The Brian Lehrer Show show

The Brian Lehrer Show

Summary: Newsmakers meet New Yorkers as host Brian Lehrer and his guests take on the issues dominating conversation in New York and around the world. This daily program from WNYC Studios cuts through the usual talk radio punditry and brings a smart, humane approach to the day's events and what matters most in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including Radiolab, On the Media, Snap Judgment, Death, Sex & Money, Nancy, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin and many others. © WNYC Studios

Podcasts:

 Another Omicron Subvariant is Here | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:45

Jay Varma, physician and epidemiologist, director, Cornell Center for Pandemic Prevention and Response, professor of Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine talks about the latest wave of cases caused by BA.5, the possibility of an Omicron-specific booster shot this fall and more COVID news.

 51 Council Members in 52 Weeks: District 24, James F. Gennaro | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:43

The majority of the New York City Council members are new and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. Over the next year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. This week, Councilmember James Gennaro talks about his priorities for District 24, which includes the neighborhoods of Kew Gardens Hills, Pomonok, Electchester, Fresh Meadows, Hillcrest, Jamaica Estates, Briarwood, Parkway Village, Jamaica Hills, and Jamaica. His "show and tell"?  Glaciers!  Specifically, Goose Pond in Jamaica's Captain Tilly Park, formed by a retreating glacier 12,000 years ago. Goose Pond within Captain Tilly Park in Jamaica, Queens. (Tdorante10/Creative Commons) Catch up with all the interviews here.

 The War in Ukraine, and the United States' Response | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:45

Julia Ioffe, founding partner and Washington correspondent of Puck, a new media company, discusses the latest news from Ukraine as Russia's invasion drags on, plus what the United States is doing to respond, and how that's landing politically here.

 The Rangers Look Alive in the Eastern Conference Final | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:05

Vincent Z. Mercogliano, NY Rangers reporter and NHL analyst for USA Today Sports, which includes LoHud and Northjersey.com, talks about how the New York Rangers are one game up in the Eastern Conference Final series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, why the team is still a contender for the Stanley Cup, and shares why even non-hockey fans can find something to like watching the Blueshirts.

 Changes Coming to NYC Schools | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:33

As the New York State legislative session ends, several education-related changes are making waves. Jessica Gould, WNYC reporter, reports on bills about class size, parental involvement and more. Plus, she explains the city's plans to shift literacy instruction toward phonics.

 Labeling and Long COVID | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:36

Benjamin Abramoff, MD, director of the Post-COVID Assessment and Recovery Clinic at Penn Medicine, offers more information on the different ways what's called "long COVID" is experienced, from symptoms that last a few weeks, to those that go on much longer.

 Brian Lehrer Weekend: The Right's Shift from Homophobia to Transphobia; New Jersey Politics, a Dead-End Investigation; (Outdoor) Summer Music Preview | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. How the Political Right Shifted its Focus from Homophobia to Transphobia (first) | New Jersey Politics, a Double Murder and a Dead-End Investigation (Starts: 37:55) | (Outdoor) Summer Music Preview (Starts: 1:03:56) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

 New York State's Gun Lawsuits and Laws | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:26

Jake Charles, lecturing fellow and executive director of the Center for Firearms Law at Duke University, joins to discuss the lawsuit against the Glock manufacturer and an impending Supreme Court ruling on whether to expand New Yorkers' rights to carry guns.

 How the 'White-Grievance Industry' Helps Republicans Thrive | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:58

Jennifer Rubin, opinion columnist for The Washington Post, offers her thoughts on how what she calls the "White-grievance industry" fuels Republicans and anti-Democratic ideas, and what she thinks Democrats should do about it.

 Some Good News Stories About Climate Change (For a Change) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 9:55

News about climate change tends to be uniformly bad, but Mic has compiled stories that give reason for some hope. AJ Dellinger, impact writer at Mic, shares a bit of climate optimism.

 A True/False Brian Lehrer Show Quiz for Close Listeners | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:37

How closely have you been listening to The Brian Lehrer Show lately? Brian quizzes listeners with facts about government, politics, geography and more.

 (Outdoor) Summer Music Preview | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:32

John Schaefer, host of WNYC's New Sounds, talks about what music events and concerts to look forward to this summer — especially outdoors, as the city is dealing with yet another wave of COVID cases. Hear about some of the events at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn, Sunset Wednesdays at Wave Hill in the Bronx, Forest Hills Stadium in Queens and the Rite of Summer Music Festival on Governors Island.

 How the Political Right Shifted its Focus from Homophobia to Transphobia | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:40

To kick off Pride Month, William Eskridge, Yale Law School professor and author of many books, including (with Christopher Riano) Marriage Equality: From Outlaws to In-Laws (Yale University Press, 2020), reflects on how transphobia has replaced homophobia as the most common form of hate and fearmongering directed toward LGBTQ folks, as well as the combination of hate and fear that the term "phobia" suggests.

 Health Commissioner Vasan on Mental Health and More | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:56

New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan, MD, PhD, talks about his mental health agenda for NYC, plus other health-related concerns.

 Albany's End-of-Session Rush to Legislate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:44

The legislative session in Albany ends this week. Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, talks about the flurry of bills likely to pass before the deadline—and the ones that will likely not.

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