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Brian Lehrer Weekend: Nikole Hannah-Jones; Ali...

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2024/05/18

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them:Nikole Hannah-Jones on Colorblindness (First) - A Family Heritage of Social Justice (28:00) - Advocates Push for Medical Aid in Dying Bill (46:00) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

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A Family Heritage of Social Justice; The Lead-Painted...

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2024/05/17

Loading... Coming up on today's show: Ali Velshi, MSNBC host and chief correspondent and the author of Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy (Macmillan, 2024), shares the story of his grandfather's work with Gandhi and Mandela and how their influence continues in his generation. NYC passed a law in 2004 requiring landlords to remove lead paint hazards, but in the last 20 years some landlords have been cited over and over for violations without

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Summer Culture Preview: Dance

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2024/05/17

In this membership drive mini-series, we run through some of can't miss things to see and do this summer. Today, Marina Harss, a dance writer in New York who contributes to The New Yorker, The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, Dance Magazine, and other publications and is the author of The Boy from Kyiv—Alexei Ratmansky’s Life in Ballet (Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2023), shares some dance performances -- and open-air dance parties.

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Don't Wait for the Heroes

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2024/05/17

Eddie Glaude, Jr., Princeton professor and the author of We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For (Harvard University Press, 2024), argues against waiting for "heroes" to do the work of seeking justice and safeguarding democracy.

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10-Question Quiz: 'Science Friday'

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2024/05/17

Each day during the spring membership drive, The Brian Lehrer Show is inviting listeners to try their hand at quiz questions, this time loosely based on the titles of radio shows that air on WNYC. Today's quiz questions are inspired by the title "Science Friday."

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The Lead-Painted Apartments in NYC

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2024/05/17

NYC passed a law in 2004 requiring landlords to remove lead paint hazards, but in the last 20 years some landlords have been cited over and over for violations without enforcement. Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky, data reporter at WNYC and Gothamist, explains what loopholes have allowed the violations to continue and the new city laws going into effect this year to close them.

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A Family Heritage of Social Justice

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2024/05/17

Ali Velshi, MSNBC host and chief correspondent and the author of Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy (Macmillan, 2024), shares the story of his grandfather's work with Gandhi and Mandela and how their influence continues in his generation.

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Summer Culture Preview: Outdoor Movies

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2024/05/16

Summer brings fun to the cultural calendar. In this membership drive mini-series, we run through some of can't miss things to see and do this summer. Today, Ryan Kailath, WNYC/Gothamist arts and culture reporter, shares some of opportunities to watch movies under the stars.

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A Way Through the Mental Health Struggles for...

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2024/05/16

Meg Jay, developmental clinical psychologist and the author of The Defining Decade and her latest, The Twentysomething Treatment: A Revolutionary Remedy for an Uncertain Age (Simon & Schuster, 2024), offers advice for navigating the extremes of trivializing and over-medicating the struggles of young adults today.

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10-Question Quiz: '1A'

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2024/05/16

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Politics and Grievances; Chancellor Banks;...

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2024/05/16

Loading... Today on the show: Frank Bruni, New York Times op-ed columnist and the author of The Age of Grievance (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, 2024), talks about the effect he sees of "grievances" big and small motivating so much of our politics -- on both the left and the right. David Banks, NYC Schools Chancellor, talks about his testimony before the House committee on antisemitism and how NYC public schools are responding to the heightened tensions over the Israel-Hamas

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Chancellor Banks Goes to Washington

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2024/05/16

David Banks, NYC Schools Chancellor, talks about his testimony before the House committee on antisemitism and how NYC public schools are responding to the heightened tensions over the Israel-Hamas war.

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Politics and Grievances

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2024/05/16

Frank Bruni, New York Times op-ed columnist and the author of The Age of Grievance (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, 2024), talks about the effect he sees of "grievances" big and small motivating so much of our politics -- on both the left and the right.

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Trump Trial Update; Nicholas Kristof; 10-Question...

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2024/05/15

Loading... Coming up on today's show: Andrea Bernstein, journalist reporting on Trump legal matters for NPR, host of many podcasts including "Will be Wild" and "Trump, Inc." and the author of American Oligarchs: The Kushners, The Trumps and the Marriage of Money and Power (W. W. Norton & Company, 2020), reports on the latest news from Trump's so-called "hush money" trial, where the former president's former "fixer," Michael Cohen, has been testifying this week. Nicholas Kristof, opinion

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Summer Culture Preview: Summerstage, Celebrate...

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2024/05/15

Summer brings fun to the cultural calendar. In this membership drive mini-series, we run through some of can't miss things to see and do. Today, Ryan Kailath, WNYC/Gothamist arts and culture reporter, shares some of the big festivals in the parks.

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Reporters Ask the Mayor: Win Rozario, Policing and More

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2024/05/15

Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, inviting questions from reporters on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, summarizes this week's questions and topics, including the police killing of Win Rozario in Queens and more.

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Ten Question Quiz: 'New Yorker Radio Hour'

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2024/05/15

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Nicholas Kristof's Optimism

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2024/05/15

Nicholas Kristof, opinion columnist for The New York Times and author of several books, including the new memoir Chasing Hope (Penguin Random House, 2024), reflects on his long career covering tough stories, including war, genocide and addiction, and explains how he remains optimistic despite it all.EVENT (in-person and virtual): Nicholas Kristof will be in conversation with the author Tara Westover tonight (Wed. 5/15) at 6:30 p.m. at the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Cultural Center (1 East 65th Street

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Trump's Former 'Fixer' Takes the Stand

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2024/05/15

Donald Trump's former "fixer" Michael Cohen, took the stand in the former president's hush money trial this week. Andrea Bernstein, journalist reporting on Trump legal matters for NPR, host of many podcasts including "Will be Wild" and "Trump, Inc." and the author of American Oligarchs: The Kushners, The Trumps and the Marriage of Money and Power (W. W. Norton & Company, 2020), offers analysis and reports on the latest.

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Latimer-Bowman Debate Recap; NJ Democratic Senate...

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2024/05/14

Loading... Coming up on today's show: Tara Rosenblum, anchor, host and reporter for News 12, and Chris McKenna, reporter at The Journal News and lohud.com, discuss the News 12 debate between Westchester County Executive George Latimer and current Congressman Jamaal Bowman, who are in a tight race for the Democratic nomination for the House seat in New York's 16th district. Michael Hill, host of WNYC's Morning Edition, and Mike Hayes, WNYC/Gothamist reporter covering equity and access to

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