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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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50:22

Campus Protests at CUNY and Columbia

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/30

Activists at Columbia occupied a building overnight as administrators threatened to start suspending students. Joseph Howley, associate professor of classics at Columbia University, talks about how he and other faculty are supporting protesters at Columbia and Hadeeqa Arzoo, vice president of CCNY’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter and organizer at the CUNY Gaza Solidarity Encampment, shares what activists at the City College of New York are demanding.

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108:52

Monday Morning Politics; Barbara Walters:...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/29

On today's show: Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of several books, including THE RULEBREAKER: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters (Simon & Schuster, 2024), talks about her new biography of Barbara Walters, plus the latest national political news. Stephen Nessen, WNYC and Gothamist transportation reporter, brings updates on the latest transit news, including a launch date for congestion pricing, the end of free bus routes and more. Matt Katz, WNYC/Gothamist

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62:15

Politics, and the Life of a Broadcast Trailblazer

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/29

Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of several books, including The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters (Simon & Schuster, 2024), talks about her new biography of Barbara Walters, plus the latest national political news, including the White House Correspondents Dinner and Pres. Biden's agreement to a debate.

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19:13

The 'Inconceivable Truth' Hidden in New York City

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/29

Matt Katz, WNYC/Gothamist reporter covering public safety and host of the new podcast "Inconceivable Truth," went on a quest to learn the truth of his paternity after surprising DNA test results. Along the way, he uncovered a web of shady artificial insemination practices in 1970s New York City that produced countless children with unknown biological fathers. He shares his findings and listeners share similar stories. EVENT: Matt will speak at NYU on Tuesday, April 30 at 7pm. More details and info

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27:24

Transit Latest: Congestion Pricing, Fare Evasion, the...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/29

Stephen Nessen, WNYC and Gothamist transportation reporter, brings updates on the latest transit news, including a launch date for congestion pricing, the end of free bus routes and more.

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87:43

Brian Lehrer Weekend: Arab-Americans; Joseph...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/27

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Your Arab-American Immigration Stories (First) | Reframing 'Free' Beyond Markets (Starts at 26:36) | A #PlasticsChallenge Wrap Up (Starts at 1:02:30) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

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14:59

A National Poetry Month Open-Mic

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/26

For National Poetry Month, we open up the phones for listeners to recite lines from their favorite poems.

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26:17

A #PlasticsChallenge Wrap Up

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/26

Listeners call in to share an honest assessment of the single-use plastics in their lives and Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics, professor at Bennington College and former EPA Region 2 administrator, rides along to share tips and trick on how to reduce plastic use.

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17:42

Explaining the Demand to 'Divest'

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/26

Claire Thornton, USA Today breaking news reporter, talks about the calls by pro-Palestinian student protesters for their colleges and universities to divest from companies with ties to Israel.

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26:00

Your Arab-American Immigration Stories

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/26

In honor of National Arab American Heritage Month, Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute (AAI), a non-profit, nonpartisan, national civil rights advocacy organization, comes back on the show to tick through the long timeline of Arab-American immigration (and migration around the country), which shows the diversity of the community and where they landed throughout the country.

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A Harsh Critique of Biden on Gaza; Explaining the...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/26

On today's show: Nicholas Kristof, opinion columnist for The New York Times and author of several books, including the forthcoming memoir Chasing Hope (Penguin Random House, 2024), shares his critique of how he says President Biden has mishandled the United States' role in Israel's war in Gaza, what he sees as Biden's reasoning, the political implications and what the United States could do moving forward to end the war. Claire Thornton, USA Today reporter, talks about the calls by

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109:08

The Trump 'Hush Money' Trial, So Far; Reporters Ask...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/24

Coming up on today's show: Erica Orden, Politico reporter, recaps what has happened so far at former President Trump's "hush money" trial, where David Pecker, the former publisher for the National Enquirer, testified about that publication's "catch and kill" strategy to suppress negative stories about people like Donald Trump. 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

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108:58

Protests Rock Campuses; Labor Organizer Jane...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/23

On today's show: Kate Hidalgo Bellows, staff reporter covering campus health and safety at The Chronicle, reports on how administrations at colleges here in New York and across the country are struggling to respond to ongoing, and growing protests over the Israel-Hamas War. Jane McAlevey, labor organizer, columnist for The Nation and the author of several books, including (with Abby Lawlor) Rules to Win By: Power and Participation in Union Negotiations (Oxford University Press, 2023), reflects on

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104:50

NYS Budget Complete; Earth Day: Reducing Plastic; Law...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/22

On today's show: Jon Campbell, WNYC/Gothamist Albany reporter, talks about the details of what's in the now finished New York State budget. Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics, visiting professor at Bennington College and former EPA Region 2 administrator, talks about a new effort in Albany to keep companies accountable for the single use plastics they produce. Then, listeners call in to share an honest assessment of the single use plastics in their lives. As Passover begins, Noah

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99:25

Brian Lehrer Weekend: Gov. Kathy Hochul; Measures on...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/20

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.New York Governor Kathy Hochul breaks down the state budget and WNYC/Gothamist's Jon Campbell offers analysis (First) | Council member Shaun Abreu on proposed changes to tipping on delivery apps—and a plan to curb the city's rat population (Starts at 32:15) | George Takei discusses his debut picture book, an age-appropriate personal history a childhood in Japanese American incarceration camps during WWII (Starts at 1:14:35) If

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30:57

Strengthening Democracy Through Faith

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/19

Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Lewis, senior minister and public theologian at the Middle Collegiate Church, and author of Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness that Can Heal the World (Harmony, 2021),talks about what's at stake in the upcoming election, the work she and her community are doing to strengthen democracy and how rebuilding is going at Middle Church after a fire in 2020.Learn more about the Freedom Rising Conference, which aims to "ignite collective empowerment

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25:30

The Case for Getting Tech Out of the Classroom

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/19

Public school systems have poured large sums of money on tech hardware and software, but do more screens and apps actually help students learn? Jessica Grose, opinion writer at The New York Times, examines some of the downsides of tech's "incursion" into schools.

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109:13

Friday Morning Politics; Big Tech in Schools;...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/19

On today's show: Burgess Everett, congressional bureau chief for POLITICO, brings the latest headlines from Congress, including the expected reauthorization of the FISA surveillance act, the foreign aid bills moving through Speaker Mike Johnson's Rules Committee, the Democrats' plan to hold the Senate in November, and more national politics. Public school systems have poured large sums of money on tech hardware and software, but do more screens and apps actually help students learn? Jessica

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9:51

A Cartoon Character's Big Move — Or Not?

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/19

The beloved children's show "Bluey" recently aired a special episode that threw some fans for a loop. Listeners call in to talk about the controversial episode, and whether they thought it missed the mark or held some important life lessons.

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42:55

Friday Morning Congressional Politics: FISA, Foreign...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/04/19

Burgess Everett, congressional bureau chief for POLITICO, brings the latest headlines from Congress, including the expected reauthorization of the FISA surveillance act, the foreign aid bills moving through Speaker Mike Johnson's Rules Committee, the Democrats' plan to hold the Senate in November, and more national politics.

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