoralty.

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00:34:44

A 'School Choice' Advocate's 180 on Testing and...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/03

Diane Ravitch, education historian, former research professor of education at New York University, blogger at dianeravitch.net and author of the recent book An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else (Columbia University Press, 2025), talks about how she went from being an influential advocate for school choice and standardized testing to a promoter of public schools.

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00:10:03

Shop Listener 2025: Face-to-Face

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/02

Shop Listener is back for the 2025 holiday season. Listeners call in to shout out their in-person holiday shopping opportunities (craft fairs, pop-ups, brick & mortar stores) for a Brian Lehrer Show listener-sourced gift guide.==> Submit your information for our Shop Listener online guide at wnyc.org/shoplistener and check out all the entries!

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00:18:43

Republicans and Health Care

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/02

With Pres. Trump sending mixed signals on extending ACA subsidies, and Republicans split over the issue, Jonathan Cohn, writer at The Bulwark and the author of The Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage (St. Martin's Press, 2021), talks about the negotiations and where the conflicts lie.

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00:14:27

How Plastics Pollute the Environment and Our Bodies

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/02

Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics, professor at Bennington College, former EPA Region 2 administrator, and author of the new book The Problem with Plastics: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late (The New Press, 2025), discusses her new book which takes a look at how plastic went from being a "marvel of modern science" to a toxic industry that pollutes the environment and impacts health, plus tips on how to reduce everyday exposure to plastics.

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00:45:19

Sen. Mark Kelly’s ‘Illegal Orders’ Warning and the...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/02

Senator Mark Kelly appeared in a video alongside other veterans now serving in Congress, telling service members, “Our laws are clear: you can refuse illegal orders.” The Pentagon has since opened an investigation and even raised the possibility of recalling him to active duty for potential discipline. Zachary Cohen, senior reporter on the national security beat for CNN, talks about what Kelly said, why Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the probe, and how this all fits into other Pentagon

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00:50:46

Monday Morning Politics: Trump Meddles with Latin...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/01

Susan Glasser, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of a weekly column on life in Washington, host of the Political Scene podcast, talks about the latest national political news.

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00:12:47

Air Travel, Then and Now

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/01

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called for a return to the way we used to fly, in terms of dress and decorum. Listeners compare air travel today to when they first flew.

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00:17:00

New Jersey Politics Round-Up

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/01

Mike Hayes, WNYC/Gothamist reporter covering covering the New Jersey governor's race and the author of The Secret Files: Bill De Blasio, The NYPD, and the Broken Promises of Police Reform (Kingston Imperial, 2023), rounds up some of the latest political news in New Jersey, including the mayoral run-off election in Jersey City, and governor-elect Mikie Sherrill's transition.

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00:29:15

World AIDS Day and a Promising HIV Prevention Drug

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/12/01

On World AIDS Day, Pratik Pawar, Future Perfect fellow at Vox, talks about a new HIV prevention drug the U.S. is making available everywhere except South Africa, the country with the most people living with HIV.

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01:09:14

Brian Lehrer Weekend: Freakonomics; History of US...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/11/29

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.20 Years of Freakonomics (First) | Why Bombing 'Drug Boats' Will Do Nothing to Solve America's Fentanyl Crisis (Starts at 32) | Ten Years of Hamilton on Broadway (Starts at 59)If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

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01:49:35

Black Friday Best-Of: Jill Lepore; AJ Jacobs; Bill...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/11/28

Looking ahead to the 250th anniversary of the U.S., Jill Lepore, professor of American History at Harvard University, staff writer at The New Yorker, and the author of several books, including We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution (Liveright, 2025), digs into the history of the country's founding document and what it means for the country that it so difficult, but still possible, to change.A. J. Jacobs, host of the "Hello Puzzlers" podcast, essayist, and the author of The Year of Living

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