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The Trump Administration and America's Worst Measles...

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2025/09/02

Amy Maxmen, PhD, public health correspondent and editor at KFF Health News, discusses her reporting on the Trump administration’s interference with the CDC, which slowed its response to a measles outbreak in Texas that has since become the largest in the U.S. in 30 years. → As Measles Exploded, Officials in Texas Looked to CDC Scientists. Under Trump, No One Answered.

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Labor Day: Non-College Employment STARs, History,...

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2025/09/01

For this Labor Day holiday, highlights from our series for and about non-college careers:From our centennial series, Annelies Goger, an economic geographer and a fellow with the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, and Justin Heck, research director at Opportunity@Work, look at the history of non-college employment and where it stands today.Audrey Mickahail, senior vice president at Opportunity@Work, a nonprofit working to expand access to career opportunities, and Aaliyah Siddiqi, marketing

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Brian Lehrer Weekend: The New ICE, Waymos in NYC, Why...

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2025/08/30

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.The New ICE (First) | Driverless Cars in NYC (Starts at 43:03) | Why Have Youth Sports Gotten So Intense? (Starts at 1:09:41)If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

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Summer Friday: AI & Education; 1963; 100 Years of...

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2025/08/29

For this "Summer Friday" we've put together some of our favorite conversations this year:Hua Hsu, New Yorker staff writer, professor of English at Bard College and author of the memoir Stay True (September 2022), discusses what college students lose when ChatGPT writes their essays for them and what that says about our evolving understanding of the purpose of higher education. Jessica Gould, education reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, shares her reporting on the deal struck between Big Tech and

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Summer Friday: AI & Education; 1963; 100 Years of...

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2025/08/29

For this "Summer Friday" we've put together some of our favorite conversations this year:Hua Hsu, New Yorker staff writer, professor of English at Bard College and author of the memoir Stay True (September 2022), discusses what college students lose when ChatGPT writes their essays for them and what that says about our evolving understanding of the purpose of higher education.Jessica Gould, education reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, shares her reporting on the deal struck between Big Tech and The

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The New ICE; PATH's 'Summer of Hell'; Are We Getting...

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2025/08/28

Loading... On today's show: Nick Miroff, staff writer for The Atlantic who covers immigration and the Department of Homeland Security, talks about the changes at the immigration enforcement agency and how the $75 billion budget bump will be spent. The Hoboken PATH station shut-down this weekend is just the latest challenge for PATH riders in what's been called its "Summer of Hell." Larry Higgs, the transportation and commuting reporter at NJ.com and the Star-Ledger, shares options for the

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Your Summer Bucket List

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2025/08/28

With Labor Day around the corner, the end of summer is near. Listeners share what they've checked off their summer bucket list and the last few activities they'll take part in this weekend.

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The New ICE

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2025/08/28

Nick Miroff, staff writer for The Atlantic who covers immigration and the Department of Homeland Security, talks about the changes at the immigration enforcement agency and how the $75 billion budget bump will be spent. => "Fast Times at Immigration and Customs Enforcement" (The Atlantic, August 26, 2025)

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So Rude

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2025/08/28

Allie Volpe, correspondent at Vox, talks about her attempt to discover if we really are getting ruder to each other or if something else is going on. → Are we in a crisis of rudeness?

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PATH's 'Summer of Hell'

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2025/08/28

The Hoboken PATH station shut-down this weekend is just the latest challenge for PATH riders in what's been called its "Summer of Hell." Larry Higgs, the transportation and commuting reporter at NJ.com and the Star-Ledger, shares options for the weekend and talks about the larger transit issues facing New Jersey commuters.

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City Politics; Driverless Cars in NYC?; The National...

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2025/08/27

Loading... Coming up on today's show: Katie Honan, senior reporter at The City and co-host of the podcast FAQ NYC, talks about the latest news in the mayoral campaign. Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for the WNYC and Gothamist newsroom, talks about the news that the NYC DOT approved a pilot program to test Waymo's driverless cars in the city. In an executive order on Monday, President Donald Trump directed each state’s National Guard to be prepared to respond to civil disturbances. Dan

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Lost, then Found

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2025/08/27

Inspired by a report that the MTA's lost and found isn't working as well as expected, listeners call in with their stories of things they've lost and later found.

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City Politics: Trouble in the Adams' Campaign,...

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2025/08/27

Katie Honan, senior reporter at The City and co-host of the podcast FAQ NYC, talks about the latest news in the mayoral campaign including her experience covering mayor Eric Adams after receiving cash in a bag of chips from a former staffer, the culture of "toxic masculinity" amongst the candidates, and Zohran Mamdani's scavenger hunt.

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The National Guard on Trump's Standby

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2025/08/27

In an executive order on Monday, President Donald Trump directed each state’s National Guard to be prepared to respond to civil disturbances. Dan Lamothe, U.S. military and Pentagon reporter at The Washington Post, breaks down the latest news and what this might mean for cities like Chicago and New York City.

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Driverless Cars in NYC?

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2025/08/27

Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for the WNYC and Gothamist newsroom, talks about the news that the NYC DOT approved a pilot program to test Waymo's driverless cars in the city.

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Tuesday Morning Economic News; NYS Major Pipeline...

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2025/08/26

Loading... Coming up on today's show: Lydia DePillis, New York Times reporter covering the American economy, and Shawn Donnan, Bloomberg News senior writer for economics, talk about the latest economic and tariff news, including U.S. investment in Intel and other deals involving foreign investment in U.S. businesses. A 37-mile pipeline that would carry gas from New Jersey to the Rockaways is moved closer to approval, following a revival of talks between President Donald Trump and Governor Kathy

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Trump Administration & English Language Learners

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2025/08/26

Ileana Najarro, reporter for Education Week covering race and opportunity in U.S. schools, and Kate Menken, professor of linguistics and a research fellow at the Research Institute for the Study of Language in an Urban Society at Queens College of the City University of New York (CUNY) and co-editor in chief of the journal Language Policy, discuss the news that the Trump administration has rescinded a 2015 directive standards for English Language Learners in U.S. schools.

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Gen Z Wishes It Were 1997

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2025/08/26

Nostalgia for the late '90s and early 2000s is roaringly popular among Gen Z right now. Listeners call in with stories of life before the internet and what it is about that era that younger listeners wish for today, and we hear from Clay Routledge, social psychologist, director of the Human Flourishing Lab at Archbridge Institute and author of Past Forward: How Nostalgia Can Help You Live a More Meaningful Life (Sounds True, 2023).=>"Why Gen Z Is Resurrecting the 1990s" (NYT Opinion,

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Two New York Gas Pipelines Move Toward Approval

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2025/08/26

Two gas pipelines in New York are suddenly back on the table following a revival of talks between President Donald Trump and Governor Kathy Hochul earlier this year. Liz Krueger, New York State Senator (D, WF - 28th, Manhattan's East Side) and chair of the Finance Committee, and Rich Schrader, New York government affairs director of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), talk about what's at stake for the environment if the projects, known as The Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline and the

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Tuesday Morning Economic News

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2025/08/26

Lydia DePillis, New York Times reporter covering the American economy and Shawn Donnan, Bloomberg News senior writer, talk about the latest economic and tariff news, including U.S. investment in Intel, other deals involving foreign investment in U.S. businesses, and the Federal Reserve.

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