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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Podcasts:
Nathaniel Hendren, assistant professor of economics at Harvard University, discusses the study he co-authored that demonstrates geographic location's relationship with upward mobility.
Bill Thompson, former NYC Comptroller and one of the Democrats running for mayor, discusses the latest news from the mayor's race.
The MTA's preliminary budget adds service to the M and G subway lines, plus restores previous cuts to several bus lines. Kate Hinds, reporter for Transportation Nation, recaps the proposals and we hear from listeners about the possibility of expanding station naming rights to raise more funds. Service changes include: More frequent G train service from 3pm to 9pm weekdays M train extension to Delancey Street-Essex Street on weekends Return of the B37 bus in southwest Brooklyn Additional service on the B70 and B8 buses in Brooklyn Weekend service returns on M8 bus and Q31 bus LIRR adds weekend half-hourly service to Ronkonkoma and Port Washington [View the story "Who Should Sponsor Your Local Subway Stop?" on Storify]
Patricia Churchland, professor emerita of philosophy at the University of California, San Diego and author of Touching a Nerve: The Self As Brain (W.W. Norton and Company, 2013), shares her theory that the 'self' is entirely derived from the brain - not from the soul or anything else.
City Council speaker Christine Quinn talks about her campaign for mayor. She'll also weigh in on whether Mayor Bloomberg made us richer--a question we're asking all week.
Scott Gurian, a reporter for a collaboration between New Jersey Public Radio and NJSpotlight.com to cover the Sandy rebuild, joins us to discuss the rebuilding process along the Jersey Shore, and concerns that it is not being done in a responsible way.
A recent study finds that location matters when it comes to income mobility. The odds of moving up to a higher income level are low in cities like Atlanta and Charlotte and much higher in New York and Boston. If you grew up poor and made it to the middle class, tell us your story. Comment here or call us at 212-433-9692.
Aaron David Miller, Middle East analyst and vice president for new initiatives and a distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, discusses Secretary of State John Kerry's push for a Middle East peace process. Plus: updates on the U.S. role in Syria.
George Vecsey spends the hour talking about his life and times covering sports for The New York Times and his other interests, including music. He'll talk New York sports, including A-Rod and steroids, and the coming of the Brooklyn Nets, plus his new blog where he suggests a song for Stevie Wonder to sing for Trayvon Martin. And he'll take your calls at 212-433-9692, that's 212-433-WNYC. Stevie Wonder - "Saturn" Via YouTube / Panelope Panoply
Our series of interviews with candidates for New York City mayor continues. Today: Comptroller John Liu discusses the latest news from the campaign trail, including the candidates' overnight stay in NYCHA housing.
Molly Ball, politics writer for The Atlantic, talks about the future of immigration reform, and what the bill's uncertain fate in Congress might mean for the future of the GOP.
New images of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, looking like a rock star on Rolling Stone's cover and dirtied and bloodied in photos released by a Boston police officer have stirred controversy. Why do you think it matters how the public sees Tsarnaev's face? Call 212-433-9692 or post your comments below.
This was Five Pillars week on The Brian Lehrer Show -- five interfaith conversations based around the Five Pillars of Islam: Shahadah (faith), Salat (prayer), Sawm (Ramadan), Zakat (charity) and Hajj (pilgrimage). This podcast compiles all five of the conversations into one file. Thanks for listening! Tune in to the Brian Lehrer Show every day at 10am on WNYC.
From the line for Cronuts to the line for MoMA's Rain Room, there's a lot of waiting going on this summer. What's the longest you've waited on a line (or in a line), and what's your limit? Call in to 212-433-WNYC, 212-433-9692, and tell us where you draw the line for lines. Art critic and WNYC contributor Deborah Solomon talks about what's worth waiting for in the New York art scene this summer. [View the story "Do You Stand \"In\" Line or \"On\" Line?" on Storify]
Mark Binelli, contributing editor at Rolling Stone and Men's Journal and the author of Detroit City Is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis (Metropolitan Books, 2012) talks about Detroit's bankruptcy filing as we take calls from former residents. In the studio: Mark Binelli talking about Detroit's bankruptcy. Now on @wnyc pic.twitter.com/FNWnaMtbWA — Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) July 19, 2013
