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Monday Morning Local Politics

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2024/12/09

Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall and The Big Deal with Errol Louis, New York Magazine columnist and host of the podcast You Decide, talks about the latest NYC news, including the deadlocked jury* in the Daniel Penny trial, Mayor Adams's refusal to rule out switching to the Republican party and more. [*Note, this took place before the jury returned a verdict in the Penny trial.]

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100 Years of 100 Things: The Wizard of Oz

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2024/12/09

As our centennial series continues, John Fricke, historian focused on The Wizard of Oz and Judy Garland and the author of The Wonderful World of Oz: An Illustrated History of the American Classic (Down East Books, 2014), talks about the enduring impact of the story of The Wizard of Oz.

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National Politics:Trump's Treasury Secretary Pick;...

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2024/12/09

Loading... On today's show: John Cassidy, staff writer at The New Yorker, talks about the latest national economic news, including the jobs numbers, and President-elect Trump's pick for Treasury secretary. Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall and The Big Deal with Errol Louis, New York Magazine columnist and host of the podcast You Decide, talks about the latest NYC news, including the deadlocked jury in the Daniel Penny trial, Mayor Adams's refusal to

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Brian Lehrer Weekend: 100 Years of Fascism; City of...

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2024/12/07

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.100 Years of 100 Things: Fascism (First) | The 'City of Yes' Plan Passes City Council (Starts at 39:00 ) | 2024's Best Sports Writing (Starts at 1:23:00)If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

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City Council Says Yes to 'City of Yes' Housing Plan;...

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2024/12/06

Loading... On today's show: The housing plan known as "City of Yes" has passed City Council. Pierina Ana Sanchez, NYC Council member (District 14: Morris Heights, University Heights, Fordham, Kingsbridge), and Dan Garodnick, director of the New York City Department of City Planning, talk about the details of the plan and whether it will be enough to solve the city's housing crunch. Felipe Rodriguez, adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and former NYPD detective sergeant,

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Shop Listener 2024: The Suburbs

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2024/12/06

Shop Listener is back for the 2024 holiday season. Listeners call in to shout out their brick-and-mortar businesses located on Long Island, and in New Jersey, Connecticut and Westchester (and suburbs farther north) ahead of the holidays for a Brian Lehrer Show listener-sourced gift guide. Add your business to the 2024 Shop Listener map here.

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Manhunt for Insurance CEO Shooter Continues

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2024/12/06

Felipe Rodriguez, adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and former NYPD detective sergeant, offers analysis of the ongoing police investigation into the brazen shooting of a health care executive on a Midtown Manhattan street.

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The 'City of Yes' Plan Passes City Council

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2024/12/06

The housing plan known as "City of Yes" has passed the City Council. NYC Councilnember Pierina Ana Sanchez (District 14: Morris Heights, University Heights, Fordham, Kingsbridge) and Dan Garodnick, director of the New York City Department of City Planning, talk about the details of the plan and whether it will be enough to solve the city's housing crunch.

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The Campus as Culture War Battlefield

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2024/12/06

Ilya Marritz, reporter at The Boston Globe, and Hilary Burns, higher education reporter at The Boston Globe, talk about the series "The Harvard Plan", from On the Media and The Boston Globe, which looks at how universities have become embroiled in the culture wars in a new way.

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Trump's Immigration System; South Korea's Political...

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2024/12/05

Loading... On today's show: There will likely be changes to the immigration system under Donald Trump, who has pledged to initiate a mass deportation campaign. Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO at the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), speaks to the concerns of immigrants. Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post reporter on the international desk covering foreign affairs, discusses the short-lived martial law order from South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, and the political crisis unfolding in the

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Gender-Affirming Care Lands in SCOTUS

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2024/12/05

On Wednesday, Supreme Court Justices heard arguments in a case about gender-affirming care for minors. Kate Shaw, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, co-host of the Supreme Court podcast Strict Scrutiny, a contributor with ABC News and a contributing opinion Writer with the New York Times, explains why the court is considering a challenge to a Tennessee law that bars the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy.

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2024's Best Sports Writing

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2024/12/05

Jane McManus sports writer, an adjunct professor at New York University at the Preston Robert Tisch Institute for Global Sport and the editor of The Year's Best Sports Writing 2024 (Triumph, 2024) and author of the forthcoming The Fast Track: Inside the Surging Business of Women's Sports (Temple University Press, 2025), looks back on some of the best writing about sports and athletes this year.

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South Korea's Latest Political Crisis

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2024/12/05

Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post reporter on the International desk covering foreign affairs, and Anthony Kuhn, NPR international correspondent based in Seoul, South Korea, discuss the short-lived martial law order from South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, and the political crisis unfolding in the National Assembly and streets of Seoul.

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Navigating the Immigration System Under Trump

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2024/12/05

There will likely be changes to the immigration system under Donald Trump, who has pledged to initiate a mass deportation campaign. Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO at the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), speaks to the concerns of immigrants.

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Rep. Dan Goldman On Trump's Cabinet Picks; Reporters...

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2024/12/04

Loading... Coming up on today's show: Dan Goldman, US Representative (D, NY-10), formerly lead counsel for the impeachment investigation of Pres. Trump in 2019 and former assistant US attorney SDNY, responds to the president-elect's nominations for cabinet posts and the FBI and talks about his expectations for the next House term. Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps

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100 Years of 100 Things: US Meritocracy

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2024/12/04

As our centennial series continues, David Brooks, a contributing writer at The Atlantic, New York Times columnist, and the author of the book How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen (Random House, 2023), reviews the history of "meritocracy" in the U.S. and argues that it needs reform.

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Reporters Ask the Mayor: Mass Deportation and the...

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2024/12/04

Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event including whether law abiding, undocumented migrants should worry about Trump's proposed mass deportations and more.

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Rep. Goldman on Trump's Nominees and More

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2024/12/04

U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (D, NY-10), formerly lead counsel for the impeachment investigation of Pres. Trump in 2019 and former assistant U.S. attorney SDNY, responds to the president-elect's nominations for cabinet posts and the FBI and talks about his expectations for the next House term.

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Democracy And Trump's FBI; Civil Rights and Trump's...

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2024/12/03

Loading... David Rohde, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, national security editor at NBC News, and the author of Where Tyranny Begins: The Justice Department, the FBI, and the War on Democracy (W.W. Norton; Aug 27, 2024), talks about the role of the FBI and the what the nomination of Kash Patel as its director indicates about criminal prosecutions during the Trump administration. Ellen Blain, former chief of Civil Rights for the Southern District of New York, talks about the impact the next

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Civil Rights and the Trump DOJ

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2024/12/03

Ellen Blain, former chief of Civil Rights for the Southern District of New York, talks about the impact the next Trump administration could have on civil rights law.

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