The Brian Lehrer Show
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Live on @wnyc from 10AM - noon. NY Public Radio's most popular politics and society talk show. Tune to 93.9 FM, AM820 or visit wnyc.org/radio to listen live.
ICYMI, It's that time of year: Shop Listener returns to give small biz folks a chance to shout out their wares:
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Shop Listener is Back for 2025 | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Shop Listener is back for the 2025 holiday season. Listeners call in to shout out their businesses that sell gifts for the holiday season.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
ICYMI, It's that time of year: Shop Listener returns to give small biz folks a chance to shout out their wares:
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ICYMI, Stephen Dubner looks back on 20 years since the publication of Freakonomics:
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20 Years of Freakonomics | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Stephen Dubner reflects on 20 years of "Freakonomics," its impact and use of data, and talks about what's next.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
ICYMI, Stephen Dubner looks back on 20 years since the publication of Freakonomics:
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ICYMI, @npr.org's Emmanuel Akinwotu explains what's behind the violence in Nigeria:
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The Trump Administration's Incomplete View of Nigeria’s Crisis | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
NPR international correspondent Emmanuel Akinwotu discusses recent violence in Nigeria and the Trump administration's response to that violence.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
ICYMI, @npr.org's Emmanuel Akinwotu explains what's behind the violence in Nigeria:
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ICYMI, @elizabethkim.bsky.social discusses the Mamdani transition process:
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City Politics: Mamdani's Transition Plans Continue | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, talks about the latest news from Mayor-elect Mamdani's transition plans.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
ICYMI, @elizabethkim.bsky.social discusses the Mamdani transition process:
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David Herzberg, professor of history and director of the drugs, health and society program at the University at Buffalo, talks about what we can draw from the past to inform how to end today's fentanyl crisis. Listen: www.wnyc.org/story/why-bo...
Why Bombing 'Drug Boats' Will Do Nothing to Solve America's Fentanyl Crisis | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Historian David Herzberg offers his take on the fentanyl crisis and the long history of drug use in America.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
David Herzberg, professor of history and director of the drugs, health and society program at the University at Buffalo, talks about what we can draw from the past to inform how to end today's fentanyl crisis. Listen: www.wnyc.org/story/why-bo...
@theatlantic.com staff writer Michael Scherer talks about his new cover story on HHS Secretary RFK, Jr.: www.wnyc.org/story/rfk-jr...
RFK Jr.'s Mission | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Michael Scherer, staff writer at The Atlantic, talks about his cover story on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and other news.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
@theatlantic.com staff writer Michael Scherer talks about his new cover story on HHS Secretary RFK, Jr.: www.wnyc.org/story/rfk-jr...
WNYC host Ana González talks about her new podcast, with Yo-Yo Ma, called "Our Common Nature." www.wnyc.org/story/music-...
Music and Nature With Yo-Yo Ma | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Ana González discusses Our Common Nature, WNYC’s new podcast with Yo-Yo Ma that she hosts, featuring musical collaborations in nature.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
WNYC host Ana González talks about her new podcast, with Yo-Yo Ma, called "Our Common Nature." www.wnyc.org/story/music-...
@spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social's Frank DiLella on the 10 year anniversary of Hamilton on Broadway: www.wnyc.org/story/ten-ye...
Ten Years of Hamilton on Broadway | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton premiered ten years ago and pretty much immediately became a phenomenon.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
@spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social's Frank DiLella on the 10 year anniversary of Hamilton on Broadway: www.wnyc.org/story/ten-ye...
Catch a preview of Pulitzer Prize winning historian Edward Larson's new book "Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters." www.wnyc.org/story/1776s-...
1776's No Kings | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Historian Edward Larson talks about the change in thinking 250 years ago in the American colonies from British subjects protesting the crown to revolution.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Catch a preview of Pulitzer Prize winning historian Edward Larson's new book "Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters." www.wnyc.org/story/1776s-...
This morning, listeners shared their theories as to why the president warmed up to mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. www.wnyc.org/story/why-wa...
