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The Latest Epstein Revelations

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2026/02/09

The latest Epstein files to be released exposed more embarrassing revelations for more powerful men, including the president of Bard College, the (former) chairman of the law firm Paul Weiss, and one of the owners of the Giants. Vicky Ward, investigative journalist and author of Kushner, Inc. (St. Martin's Press, 2019) and, with James Patterson, The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy (Little, Brown and Company, 2025), and Steve Eder, investigative reporter for The New York Times, talk about what the

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What NYC's CEOs Want From the Mamdani Administration

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2026/02/09

Steve Fulop, president and CEO of the Partnership for New York City, talks about what they want from the new mayoral administration, and the group's critiques of Mayor Mamdani so far.

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Brian Lehrer Weekend: Mayor Mamdani; Bernie Goetz to...

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2026/02/07

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Mayor Mamdani on the Cold, Budget and More (First) | Tracing the Path from Bernie Goetz and Reagan to Today (Starts at 16:00) | What Makes Your Dog the Best? (Starts at 41 :00)If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

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Pres. Trump's Plan for Elections; City Council...

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2026/02/06

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), talks about actions and statements by the president that are raising alarms over election integrity with midterms months away. Julie Menin, City Council Speaker (D-5, Upper East Side), talks about the council's priorities, working with Mayor Mamdani, and new

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How ICE is Using Surveillance Technology

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2026/02/06

President Trump has been knocking down data sharing protections between federal agencies to empower ICE's growing surveillance apparatus. Jason Koebler, cofounder of 404 Media, a digital media company focused on technology, discusses his recent investigations into how big tech is helping ICE to gather data on civilians and ultimately identify, track, and detain undocumented immigrants.

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What We Want From Our Pro Athletes

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2026/02/06

Ahead of the Super Bowl, Louisa Thomas, staff writer at The New Yorker, who writes the weekly column The Sporting Scene, talks about the shifting expectations of the public on how famous athletes should respond to politics.

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Speaker Menin on Outdoor Dining, and More

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2026/02/06

New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin (D-5, Upper East Side) talks about the council's priorities, working with Mayor Mamdani, and new proposals—including year-round outdoor dining.

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Pres. Trump's Plan for Elections

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2026/02/06

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), talks about actions and statements by the president that are raising alarms over election integrity with midterms months away.

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Investors & Pres. Trump's Economy; Mayor Mamdani;...

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2026/02/05

Loading... On today's show: Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate in economics, former New York Times columnist now on Substack, distinguished professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, and the author of Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future (W. W. Norton & Company, 2020), talks about how President Trump's economic policies are affecting investors, and what that could mean for the overall economy. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani talks

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La Brega: Stories of Puerto Rico's Champions

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2026/02/05

Alana Casanova-Burgess, host of the podcast La Brega, talks about the new season of La Brega, which spotlights Puerto Rico's champions, and what they teach us about Puerto Ricans and the diaspora.

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Tracing the Path from Bernie Goetz and Reagan to Today

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2026/02/05

Heather Ann Thompson, historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy and her latest, Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage (Pantheon, 2026) argues that the roots of white rage and violence can be traced back to the Reagan Era and specifically the Bernie Goetz shootings of four Black teenagers on a NYC subway in 1984. She'll be speaking about the book with Pulitzer

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Mayor Mamdani on the Cold, Budget and More

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2026/02/05

Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayor, talks about the latest news, including how the administration is protecting vulnerable New Yorkers from the cold, the budget gap and more city issues. Then, Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, offers context and analysis of the mayor's interview.

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How Investors Feel About Pres. Trump's Economy

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2026/02/05

Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate in economics, former New York Times columnist now on Substack, distinguished professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, and the author of Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future (W. W. Norton & Company, 2020), talks about how President Trump's economic policies are affecting investors, and what that could mean for the overall economy.

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Why Masking ICE Agents Matters; The Fight to End Deed...

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2026/02/04

Loading... On today's show: Adam Serwer, staff writer at The Atlantic, talks about what it means for accountability when ICE agents are allowed to be masked. For years, the deed theft crises has been forcing New Yorkers out of their homes. Councilmember Chi Ossé discusses his efforts to protect homeowners from eviction while their cases are pending. Jason Zengerle, staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of Hated by All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unraveling of the

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The Fight to End Deed Theft Evictions

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2026/02/04

For years, the deed theft crisis has been forcing New Yorkers out of their homes. New York City Councilmember Chi Ossé (District 36, Bedford Stuyvesant, Northern Crown Heights) discusses his efforts to protect homeowners from eviction while their cases are pending, plus some other news of the day.

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Tucker Carlson's World

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2026/02/04

Jason Zengerle, staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of Hated by All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unraveling of the Conservative Mind (Crooked Media Reads, 2027), talks about the development of right-wing media through the story of Tucker Carlson.

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Your Winter Binges

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2026/02/04

Listeners call in to talk about the movies, TV shows, books and music they're consuming as the cold temperatures mean more indoor time.

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Why Masking ICE Agents Matters

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2026/02/04

Adam Serwer, staff writer at The Atlantic, talks about what it means for accountability when ICE agents are allowed to be masked. =>"The Real Reason ICE Agents Wear Masks" (The Atlantic, 2/2/26)

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Children in Immigration Detention; (Solar) Power to...

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2026/02/03

Loading... On today's show: Elora Mukherjee, professor at Columbia Law School and director of Columbia Law School’s Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, talks about the many children detained by US immigration authorities and argues for alternatives to detention for families. Elizabeth Yeampierre, attorney and executive director of UPROSE, talks about the Sunset Park Solar, a grassroots project seeking to bring green power to Sunset Park residents. Eugene Robinson, a Pulitzer Prize–winning American

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What Makes Your Dog the Best?

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2026/02/03

With the Westminster Dog Show underway at MSG, listeners share what their dogs deserve a medal for and Elias Weiss Friedman, aka @TheDogist on Instagram, author of This Dog Will Change Your Life (Ballantine, 2025) and host of the YouTube talk show "Dogs with Elias Weiss Friedman", shares what makes the dogs he photographs special.

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