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The Brian Lehrer Show

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Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.

Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.

 

#1983

The Latest Battle Over the Fate of the ACA

Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent at KFF Health News and host of the What the H... more

2 hrs Ago

41 MINS

41:41

2 hrs Ago


#1982

Meet the Likely New Speaker

City Councilmember Julie Menin,  (D-5, Manhattan's Lenox Hill, Yorkville, Carnegie Hill an... more

2 hrs Ago

28 MINS

28:23

2 hrs Ago


#1981

2025's Word(s) of the Year

"Rage bait." "Parasocial." "6-7." Ben Zimmer, linguist, language columnist, and chair of t... more

3 hrs Ago

13 MINS

13:11

3 hrs Ago


#1980

Employers, Stop Ghosting Me!

Franklin Schneider, writer based in New York City, discusses his recent piece in The Atlan... more

3 hrs Ago

25 MINS

25:54

3 hrs Ago


#1979

Brian Lehrer Weekend: Mamdani's Emerging Opposition and Lander's Congressional Bid; Trump's Effort t...

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. City Politics: Mamd... more

13 Dec 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:58

13 Dec 2025


#1978

U.S. Escalates Tensions in Venezuela

Tess Bridgeman, co-editor-in-chief of Just Security, former Special Assistant to the Presi... more

12 Dec 2025

45 MINS

45:03

12 Dec 2025


#1977

A New Plan For Affordable Housing at Atlantic Yards

After years of stalled plans and unfulfilled promises of affordable housing near the Barcl... more

12 Dec 2025

21 MINS

21:58

12 Dec 2025


#1976

NYT's 10 Best Books of 2025

Gilbert Cruz, editor at The New York Times Book Review shares the five fiction and five no... more

12 Dec 2025

15 MINS

15:01

12 Dec 2025


#1975

Reflections on Interfaith Holiday Traditions

Jessica Grose, opinion writer at The New York Times, reflects on her family's [ interfaith... more

12 Dec 2025

27 MINS

27:41

12 Dec 2025


#1974

Trump’s New National Security Strategy

Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many nonfiction books and his... more

11 Dec 2025

38 MINS

38:01

11 Dec 2025


#1973

Wikipedia Founder on Building Trust

Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation and the author of [The ... more

11 Dec 2025

38 MINS

38:37

11 Dec 2025


#1972

Ask Governor Murphy: December 2025 Recap

Nancy Solomon, host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her conversa... more

11 Dec 2025

19 MINS

19:51

11 Dec 2025


#1971

Is 'Online Reading' Still Reading?

If you put down your phone, will you grasp for a book? Jay Caspian Kang, staff writer for ... more

11 Dec 2025

12 MINS

12:24

11 Dec 2025


#1970

City Politics: Mamdani's Emerging Opposition; Lander Announces Congressional Bid and More

Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, talks about the latest news from Mayor-elect M... more

10 Dec 2025

40 MINS

40:10

10 Dec 2025


#1969

Your Thoughts on Self Check-Out

Valerie Trapp, assistant editor at The Atlantic, discusses how grocery self-checkout lines... more

10 Dec 2025

16 MINS

16:11

10 Dec 2025


#1968

Trump's Effort to Ban State AI Laws

Tina Nguyen, senior reporter for The Verge and author of the Regulator newsletter, discuss... more

10 Dec 2025

19 MINS

19:55

10 Dec 2025


#1967

The Supreme Court and Trump's Expanding Executive Power

The conservative Supreme Court majority seems poised to allow President Trump to fire the ... more

10 Dec 2025

32 MINS

32:12

10 Dec 2025


#1966

Paramount and Netflix Come for Warner Bros.

Rohan Goswami, business reporter at Semafor, and Katie Campione, senior TV and labor repor... more

09 Dec 2025

40 MINS

40:58

09 Dec 2025


#1965

Mamdani's Plan to End Homeless Encampment Sweeps

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced that he will end targeted sweeps of homeless encampme... more

09 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:01

09 Dec 2025


#1964

Eating Well Today

Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health emerita at NYU and ... more

09 Dec 2025

30 MINS

30:40

09 Dec 2025


#1963

Shop Listener 2025: Under $50

Shop Listener is back for the 2025 holiday season. Listeners call in to shout out the holi... more

09 Dec 2025

12 MINS

12:03

09 Dec 2025


#1962

The Truth About Who is Targeted by ICE

David Bier, director of immigration studies and the Selz Foundation chair in immigration p... more

08 Dec 2025

50 MINS

50:38

08 Dec 2025


#1961

Balancing Global Trade

Oren Cass, founder and chief economist of American Compass and editor of [The New Conserva... more

08 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:06

08 Dec 2025