Why Was President Trump So Friendly to Mayor-Elect Mamdani? | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Listeners call in to share their theories as to why President Trump was so friendly with Mayor-Elect Mamdani, after his comments during the campaign.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This morning, listeners shared their theories as to why the president warmed up to mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. www.wnyc.org/story/why-wa...
Hear @jeffcmays.bsky.social's analysis of the surprisingly positive Trump-Mamdani meeting: www.wnyc.org/story/mayore...
Mayor-Elect Mamdani's Meeting With President Trump | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Recapping Mayor-elect Mamdani's Friday meeting at the White House with President Trump.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Hear @jeffcmays.bsky.social's analysis of the surprisingly positive Trump-Mamdani meeting: www.wnyc.org/story/mayore...
Today:
- @jeffcmays.bsky.social on the Trump-Mamdani meeting,
- Rep. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social on national politics & Congress;
- What 'no kings' meant in 1776, vs. today;
- Hamilton's 10th anniversary on Broadway;
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- @jeffcmays.bsky.social on the Trump-Mamdani meeting,
- Rep. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social on national politics & Congress;
- What 'no kings' meant in 1776, vs. today;
- Hamilton's 10th anniversary on Broadway;
Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Today:
- @jeffcmays.bsky.social on the Trump-Mamdani meeting,
- Rep. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social on national politics & Congress;
- What 'no kings' meant in 1776, vs. today;
- Hamilton's 10th anniversary on Broadway;
Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org
- @jeffcmays.bsky.social on the Trump-Mamdani meeting,
- Rep. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social on national politics & Congress;
- What 'no kings' meant in 1776, vs. today;
- Hamilton's 10th anniversary on Broadway;
Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org
The historian and writer Walter Isaacson talks about his new book, on one *key* sentence from the Declaration of Independence: www.wnyc.org/story/we-hol...
'We Hold These Truths...' | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Tulane history professor and writer Walter Isaacson digs in on a key sentence in the Declaration of Independence and how it has reverberated throughout the country's history.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The historian and writer Walter Isaacson talks about his new book, on one *key* sentence from the Declaration of Independence: www.wnyc.org/story/we-hol...
@emilystewart.bsky.social, senior correspondent at Business Insider, talks about navigating issues around what to do with all the 'stuff' that boomer parents will be leaving their millennial kids: www.wnyc.org/story/declut...
De-Cluttering Legacies | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Emily Stewart, senior correspondent at Business Insider, talks about navigating issues around what to do with all the 'stuff' that boomer parents will be leaving their millennial kids.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
@emilystewart.bsky.social, senior correspondent at Business Insider, talks about navigating issues around what to do with all the 'stuff' that boomer parents will be leaving their millennial kids: www.wnyc.org/story/declut...
Vincent Schiraldi, a former NYC commissioner of both the Department of Correction and Department of Probation, argues against trying teenagers as adults and defends New York's "Raise the Age" law against pushback from some elected leaders: www.wnyc.org/story/defend...
Defending 'Raise the Age' | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Vincent Schiraldi former NYC Commissioner of Correction and Probation, argues against trying teenagers as adults and defends New York's "Raise the Age" law.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Vincent Schiraldi, a former NYC commissioner of both the Department of Correction and Department of Probation, argues against trying teenagers as adults and defends New York's "Raise the Age" law against pushback from some elected leaders: www.wnyc.org/story/defend...
A preview of the Trump/Mamdani meeting, with @jonlemire.bsky.social: www.wnyc.org/story/friday...
Friday Morning Politics: Trump and Mamdani Meet | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Jonathan Lemire talks about the national political news of the week, including Mamdani's meeting with Trump at the White House.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A preview of the Trump/Mamdani meeting, with @jonlemire.bsky.social: www.wnyc.org/story/friday...
Today:
- @jonlemire.bsky.social on the Trump/Mamdani meeting;
- Should minors be barred from being tried as adults?
- What do "self-evident truths" mean for American democracy?
- @emilystewart.bsky.social on bequeathing clutter your heirs don't want
Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org
- @jonlemire.bsky.social on the Trump/Mamdani meeting;
- Should minors be barred from being tried as adults?
- What do "self-evident truths" mean for American democracy?
