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:
Brigid Bergin, the City Hall and politics reporter for WNYC, and Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall, Daily News columnist and host of the podcast You Decide, talk about the latest from the mayor's race, including why it might be July before we know the winner.
Shereene Idriss, M.D., Board Certified dermatologist, joins to talk about how to protect your skin from harmful UVA/UVB rays as the weather gets nicer.
Marielle Anzelone, botanist and founder of NYC Wildflower Week, talks about biodiversity and why it matters to the health and future of the planet, even in urban areas. A great memory of nature and NYC : on top of the World Trade Center on the observation deck - a dragonfly zipping around us and then off into the sky. — Robin Middleman Filepp (@FileppRobin) May 24, 2021
Shaun Donovan, 2021 mayoral hopeful, President Obama's former budget director and a former official in Bloomberg's mayoral administration, talks about his plans for the City's economy, both in recovering from the pandemic losses and in addressing pre-existing inequality.
As NPR turns 50, Lisa Napoli, journalist and author of Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR (Harry N. Abrams, 2021), reviews the history of four women who set the tone.
Mara Liasson, NPR national political correspondent , talks about the latest national political news, including GOP opposition to a commission investigating the Capitol riot, the status of Biden's massive infrastructure bill, and more.
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Restaurant Inspections (First) | Ask a Virologist (Starts at 29:15) | Kids and Climate Anxiety (Starts at 45:30) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including guidelines for full in-person schooling in the fall.
Dr. Heather Moore, DPT, physical therapist and member of the US Olympic Committee sports medicine team, joins to talk about how to get back into your workout routine, especially after recovering from COVID.
Despite last week's vaccine expansion and CDC mask guideline updates, there are several more obstacles to overcome before the United States can reach herd immunity. S. Mitra Kalita, co-founder of URL Media and CEO and publisher of Epicenter-NYC, joins to explain how we can overcome them as a society.
Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate in economics, New York Times columnist, distinguished professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, and the author of (now in paperback) Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future (W. W. Norton & Company, 2020), shares his knowledge and talks about current policies.
Zeynep Tufekci, associate professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill at the School of Information and Library Science, a contributing opinion writer at The New York Times, and a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, talks about the latest COVID-19 news, including on breakthrough cases and indoor mask guidance.
Angela Rasmussen, virologist, research scientist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) and affiliate at the Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security, answers listeners' questions about the COVID vaccines and immunity to the virus.
John Schaefer, host of WNYC's New Sounds, talks about what music events and concerts to look forward to this summer. Concerts John mentioned: Chicago at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 7/15 Ari Lennox at Celebrate Brooklyn on 7/31 Funkadelic at Summer Stage on 6/27) Rite of Summer Music Festival on Governor’s Island, 6/19
Ilyse Dobrow Dimarco, psychologist and the author of Mom Brain: Proven Strategies to Fight the Anxiety, Guilt, and Overwhelming Emotions of Motherhood (The Guilford Press, 2021), joins to talk about managing social anxiety as we return to life post-COVID.
