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Monday Morning Politics: Budget Blueprints

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2025/04/14

Catie Edmondson, congressional correspondent for The New York Times, offers political analysis of the budget blueprints passed by Congress last week, including what tax and spending cuts might look like, and why Republicans were far from united on this.

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100 Years of 100 Things: Commonweal and American...

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2025/04/14

As our centennial series continues, Dominic Preziosi, editor of Commonweal, talks about the 100-year history of the magazine and American Catholicism, in general.

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Procrastinators Guide to Tax Filing

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2025/04/14

Andy Phillips, vice president of the Tax Institute at H&R Block in Kansas City, MO, offers advice and answers questions on this day before the deadline to file income tax returns.

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Trump's Trade War and Wall Street; Bronx Borough...

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2025/04/11

Loading...On today's show: William Cohan, co-founder of Puck News and author of many books, including Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon (Penguin Random House, 2022), offers analysis of the latest twists and turns of President Trump's trade war, and how Wall Street is reacting to the chaotic rollout (and rollback) of the tariffs. Vanessa Gibson, Bronx Borough president, talks about her work on maternal health disparities and other Bronx news. Listeners share their stories

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Bronx Borough President on the State of the Borough

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2025/04/11

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson kicks off a new series of interviews with county executives as she talks about her work on maternal health disparities, her State of the Borough address, and other Bronx news, including the impact on The Bronx of Trump administration actions.

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100 Years of 100 Things: Roller Coasters

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2025/04/11

As our centennial series continues, Robert Coker, author of the book Roller Coasters: A Thrill Seeker's Guide To The Ultimate Scream Machines (Main Street, 2002) and Douglas Barnes, co-hosts of The Season Pass podcast, talk about the history of roller coasters, from the "Golden Age" of 1920's wooden coasters like Coney Island's Cyclone through modern steel "strata coasters," like the late lamented Kingda Ka, which was recently imploded to make room for a new ride.

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Trump's Trade War and Wall Street

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2025/04/11

William Cohan, co-founder of Puck News and author of many books, including Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon (Penguin Random House, 2022), offers analysis of the latest twists and turns of President Trump's trade war, and how Wall Street is reacting to the chaotic rollout (and rollback) of the tariffs.

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No Degree, No Problem

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2025/04/11

Listeners share their stories of obtaining and advancing in white collar, nonmanual professions without a bachelor's degree. Support of WNYC’s coverage of economic mobility and opportunity is provided in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. For more information about how the Gates Foundation supports economic mobility and opportunity, visit usprogram.gatesfoundation.org.

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Ask Governor Murphy; Call Your Senator: Sen...

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2025/04/11

Loading... On today's show: Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator (D NY), talks about her work in Washington and more. Ras Baraka, mayor of Newark (D), talks about his campaign to be the Democratic nominee for governor in the June primary and the issues that matter to voters in Newark and across the state. As we continue our series about

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Strange Sports & Crazy Contests

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2025/04/10

Listeners call in to speak on the weirder sports, games, or competitions that they follow, plus we share some of our favorites.

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Call Your Senator: Sen Gillibrand

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2025/04/10

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D NY) talks about her work in Washington and more.

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Employers Looking Beyond Degree Status

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2025/04/10

As we continue our series about alternative pathways into well-paying careers, Amy Volz, head of workforce innovation at Trane Technologies, a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and refrigeration systems company with a focus on climate and sustainability, and Ebony Thomas, managing partner at Grads of Life, a nonprofit that connects top employers with people in the talent pool those employers might have otherwise missed, talk about the proactive steps some employers have taken to embrace

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Meet the NJ Gov. Candidates: Mayor Ras Baraka

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2025/04/10

Ras Baraka, mayor of Newark (D), talks about his campaign to be the Democratic nominee for governor in the June primary and the issues that matter to voters in Newark and across the state.

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Ask Governor Murphy: April 2025 Recap

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2025/04/10

Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her April conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, including how President Donald Trump's tariffs might play out in the local economy, how Democrats can reduce red tape to build more affordable housing in New Jersey and much more.

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City Politics; Another Way Into the Workforce; SCOTUS...

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2025/04/09

Loading... On today's show: Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, reports on the latest news from the mayoral campaign trail, including whether a coveted endorsement from Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could boost one of the progressive candidates enough to beat Andrew Cuomo in the primary election, and more. Over the next few weeks, The Brian Lehrer Show offers a series of conversations with and about people who've earned "skills through alternative routes"—including community

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SCOTUS Weighs in on Pres. Trump's Deportations

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2025/04/09

Kate Shaw, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, co-host of the Supreme Court podcast "Strict Scrutiny," and a contributing opinion writer with The New York Times, offers legal analysis of how the Supreme Court is acting as a check on the president so far (or not), including the Court's recent decisions allowing the Trump administration to continue deporting Venezuelan migrants using a centuries-old law, and other related cases.

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City Politics: The Coveted AOC Endorsement

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2025/04/09

Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, reports on the latest news from the mayoral campaign trail, including whether a coveted endorsement from Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could boost one of the progressive candidates enough to beat Andrew Cuomo in the primary election, and more.

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Another Way Into the Workforce

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2025/04/09

Over the next few weeks, The Brian Lehrer Show will offer a series of conversations with and about people who've earned "skills through alternative routes"—including community college, micro-credentialing programs and on-the-job training—and successful livings without a four-year college degree. Today, Audrey Mickahail, senior vice president at Opportunity@Work, a nonprofit working to expand access to career opportunities, and Aaliyah Siddiqi, marketing operations specialist for a Philadelphia

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Is the White House Erasing History?; The Impact of...

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2025/04/08

Loading... On today's show: Tiffany Hsu, technology reporter for the New York Times covering the information system, including foreign interference, political speech, and disinformation, shares her reporting on how the Trump Administration is selectively stripping away the public record to favor the president's version of history. Last week thousands of federal employees who work for health agencies like the CDC, NIH and FDA lost their jobs. Selena Simmons-Duffin, health policy correspondent

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Campaign to Keep New Sounds

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2025/04/08

WNYC has recently endured layoffs and unfortunately, our colleagues at New Sounds are slated to be part of the most recent round of staff cuts. John Schaefer, host of WNYC's New Sounds, explains how his team is working on the campaign to save New Sounds. For more information, or to donate, click here.

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