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
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Kate Aronoff, staff writer at The New Republic and author of Overheated: How Capitalism Broke the Planet - And How We Fight Back (Bold Type, 2021), reports the latest from the UN Climate Chance Conference and discusses the potentially stifling role of nationalist politics as the international community negotiates climate commitments.
As the final votes are cast, Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, and Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and editor and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, hear from voters and answer some last-minute questions. →Gothamist Election Day guide (NYC)
On Monday, Supreme Court Justices heard two arguments against the Texas abortion law. Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, talks about the Texas case and previews one from Mississippi, slated to head to the Supreme Court on December 1st.
Sandro Galea, physician and epidemiologist, dean of the Boston University School of Public Health and the author of The Contagion Next Time (Oxford University Press, 2021) argues that the problems in U.S. public health systems, including racial disparities, predated the pandemic and need to be repaired before the next crisis. →EVENT: Dr. Galea has a virtual book event coming up on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 5 pm via the Harvard Book Store where he'll be in conversation with Arianna Huffington.
Thousands of New York City's first responders have yet to comply with the mayor's vaccine mandate. Elizabeth Kim, senior editor for Gothamist, and Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky, data reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, talk about the latest numbers and how city services might suffer.
Marcela Mulholland, political director at Data for Progress, discusses dissonant priorities in climate policy between older policy makers and younger climate activists as the UN Climate Change conference begins in Scotland.
The environmental toll of fast fashion, through pollution and waste, is considerable. But online retailers make shopping for new clothes easier than ever. In this call-in, listeners share their fast fashion habits — and what they're doing with their Halloween costumes.
Judith Flores, pediatrician, fellow at the American Academy of Pediatrics, past chief of ambulatory care at several NYC Health and Hospitals in Brooklyn, and currently working on vaccine engagement as part of NYC Test and Trace Corps discusses news about the imminent authorization and distribution of COVID vaccines to children ages 5-11 and answers parents' questions about what to expect.
Christina Greer, political science professor at Fordham University, host of the podcast FAQNYC, politics editor at The Grio and author of Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream (Oxford University Press, 2013), and Robert Hennelly, City Hall reporter for The Chief-Leader, former WNYC reporter, and the author of Stuck Nation: Can the United States Change Course on Our History of Choosing Profits Over People? (Democracy at Work, 2021), talk about today's deadline for police, fire and sanitation workers to get vaccinated or face going on unpaid leave.
As the CDC gives the greenlight for outdoor trick-or-treating and Halloween activities, callers talk about their plans for the holiday keeping Covid in mind. Plus, listeners reveal their costume ideas that are ripped from the headlines.
Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power (Twelve, 2021), talks about the "framework" introduced by President Biden and the attempts to forge a compromise in Congress.
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Aja Romano, culture reporter for Vox traces the history of American anxieties and cultural fears through Hollywood’s changing horror movie monsters. (First) | Kate Hinds, WNYC's planning editor, shares her own biggest costume disaster and listeners chime in too. (starts around 18:33) | New York Times technology reporter Sheera Frenkel joins to discuss her latest reporting on Facebook's influence in India and across the globe. (starts around 32:27). If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.
John McWhorter, Columbia University linguistics professor, host of the Lexicon Valley podcast, opinion writer at The New York Times, and the author of Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America (Portfolio, 2021), discusses a new book in which he takes aim at antiracism and "wokeness."
Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and editor and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, talks about the final week of campaigning in the New Jersey governor's election, including what the latest polls indicate. →New Jersey voting info
From overheating in your DIY ensemble to totally failing to get your intended character across, putting together a Halloween costume can be a lot of work and it doesn't always go smoothly. Kate Hinds, WNYC's planning editor, shares her own biggest costume disaster and listeners chime in too.