- @emilystewart.bsky.social on bequeathing clutter your heirs don't want
Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Today:
- @jonlemire.bsky.social on the Trump/Mamdani meeting;
- Should minors be barred from being tried as adults?
- What do "self-evident truths" mean for American democracy?
- @emilystewart.bsky.social on bequeathing clutter your heirs don't want
Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org
- @jonlemire.bsky.social on the Trump/Mamdani meeting;
- Should minors be barred from being tried as adults?
- What do "self-evident truths" mean for American democracy?
- @emilystewart.bsky.social on bequeathing clutter your heirs don't want
Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org
One in 10 senior citizens in New York City lack reliable access to affordable and nutritious food.
ICYMI: @citymeals.bsky.social on the state of elder hunger in the city and the lasting impact of federal funding cuts.
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ICYMI: @citymeals.bsky.social on the state of elder hunger in the city and the lasting impact of federal funding cuts.
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Feeding Senior Neighbors | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Beth Shapiro, CEO of Citymeals on Wheels, the nation’s largest operation to deliver meals to homebound seniors, discusses the state of elder hunger in the city.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
One in 10 senior citizens in New York City lack reliable access to affordable and nutritious food.
ICYMI: @citymeals.bsky.social on the state of elder hunger in the city and the lasting impact of federal funding cuts.
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ICYMI: @citymeals.bsky.social on the state of elder hunger in the city and the lasting impact of federal funding cuts.
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How the city's school bus system fails the families who rely on it
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NYC School Bus Woes | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Jessica Gould, education reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, shares her reporting on how the city's school bus system has been failing the families who rely on it, and if reform is possi...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
How the city's school bus system fails the families who rely on it
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Dr. Uché Blackstock on the ballooning cost of ACA plans and how this instability will deepen racial and economic inequities.
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The ACA Subsidy Fight and Health Inequities | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Dr. Uché Blackstock talks about how the fight over ACA subsidies may deepen health inequities.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Dr. Uché Blackstock on the ballooning cost of ACA plans and how this instability will deepen racial and economic inequities.
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On today's show, @pbump.com talked about Trump's meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince, the Epstein files vote, and other national political news.
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Thursday Morning Politics: President Trump's Week | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Philip Bump talks about the national political news of the week, including President Trump and the Epstein files and his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
On today's show, @pbump.com talked about Trump's meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince, the Epstein files vote, and other national political news.
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ICYMI, @chaykak.bsky.social explains how AI music snuck onto our playlists:
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How AI Songs Got on Your Spotify Playlist | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
New Yorker staff writer Kyle Chayka discusses how songs generated using artificial intelligence are dominating top music charts and streaming services like Spotify
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November 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
ICYMI, @chaykak.bsky.social explains how AI music snuck onto our playlists:
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ICYMI, US strikes on Venezuelan vessels with AP Andes correspondent Regina Garcia Cano:
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US Strikes on Venezuelan Alleged Drug Boats | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Andes correspondent at The Associated Press Regina Garcia Cano discusses the Trump administration's latest escalation against alleged drug boats from Venezuela.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
ICYMI, US strikes on Venezuelan vessels with AP Andes correspondent Regina Garcia Cano:
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ICYMI, @yinka.bsky.social previews the G20 in South Africa, the first on the continent:
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The First G20 Summit on African Soil | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Semafor Africa editor Yinka Adegoke talks about the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa and the U.S. boycott.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
ICYMI, @yinka.bsky.social previews the G20 in South Africa, the first on the continent:
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ICYMI,
@elizabethkim.bsky.social & @brigidbergin.bsky.social on NYC politics:
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@elizabethkim.bsky.social & @brigidbergin.bsky.social on NYC politics:
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City Politics: Jessica Tisch Accepts Job in Mamdani Admin, Eric "Mamdani Spoiler" Adams, and More | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
WNYC and Gothamist's Elizabeth Kim and Brigid Bergin break down the latest in city politics — from Adams’ final weeks in office to Mamdani’s appointment of Jessica Tisch, and more.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
ICYMI,
@elizabethkim.bsky.social & @brigidbergin.bsky.social on NYC politics:
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@elizabethkim.bsky.social & @brigidbergin.bsky.social on NYC politics:
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