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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.
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The Mash-Up Americans is your guide to the hyphen-America world we all live in. Amy S. Choi and Rebecca Lehrer talk culture, identity, race and what makes us who we are. Get to know yourself, America. At The Mash-Up Americans we are celebrating and challenging the raucous, colorful, complicated country we live in by asking all the important, awkward questions: What does it mean to be an immigrant in America? What cultural baggage do we bring to sex and relationships? Why is Korean skincare s ...
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Join New York Public Radio's Brian Lehrer for the farewell season of NBC's Parks and Recreation. Each week Brian is joined by NPR's Linda Holmes and special guests who will lend insider context to the bits of governmental bureaucracy and political gamesmanship seen on the show.
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Welcome to the official podcast of Keystroke Blog, hosted by Em Lehrer. You will hear about current reads, books to look forward to, authors and bloggers to check out, and much more. Tune in on Wednesdays for new episodes!
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On the “Real Talk” podcast, host Gaby Burt interviews people who have used The Journey method to create lasting transformation in their lives and heal, thrive and awaken. She invites guests ranging from Brandon Bays and Kevin Billett to experts from all areas of life. Through in-depth conversations, you’ll find inspiration to help you tackle your life’s challenges and improve your emotional well-being. The Journey Method founder, Brandon Bays, is a renowned teacher in the field of personal g ...
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Based in Los Angeles, California, FILTHY ARMENIAN ADVENTURES is a travel agency for the soul that takes you all over the map of our cultural apocalypse and deep into its most forbidden and forgotten territories. Where no topic is taboo. Where no personality is too extreme. Where the past is never past, the present’s always present, and the Santa Ana Winds are always blowing. Where the most enchanting public or private figures in our landscape are dared to abandon their masks and join a Filth ...
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The Labor Movement and Culture Wars in the GOP's Project 2025
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The GOP's 'Project 2025,' which offers a roadmap for a radically conservative government, speaks more to social issues and the culture wars than to the concerns of workers. ' On Today's Show: Steven Greenhouse, senior fellow at The Century Foundation, former longtime labor reporter at the New York Times and the author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The…
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In light of this current heat wave, listeners share their favorite bodies of water for a swim or just cooling off.By WNYC
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Thursday Morning Politics: All of President Biden's Voters
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Astead Herndon, national politics reporter and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up,” discusses the latest political news headlines, including how Democratic voters are thinking about voting for President Joe Biden.By WNYC
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Whether we're headed to the polls, rallies, reading the news, or just engaging in dinner party conversations about politics, we always carry our life experiences with us. Tony Award winning writer, comedian and performer Sarah Jones introduces her upcoming podcast America, Who Hurt You?, which discusses how our personal trauma informs how we intera…
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Steven Greenhouse, senior fellow at The Century Foundation, former longtime labor reporter at the New York Times and the author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor (Knopf, 2019) discusses the contrast in how Democrats and Republicans (including Project 2025) approach labor, and reflects on the legacy of the la…
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Continuing our centennial series 100 Years of 100 Things, Matthew Barton, curator of recorded sound at the Library of Congress, walks us through the history of radio.By WNYC
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The GOP’s New Mixed Message On Abortion; Whitmer’s Dodge on Biden
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The Republican platform was released this week, ahead of next week's national convention. And meanwhile, Democratic politicians remain divided on whether Pres. Biden should be their nominee. On today's show: Erin Doherty, politics reporter covering breaking news and the 2024 election for Axios, discusses the latest in election news headlines.…
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Erin Doherty, politics reporter covering breaking news and the 2024 election for Axios, discusses the latest in election news headlines, including the newly released Republican Party platform and much more. Plus, listeners call in to describe their essential political values in 6 words or less.By WNYC
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Reporters Ask the Mayor: Beach Drownings, Lifeguard Hours and More
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Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event, from four tragic beach drownings to the politics of migration.By WNYC
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Trump, Abortion, And The Latest Changes To The GOP Party Platform
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The GOP's party platform has gone through some changes related to Donald Trump's approach to politics, and to the way that abortion has changed as a political issue since Roe was overturned. On Today's Show: Jeet Heer, writer for The Nation, shares his take on Republican politics, plus how Democrats should proceed with the 2024 election.…
