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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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38:59

Kara Swisher's 'Tech Love Story'

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/29

Kara Swisher, tech journalist, host of the podcasts "On with Kara Swisher" and "Pivot" and the author of Burn Book: A Tech Love Story (Simon & Schuster, 2024), tells her story as it overlaps with that of the tech industry, and what's gone right and where it's gone wrong.

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25:26

Congestion Pricing Moves Ahead

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/29

Congestion pricing has cleared one of its biggest hurdles, and is now headed to the Federal Highway Administration where it is likely to be approved. Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for the WNYC Newsroom, talks about which fares made the cut and what comes next.

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44:47

New York State's Late Budget

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/29

New York State legislators have left town for the holiday weekend without passing the budget before the April 1 deadline. Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, reports on what the sticking points are, and what is likely to make it into the more than $200 billion budget.

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110:10

Ships & Bridges; New York City's Housing Crisis; The...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/28

Coming up on today's show: Peter Ford, founder of SkyRock Advisors, a port and maritime infrastructure advisor, and a member of the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy advisory board, and Brian Buckman, professional engineer and founder and CEO of Buckman Engineering, discuss the local maritime and bridge infrastructure – how it's built and regulated – and the systems in place to prevent an accident like the collision in Baltimore from happening here. Maria Torres-Springer, NYC deputy mayor

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13:05

Congestion Pricing and You

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/28

On Wednesday, the MTA approved new tolls to drive into the busiest parts of Manhattan — including $15 for most passenger cars. Listeners call in to share how congestion pricing will impact them.

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24:17

The Dark Side of Children's Television

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/28

While Nickelodeon has been a staple in family television for decades, peaking in the late 90s and 2000s, the new documentary series "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" recently exposed the abusive working conditions women and children experienced while working for the network. Kate Taylor, senior correspondent at Business Insider, discusses her reporting featured in the documentary.

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33:45

How the City Hopes to Solve the Housing Crisis

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/28

Maria Torres-Springer, NYC deputy mayor for housing, economic development and workforce, talks about both the city's plans to combat the housing crisis, and what the city is hoping Albany will include in its budget that will spur more housing construction.

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39:03

Our Maritime and Bridge Infrastructure

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/28

Peter Ford, founder of SkyRock Advisors, a port and maritime infrastructure advisor, and a member of the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy advisory board, and Brian Buckman, professional engineer and founder and CEO of Buckman Engineering, discuss the local maritime and bridge infrastructure—how it's built and regulated—and the systems in place to prevent an accident like the collision in Baltimore from happening here.

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109:57

Wednesday Morning Politics; Reporters Ask the Mayor;...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/27

On today's show: Laura Davison, politics editor at Bloomberg News, talks about a new Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll that shows President Biden seemed to have gotten a bump in some swing states after the State of the Union, and that taxing the rich is a popular position among swing-state voters. 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

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39:50

Wednesday Morning Politics: A New Poll; Support for...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/27

Laura Davison, politics editor at Bloomberg News, talks about a new Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll that shows President Biden seemed to have gotten a bump in some swing states after the State of the Union, and that taxing the rich is a popular position among swing-state voters.

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11:37

Josh Gosfield's 'The Atlas of Emotions'

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/27

Josh Gosfield, artist and illustrator, talks about his new zine, The Atlas of Emotions, which maps the inner world emotions.

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34:07

The Supreme Court and Abortion Access

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/27

Lee Bollinger, First Amendment scholar, law professor and former president of Columbia University and the co-editor (with Geoffrey Stone) of Roe v. Dobbs: The Past, Present, and Future of a Constitutional Right to Abortion (Oxford University Press, 2024), and Mary Ziegler, UC Davis law professor and the author of Abortion and the Law in America: A Legal History, Roe v. Wade to the Present (Cambridge University Press, 2020) and a contributor to Roe v. Dobbs: The Past, Present, and Future of a

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24:23

Reporters Ask the Mayor: Two Deaths, Public Safety,...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/27

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 the shooting death of an NYPD officer, a subway pushing fatality, the public safety infrastructure, a WNYC/Gothamist report on sexual abuse at Rikers Island, and more.

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20:17

Alleged Abuse at Rikers Comes to Light

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/26

WNYC/Gothamist reporters Samantha Max, who covers public safety, and Jessy Edwards, who covers incarceration and public safety, talk about their investigation into alleged sexual abuse on Rikers Island, which came to light after women filed hundreds of lawsuits due to the Adult Survivors Act.

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12:10

Early Voting in NY's Primary Underway

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/26

Early voting for New York's presidential primary is underway. Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, shares information on who can vote, where it takes place, what's on the ballot and how people who want to register a protest vote against President Biden can do so since New York's ballots don't have the "uncommitted" option.

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109:43

Are Boeing's Planes Safe?; Alleged Abuse at Rikers;...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/26

Coming up on today's show: The CEO of Boeing, Dave Calhoun, announced he will step down this year amid a management scandal. Lori Aratani, reporter covering transportation issues for The Washington Post, breaks down what's going on at the fraught airline company and just how safe it is to fly. Samantha Max, reporter covering public safety for WNYC/Gothamist, and Jessy Edwards, WNYC & Gothamist reporter covering incarceration and public safety, talk about their investigation into alleged sexual

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18:56

A 'Funner' Guide to Language Usage

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/26

Anne Curzan, University of Michigan professor of English language and literature, linguistics, and education and the author of Says Who?: A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words (Crown, 2024), offers her guide to English usage, where the 'rules' started and how to use them. Her weekly chats about language on Michigan Public Radio are available as a podcast called “That’s What They Say.”

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24:37

Climate and the New York State Budget

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/26

The New York State budget deadline of April 1st is quickly approaching. Jo Anne Simon, New York State Assembly member (Assembly District 52), talks about several climate-related bills, including one related to fracking and one dubbed the "Stop Climate Polluters Handout Act," plus other legislative priorities.

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33:43

Is it Safe to Fly on a Boeing Plane?

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/26

The CEO of Boeing, Dave Calhoun, announced he will step down this year amid a management scandal. Lori Aratani, reporter covering transportation issues for The Washington Post, breaks down what's going on at the fraught airline company and just how safe it is to fly.

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109:37

Monday Morning Politics; Trump’s Continuing Legal...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2024/03/25

Coming up on today's show: Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent for USA Today, talks about the news from Washington and beyond. Former president Donald Trump faces a hush money trial and a deadline to secure a half-billion-dollar bond in a separate civil business fraud case. Catherine Christian, former assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney's office and currently a lawyer in private practice at Liston Abramson LLP, offers analysis of Trump’s ongoing legal

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