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Republicans and the War; Car Insurance Reform;...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/03/18

Loading... On today's show: Megan Messerly, a White House reporter at POLITICO, talks about the Republican support for the war in Iran and the concerns of the isolationists. Austin C. Jefferson, Albany bureau chief for Streetsblog Empire State, talks about Gov. Hochul's push for car insurance reform -- the problem it seeks to solve and where the support and resistance lies. Historian Daniel Immerwahr, a contributing writer at The New Yorker, the Bergen Evans Professor in the Humanities at

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Opera and Democracy

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2026/03/18

Martha C. Nussbaum, distinguished service professor of law and philosophy at the University of Chicago and the author of The Republic of Love: Opera & Political Freedom (Oxford University Press, 2026), offers her analysis of opera as an arm of the Enlightenment, from Mozart to today. cover image courtesy of the publisher

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Republicans and the War

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/03/18

Megan Messerly, a White House reporter at POLITICO, talks about the Republican support for the war in Iran and the concerns of the isolationists.Photo: American flags near the Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.CImage byMatt Hecht

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The Big Picture on the US and Iran

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/03/18

Daniel Immerwahr, historian, contributing writer at The New Yorker, the Bergen Evans Professor in the Humanities at Northwestern University and the author of How to Hide an Empire (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019), offers historical context on the war in Iran and Trump's overall foreign policy. Photo: The aftermath of a US-Israeli strike on Tehran, Iran on March 3, 2026. Credit: محمدعلی برنو/Avash Media via Wikimedia Commons/CC 4.0

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Gov. Hochul's Uber-Backed Push to Reform Car Insurance

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2026/03/18

Austin C. Jefferson, Albany bureau chief for Streetsblog Empire State, talks about Governor Kathy Hochul's push for car insurance reform, including the problem it seeks to solve and where support and resistance lies.Photo: Gov. Hochul highlights her car insurance affordability proposal in Glenmont, NY on February 3, 2026. Credit: Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul.

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Gov. Hochul & the Climate Law; Detention Centers; NYC...

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2026/03/17

Loading... On today's show: Gov. Hochul has recently made it clear that she intends to try to postpone the implementation of New York's 2019 climate law, that required cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, reports on why she is doing this, and just how mad it's making environmental groups and others who supported the law. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker staff writer and the author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central

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Irish Language Loss And Restoration

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2026/03/17

For St. Patrick's Day, Nicholas Wolf, associate director for research and publishing initiatives at Glucksman Ireland House, NYU's center of Irish and Irish America, discusses the decades-long effort to restore the Irish language after it rapidly declined under British colonial rule. Photo: Bilingual Irish-English street name sign, named after St. Patrick, in which 'Port' is the Irish for 'Quay'. Credit: Mucklagh/Wikimedia Commons

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Poverty on the Rise in New York City

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2026/03/17

A new report by Robin Hood and Columbia University found that the poverty rate in New York City has continued to climb, with 26 percent of the city's population now struggling economically. Richard Buery, CEO of the anti-poverty organization Robin Hood and former NYC deputy mayor for strategic policy initiatives, talks the findings of the report and what might be coming in the near future as the effects of federal cuts kick in. Photo: A volunteer fills a basket for a person in need of food at the

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Gov. Hochul Hopes to Delay Implementing Climate Law

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2026/03/17

Gov. Kathy Hochul has recently made it clear that she intends to try to postpone the implementation of New York's 2019 climate law, that required cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, reports on why she is doing this, and just how mad it's making environmental groups and others who supported the law. Photo: Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a press briefing at office on 3rd Avenue in Manhattan, on air quality affecting all counties of the state

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The Growth of DHS Detention Camps

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2026/03/17

Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker staff writer and the author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis (Penguin Press, 2024), talks about the scale of the U.S. immigrant detention program, health and safety issues and expansion plans, following the firing of DHS Sec. Kristi Noem. => "Trump’s Mass-Detention Campaign" (The New Yorker, March 15, 2026) photo: A warehouse purchased by the Department of Homeland Security that is slated to become an

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Brian Lehrer Weekend: Christiane Amanpour on the War...