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Stacey D’Erasmo, novelist, literary critic and the author of The Long Run: A Creative Inquiry (Graywolf, 2024), talks about her new book and what she discovered about how artists keep their creativity going throughout their lives. EVENT: Stacey D'Erasmo will be in conversation with writer James Hannaham tomorrow, July 10th from 7 to 8 pm, at P&T Kn…
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A View From the Left on the Democrat's Path Forward
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After Biden's politically harmful debate performance, pundits and some Democratic officials have called for him to step down as the presidential nominee for the party. Jeet Heer, writer for The Nation, explains his argument for replacing Biden, who the left wing of the party is looking towards, and how Democrats should proceed.…
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Revisiting the 1977 New York City Blackout
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Filmmaker Sam Pollard revisits the New York City blackout of 1977, the subject of a new documentary he's working on. Plus, listeners offer their oral histories.By WNYC
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Hurricane Beryl accumulated strength quickly due to unseasonably warm water, while at the same time, extreme heat is expected to break some records in Death Valley. For our climate segment of the week, Bob Henson, meteorologist, journalist, regular contributor to Yale Climate Connections and author of The Thinking Person's Guide to Climate Change …
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Biden’s Fate Is Up To Exactly 4,672 Democrats
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With pundits and Democratic leaders pushing to replace President Biden on the 2024 presidential ticket, we look at his political future. On Today's Show: Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University, co-host of the podcast FAQNYC and the author of Black Ethnics (Oxford University Press, 2013), offers analysis of t…
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The Results of the UK and France Elections
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France and Britain held two major elections last week that many saw as referendums to long term ruling parties in both countries. Max Colchester, U.K. correspondent at The Wall Street Journal, and Stacy Meichtry, Paris bureau chief at The Wall Street Journal, break down the results of the U.K. general election, held July 4th, and the results of the…
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The first WNYC broadcast took place on July 8, 1924. Today, LaFontaine Oliver, president and CEO of New York Public Radio, kicks off our centennial series, and Andy Lanset, director of archives for New York Public Radio, takes us through the station's history.By WNYC
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Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University, co-host of the podcast FAQNYC and the author of Black Ethnics (Oxford University Press, 2013), offers analysis of the latest national political news, including the frenzy around President Biden's fitness to remain in the campaign after the debate, and more.…
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Making our way through an existential crisis with a little help from the genius who tried to prove the existence of God. Some say he failed. You decide. Recommended reading: Blaise Pascal's Penseés With Connor For the full 3 hour episode, and over twice as many adventures plus patron-exclusive Smoke Break mini eps, please subscribe to the show on p…
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Brian Lehrer Weekend: Rebecca Traister; Ranked Choice Voting; Summer Reading
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Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Rebecca Traister on Republican Women (First) | The Effort to Expand Ranked Choice Voting (Starts at 42:0 0) | A Summer Reading Challenge for 2024 (Starts at 1:15:00) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.…
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Best-Of: Nicholas Kristof; Luis Miranda; Gentrification in the Hudson Valley; Dan Doctoroff; 'Funner' English Usage
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On this long holiday weekend, some recent book interviews: Nicholas Kristof, opinion columnist for The New York Times and author of several books, including a new memoir, Chasing Hope (Penguin Random House, 2024), reflects on his long career covering tough stories, including war, genocide and addiction, and explains how he remains optimistic despit…
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July 4th: A.J. Jacobs & Originalism; Systemic Racism; NYC's 'Endangered' Languages; Michele Norris; Middle Names
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For the Fourth of July: A. J. Jacobs, NPR contributor, essayist, and the author of The Year of Living Biblically, The Know-It-All, It's All Relative and his latest, The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning (Crown, 2024), offers his take on "originalism" by living like a "founding fath…
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American Democracy: Where it Started and How it's Going
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As we celebrate the founding of this country on the Fourth of July, and many people are concerned about the strength of democracy in the United States, Carlo Invernizzi-Accetti, executive director of the Moynihan Center, professor of political science at The City College of New York, and author of the book 20 Years of Rage: How Resentment Took the …
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