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How to Get Invited Back to the Beach House

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2025/08/18

Listeners call in to share their tips for how to be good house guests; and listeners who frequently host guests at their houses share what they appreciate from their guests.

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How Peanut the Squirrel Wreaked Havoc on New York...

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2025/08/18

Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, reports on how the story of Peanut the squirrel has upended the work of New York's Department of Environmental Conservation, as well as how the Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, could work with state lawmakers if he is the city's next mayor.

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How President Trump is Bigfooting Big Business

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2025/08/18

William Cohan, co-founder of Puck News and author of many books, including Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon (Penguin Random House, 2022) , talks about the many ways President Trump is interfering in big U.S. businesses, and why Wall Street is worried he'll come after big banks the way he did big law firms and elite universities.

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Monday Morning Politics: Trump's Ceasefire Reversal,...

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2025/08/18

Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of the forthcoming book The Queen and Her Presidents (Harper/Collins April 2026), talks about the latest national political news, including the aftermath of President Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Brian Lehrer Weekend: Squalid Conditions at ICE's...

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2025/08/16

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Squalid Conditions at ICE's Manhattan Facility (First) | Selling Eternal Life (Starts at 31:50) | The Politics of Jerry Garcia (Starts at 1:00:35)If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

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Summer Friday: History of Capitalism; Air...

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2025/08/15

For this "Summer Friday" we've put together some of our favorite conversations this year:John Cassidy, staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI (Macmillan, 2025), talks about his new book that traces the roots of criticism of today's global capitalism to its beginnings. From our centennial series "100 Years of 100 Things," Eric Dean Wilson, Queens College writing instructor and the author of After Cooling: On

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Summer Friday: History of Capitalism; Air...

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2025/08/15

For this "Summer Friday" we've put together some of our favorite conversations this year:John Cassidy, staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI (Macmillan, 2025), talks about his new book that traces the roots of criticism of today's global capitalism to its beginnings.From our centennial series "100 Years of 100 Things," Eric Dean Wilson, Queens College writing instructor and the author of After Cooling: On Freon,

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Trump/Putin Summit Preview; Squalid Conditions at...

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2025/08/14

Loading... On today's show: Jonathan Lemire, co-host of Morning Joe on MSNBC; writer for MSNBC and contributing writer to The Atlantic, talks about Friday's meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska to discuss the war in Ukraine. A federal judge has ordered ICE to improve the conditions at its Manhattan facility, which advocates and formerly detained immigrants describe as unsanitary and overcrowded. Gwynne Hogan, senior reporter for The City, talks about her reporting on the squalid

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The Politics of Jerry Garcia

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2025/08/14

This month marks 30 years since the passing of Jerry Garcia, the iconic frontman for the Grateful Dead. Jim Newton, editor of Blueprint magazine at UCLA, where he teaches communication studies and public policy, and author of Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening (Random House, 2025), joins to discuss the artist's legacy and his politics of "living freely."

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Trump/Putin Summit Preview

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2025/08/14

Jonathan Lemire, co-host of Morning Joe on MSNBC; writer for MSNBC and contributing writer to The Atlantic, talks about Friday's meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska to discuss the war in Ukraine.

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Are Men the Solution to the Child Care Crisis?

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2025/08/14

Rachel Booth, Vox policy correspondent, talks about her recent Vox article on the need to expand the applicant pool for child care to more men to solve the worker shortage.

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Squalid Conditions at ICE's Manhattan Facility

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2025/08/14

A federal judge has ordered ICE to improve the conditions at its Manhattan facility, which advocates and formerly detained immigrants describe as unsanitary and overcrowded. Gwynne Hogan, senior reporter for The City, talks about her reporting on the squalid conditions and the temporary order.

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City Politics: Cuomo, Mamdani Spar; Pres. Trump Sends...

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2025/08/13

Loading... On today's show: 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. 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

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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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