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2026/03/14

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Christiane Amanpour on the War With Iran (First) | A $30 Hourly Minimum for NYC? (Starts at 33:07) | Oscar Talk: Streaming vs Theaters (Starts at 1:08:02 ) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here. Photo: A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 02, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

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$30 Hourly Minimum?; Friday Morning Politics; Albany...

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2026/03/13

Loading... On today's show: Councilmember Sandy Nurse (D-37, Cypress Hills, Bushwick, City Line, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, East New York), talks about the City Council bill she's sponsored calling for an increase of the minimum wage in NYC from the current $17 per hour to $30 per hour by 2030. Burgess Everett, congressional bureau chief for Semafor, talks about the latest news out of Congress this week, including a bipartisan housing bill that passed the Senate, the president's push for the

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Friday Morning Politics: SAVE Act, DHS Shutdown and More

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2026/03/13

Burgess Everett, congressional bureau chief for Semafor, talks about the latest news out of Congress this week, including a bipartisan housing bill that passed the Senate, the stalemate over DHS funding, the president's push for the SAVE Act and more. Photo: US aviation faces a crisis due to a Department of Homeland Security partial government shutdown, leading to Transportation Security Administration staffing shortages. (Photo by Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Albany Budget Negotiations in Full Swing

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2026/03/13

Each house in the New York State legislature released its budget proposal, and both called for raising taxes on wealthy New Yorkers. Jimmy Vielkind, New York State Issues reporter for WNYC, reports on how that will affect negotiations, since Governor Hochul is firmly against a tax hike, and other issues in the assembly's and senate's proposals. Photo: Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, left, and Speaker Carl Heastie, center, meet with Gov. Kathy Hochul, right, following a presentation of

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Friday the 13th and Other Superstitions

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/03/13

On this Friday the 13th, listeners call in to share their superstitions, including ones that they don't really believe in but observe anyway. Photo: November morning in Stegna at the Levantine Sea, cat a the old storehouse of the fishermen (Archangelos, Rhodes, Greece). (Manfred Werner (Tsui), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

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A $30 Hourly Minimum for NYC?

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/03/13

Sandy Nurse, City Council member (D-37, Cypress Hills, Bushwick, City Line, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, East New York), talks about her proposal for legislation that would increase New York City's minimum wage from the current $17 per hour to $30 per hour by 2030. Photo: Lidia Vilorio, a home health aide, gives her patient Martina Negron her medicine and crackers for her tea on May 05, 2021 (Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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Did the US Underestimate Iran?; Assessing Mayor...

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2026/03/12

Loading... On today's show: David Graham, staff writer at The Atlantic and an author of the Atlantic daily newsletter, plus author of The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America (Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2025), offers analysis of how President Trump is changing the way he describes the status of the war with Iran, and why his public statements about it have shifted around so dramatically. Plus: Mohammed Sergie, editor of Semafor Gulf, talks about how the war has affected the Gulf

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How Westchester Community College is Dealing With...

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2026/03/12

Belinda Miles, PhD, president of SUNY Westchester Community College, talks about how Westchester Community College is dealing with funding cuts from the Trump administration, and how they will affect college access for low-income students, and employers and the workforce. Photo: The Gateway Building on the campus of Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New York. Link. (By Astrocog, Wikimedia Commons).

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President Trump's Shifting Statements on Iran

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2026/03/12

David Graham, staff writer at The Atlantic and an author of The Atlantic daily newsletter, plus author of The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America (Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2025), offers analysis of how President Trump is changing the way he describes the status of the war with Iran, and why his public statements about it have shifted around so dramatically. Plus, Mohammed Sergie, editor of Semafor Gulf, talks about how the war has affected the Gulf states.

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Stories With The Moth

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2026/03/12

Kate Tellers, storyteller, host and director of MothWorks, talks about The Moth's upcoming event with the theme "what are we fighting for?" EVENT: The Moth Mainstage in New York, hosted by Brian Lehrer, is on Friday, March 20, 7:30pm, at NYU Skirball Center. Click here for tickets and information. Photo: Matthew Mercier takes part in The Moth true personal storytelling show live-streamed from St. Ann's Church on April 21, 2021 in Brooklyn. (Credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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