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Farewell, AOL Dial-Up

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2025/08/13

Listeners call in with memories of the dial-up internet era after AOL announced it will discontinue its dial-up internet service this September.

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City Politics: Cuomo, Mamdani Continue to Spar

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2025/08/13

Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, talks about the latest news from the campaign trail, including Andrew Cuomo's social media attack on Zohran Mamdani over his rent-stabilized apartment.

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Smoking Kills. But Does Nicotine?

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2025/08/13

As cigarette use resurges, Nicholas Florko, a staff writer at The Atlantic who covers how business and policy affect our well-being, looks at the question of nicotine's safety on its own and in e-cigarettes, vapes and Zyn. "What’s So Bad About Nicotine?" (The Atlantic, August 1, 2025)

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Pres. Trump Sends Federal Troops to Police Washington...

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2025/08/13

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 the context and implications of Pres. Trump's takeover of policing in Washington, D.C., plus other national news.

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Legionnaires' Outbreak; HHS & mRNA Vaccines; New...

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2025/08/12

Loading... On today's show: Caroline Lewis, health care reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, and Joe Hong, investigative data reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, talk about the ongoing Legionnaires' outbreak in Central Harlem, including why New York is a hotspot for the disease, and why city inspections of cooling towers were at a low point ahead of the outbreak. Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, founding director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), member of the Vaccine

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HHS & mRNA Vaccines Research Cuts

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2025/08/12

Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, founding director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), member of the Vaccine Integrity Project, and the author, with Mark Olshaker, of the forthcoming book, The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics (Little, Brown Spark, 2025), talks about RFK Jr.'s cuts to mRNA vaccine development and what they mean for public health and science, plus other vaccine-related news.

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WNBA Players Say 'Pay Us What You Owe Us'

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2025/08/12

Myles Ehrlich, WNBA senior writer covering the New York Liberty for Winsidr.com and co-host of the podcast "Pull Up with Myles and Owen," talks about ongoing negotiations between WNBA players and owners, where owners say the league is not yet profitable, despite a boom in growth and popularity, and players say they deserve more of a share of the revenue.

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New York's Gambling History

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2025/08/12

Adam Gopnik, staff writer for The New Yorker, and author of The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery (Liveright, 2023), talks about some of the key people in the history of gambling in NYC.

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The Ongoing Legionnaires' Outbreak

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2025/08/12

Caroline Lewis, health care reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, and Joe Hong, investigative data reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, talk about the ongoing Legionnaires' outbreak in Central Harlem, why New York is a hot spot for the disease, and why city inspections of cooling towers were at a low point ahead of the outbreak.

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Tariffs and the Economy; NYC Tourism is Down; Selling...

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2025/08/11

Loading... On today's show: After many delays and negotiations, most of President Donald Trump's tariffs went into effect last Thursday, August 7th. Eric Levitz, senior correspondent at Vox, break down the latest news — including why Trump’s tariffs, no matter how tough they might be on American pocketbooks, might be very hard to reverse. Arun Venugopal, senior reporter for WNYC's race & justice unit, shares his reporting on how the tourism industry in NYC is suffering because of

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Trump's Tariffs Could Be Hard To "Dislodge"

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2025/08/11

After many delays and negotiations, most of President Donald Trump's tariffs went into effect last Thursday, August 7th. Eric Levitz, senior correspondent at Vox, break down the latest news — including why Trump’s tariffs, no matter how tough they might be on American pocketbooks, might be very hard to reverse by future administrations.

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Selling Eternal Life

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2025/08/11

Tad Friend, a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of In the Early Times: A Life Reframed (Crown, 2022), talks about his article "How to Live Forever and Get Rich Doing It" about researchers selling the idea of defeating death.

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How President Trump and His Tariffs Are Affecting NYC...

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2025/08/11

Arun Venugopal, senior reporter for WNYC's race & justice unit, shares his reporting on how the tourism industry in NYC is suffering because of President Trump's tariffs and other policies.

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Fun With Words

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2025/08/11

Martha Barnette, co-host of the radio show and podcast A Way with Words and author of Friends with Words: Adventures in Languageland (Harry N. Abrams, 2025), shares some fascinating stories of where words like "spam" and "cocktail" come from.

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Brian Lehrer Weekend: Robert Reich; What to Know...

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2025/08/09

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Robert Reich's Critique of Fellow Boomers (First) | What to Know About the Eating Disorder ARFID (Starts at :33) | The Gen Z Intimacy Recession (Starts at :52)If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

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Summer Friday: Project 2025; The Jersey Shore; Young...

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2025/08/08

For this "Summer Friday" we've put together some of our favorite conversations this year: 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), looks at where the initial actions of the Trump administration align with the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, and what's still to come. From our centennial series, Deb Whitcraft, founder and president of the New

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Summer Friday: Project 2025; The Jersey Shore; Young...

The Brian Lehrer Show ·

2025/08/08

For this "Summer Friday" we've put together some of our favorite conversations this year: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), looks at where the initial actions of the Trump administration align with the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, and what's still to come.From our centennial series, Deb Whitcraft, founder and president of the New

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Zohran Mamdani; Campaign Politics and Analysis; NYC's...

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2025/08/07

Loading... On today's show: Zohran Mamdani, New York State assembly member (D-36, Queens) and the Democratic nominee for mayor, makes his pitch to voters as he runs for mayor of New York City. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, offers political analysis of Brian's candidate interview with Zohran Mamdani, and other campaign-related news. The animal shelters in New York are full. There are feral cat colonies around the city. So, what do we do? Will Zweigart, executive director of

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The Animal Shelters are Full

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2025/08/07

The animal shelters in New York are full. There are feral cat colonies around the city. So what do we do? Will Zweigart, executive director of Flatbush Cats, a nonprofit cat rescue group, explains how we got to this point and makes some suggestions for what New York can do about all the cats.

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The Gen Z Intimacy Recession

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2025/08/07

Carter Sherman, author of The Second Coming: Sex and the Next Generation's Fight Over Its Future (Gallery Books, 2025), and a reproductive health and justice journalist at the Guardian, talks about the decline in sex and intimacy among young people and what role the internet and hookup culture have played in shaping a generation's new cultural mores.

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