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The Rights of Rivers

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2025/06/16

Robert Macfarlane, a fellow at the University of Cambridge and the author of several books, including Underland and his new one, Is a River Alive? (W. W. Norton & Company, 2025), talks about the new book that questions how we treat rivers through the stories of rivers in Ecuador, India and Canada.

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Monday Morning Politics: No More Kings Protests;...

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2025/06/16

Susan Glasser, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of a weekly column on life in Washington, and the host of the Political Scene podcast, talks about the latest national political news, including the latest on Los Angeles, President Trump's military parade, the "No More Kings" protests and the politically-motivated shooting of lawmakers in Minnesota.

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The Mayoral Candidates Debate About Housing

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2025/06/16

David Brand, housing reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, offers analysis of the housing plans the mayoral candidates discussed in last week's Spectrum News NY1 debate.

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Brian Lehrer Weekend: New Jersey Results; Gay...

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2025/06/14

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.New Jersey’s Gubernatorial Primary Results (First) | The Gay Restaurants That Nurtured LGBTQ Americans (Starts at 45:00) | Mapping the Stars (Starts at 59:00)If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

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Excerpts, and More, from the Mayoral Debate

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2025/06/13

Loading...Hear extended excerpts, and analysis from Brigid Bergin, Gothamist and WNYC senior political correspondent, and Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, from Thursday's debate between the qualifying Democrats running for the mayoral nomination.

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NYC Mayoral Primary Debate: Traffic and Pedestrian...

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2025/06/13

An extended excerpt from Thursday's debate between the leading Democrats running for the mayoral nomination. In this last section of the debate, the candidates discuss traffic and pedestrian safety.

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NYC Mayoral Primary Debate: Cuomo Sexual Harassment...

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2025/06/13

An extended excerpt from Thursday's debate between the leading Democrats running for the mayoral nomination. In the first part of this clip, we hear the candidates discuss Andrew Cuomo's sexual harassment scandal, and then we hear them addressing their approaches to public safety.

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NYC Mayoral Primary Debate: Cross Examination,...

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2025/06/13

Extended excerpt from Thursday's debate between the leading Democrats running for the mayoral nomination: First, the candidates direct questions to each other and then they discuss how they will ensure all New Yorkers feel safe, particularly Jewish and Muslim New Yorkers, in the context of the war in the Middle East.

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NYC Mayoral Primary Debate: Analysis and Your Reactions

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2025/06/13

Elizabeth Kim, WNYC and Gothamist reporter, and Brigid Bergin, WNYC and Gothamist senior political correspondent, offer analysis of the mayoral primary debate, which was co-moderated by Brian Lehrer.

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NYC Mayoral Primary Debate: Trump and Experience

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2025/06/13

Extended excerpt from Thursday's debate between the leading Democrats running for the mayoral nomination: First, they are asked how they would respond were President Trump to deploy the national guard and marines as he has in Los Angeles and then they are asked about their leadership and experience.

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City Politics: Mayoral Debate Preview & Other Races;...

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2025/06/12

Loading... On today's show: Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, previews the second Democratic primary debate, and Rachel Holliday Smith, managing editor for The City, talks about the other competitive races in this month's primary, including city council and some of the borough president races. Gustavo Arellano, columnist for The Los Angeles Times, offers his take on the protests in Los Angeles, the Trump administration's response and how local communities are showing up for their

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How 1963 Defined the Civil Rights Movement

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2025/06/12

Peniel Joseph, professor of history and public affairs and director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution (Basic Books, 2025), talks about his new book, an examination of the impact of events in 1963 on the struggle for civil rights -- from MLK's “Letter from Birmingham Jail” to the assassination of JFK.

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Making Cents of Class-Action Lawsuits

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2025/06/12

Andy Vasoyan, freelance reporter examining the intersection of technology and culture and former Weekend Edition host at KCLU, talks about his latest writing in WIRED sharing his experiences in joining as many class-action lawsuits as possible, and how you can get involved too.

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City Politics: Previewing the Second Debate and Other...

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2025/06/12

Gothamist/WNYC reporter Elizabeth Kim previews the second Democratic primary debate and Rachel Holliday Smith, managing editor for The City, talks about the other competitive races in this month's primary, including city council and some of the borough president races. Plus, WNYC All Things Considered host Sean Carlson previews the next installments of "Word from the Curb."

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The View From LA

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2025/06/12

Gustavo Arellano, columnist for The Los Angeles Times, offers his take on the protests in Los Angeles, the Trump administration's response and how local communities are showing up for their immigrant neighbors.

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NJ Election Results; Comptroller Debate Recap; RFK...

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2025/06/11

Loading... On today's show: Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, offers analysis of the Democratic and Republican winners of the NJ gubernatorial primary election, and talks about her new reporting on former Sen. Bob Menendez, who is scheduled to go to prison next week after he was found guilty of corruption. Alyssa Katz, executive editor of THE CITY, talks about Tuesday's debate among the Democrats running for NYC comptroller. The U.S

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The Gay Restaurants That Nurtured LGBTQ Americans

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2025/06/11

As Pride month is now in full swing, Erik Piepenburg, journalist and contributor to The New York Times, and author of the new book Dining Out: First Dates, Defiant Nights, and Last Call Disco Fries at America's Gay Restaurants (Grand Central Publishing, 2025), talks about how LGBTQ-friendly restaurants have nurtured queer Americans and their fight for civil rights.

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Recapping the Comptroller Debate

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2025/06/11

Alyssa Katz, executive editor of THE CITY, talks about Tuesday's debate among the Democrats running for NYC Comptroller.

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New Jersey’s Gubernatorial Primary Results

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2025/06/11

Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, offers analysis of the Democratic and Republican winners of the NJ gubernatorial primary election, and talks about her new podcast, "Dead End: The Rise & Fall of Gold Bar Bob Menendez," on former Sen. Bob Menendez, who is scheduled to go to prison next week after he was found guilty of corruption.

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RFK Jr. Fires Vaccine Advisory Committee

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2025/06/11

The U.S. Health Secretary, RFK Jr., announced he was dismissing all the members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee. Katelyn Jetelina, founder and author of the newsletter Your Local Epidemiologist, talks about what RFK Jr. says are his goals, and what the consequences might be.

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