national_news

On today's show:  U.S. Representative (D, NJ-11) MIKIE SHERRILL talks about her priorities related to reproductive rights, the National Defense Reauthorization Act, plus reacts to the news ove...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/nj-rep-mikie-sherrill-campus-protests-and-arrests-importance-cancer-screening-early-detection-moving-day-tips-stories/

U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill  (D, NJ-11) talks about her priorities related to reproductive rights and the National Defense Reauthorization Act, plus reacts to the news overnight of police...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/wednesday-morning-politics-nj-rep-sherrill/

On today's show: Activists at Columbia occupied a building overnight as administrators threatened to start suspending students. JOSEPH HOWLEY, associate professor of classics at Columbia Unive...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/the-brian-lehrer-show-2024-04-30/

On today's show:  SUSAN PAGE, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of several books, including THE RULEBREAKER: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters (Simon & Schuster, 2024), talks ...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/monday-morning-politics-barbara-walters-trailblazer-transit-news-congestion-pricing-buses-dna-test-results-reveal-surprising-truths/

Susan Page , USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of several books, including The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters  (Simon & Schuster, 2024), talks about her new bi...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/politics-and-life-broadcast-trailblazer/

Nicholas Kristof , opinion columnist for The New York Times and author of several books, including the forthcoming memoir Chasing Hope (Penguin Random House, 2024), shares his critique of how h...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/harsh-critique-president-biden-gaza/

Claire Thornton , USA Today breaking news reporter, talks about the calls by pro-Palestinian student protesters for their colleges and universities to divest from companies with ties to Israel.

http://www.wnyc.org/story/explaining-demand-divest/

Nicholas Kristof, opinion columnist for The New York Times and author of several books, including the forthcoming memoir Chasing Hope (Penguin Random House, 2024), shares his critique of how he s...

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/bl-daily-politics-podcast

On today's show:  NICHOLAS KRISTOF, opinion columnist for The New York Times and author of several books, including the forthcoming memoir Chasing Hope (Penguin Random House, 2024), shares his...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/the-brian-lehrer-show-2024-04-26/

On today's show:  MELISSA MURRAY, NYU law professor, co-host of the "Strict Scrutiny" podcast and the co-author (with Andrew Weissmann) of The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents ...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/special-coverage-trumps-immunity-case-supreme-court/

Loading... The Schomburg Center's Black Comic Book Festival returns for its twelfth year! The event features networking opportunities for up-and-coming comic book creators, artist conversations...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/schomburg-black-comic-book-festival-chinatown-records-shabaka-live-cr5-leslie-lohman-museums-new-lgbtq-exhibit/

Coming up on today's show: ERICA ORDEN, Politico reporter, recaps what has happened so far at former President Trump's "hush money" trial, where David Pecker, the former publisher for the Natio...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/trump-hush-money-trial-so-far-reporters-ask-mayor-reframing-free-beyond-markets-news-your-classroom/

Joseph Stiglitz , Nobel laureate in economics, university professor at Columbia University, chief economist at the Roosevelt Institute, and author of The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good ...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/reframing-free-beyond-markets/

Erica Orden , Politico reporter, talks about the media diets of the jurors on the Trump "hush money" trial. Plus, she recaps the testimony of David Pecker, the former publisher for the National E...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/trump-hush-money-trial-so-far/

JANE MCALEVEY, labor organizer, columnist for The Nation and the author of several books, including (with Abby Lawlor)Rules to Win By: Power and Participation in Union Negotiations (Oxford Unive...

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/bl-daily-politics-podcast

On today's show:  KATE HIDALGO BELLOWS, staff reporter covering campus health and safety at The Chronicle, reports on how administrations at colleges here in New York and across the country are ...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/protests-rock-campuses-labor-organizer-jane-mcalevey-nys-budget-and-climate-1968-protesters-reflect-todays-demonstrations/

Jane McAlevey , labor organizer, columnist for The Nation and the author of several books, including (with Abby Lawlor) Rules to Win By: Power and Participation in Union Negotiations (Oxford U...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/organizer-reflects-where-labor-stands-now/

On today's show:  BURGESS EVERETT, congressional bureau chief for POLITICO, brings the latest headlines from Congress, including the expected reauthorization of the FISA surveillance act, the fo...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/big-tech-schools-democracy-and-faith-big-bluey-episode-making-waves/

On today's show:  The Supreme Court heard oral arguments concerning the law used to charge defendants for their actions on January 6th, and earlier in the week decided in favor of Idaho's ban on...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/latest-supreme-court-news-reporters-ask-mayor-gov-hochul-budget-arab-american-immigration-stories/

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments concerning the law used to charge defendants for their actions on January 6th, and earlier in the week decided in favor of Idaho's ban on gender-affirming ...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/supreme-court-considering-obstruction-jan-6-rioters-and-decision-transgender-health-care-kids/

The Federal Education Department rolled out a new FAFSA form that was supposed to make things easier for students, but instead it has been plagued with problems. Erica Meltzer , national editor ...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/fafsa-debacle-derails-students-college-plans/

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand  (D-NY) talks about her work in Washington, including what may happen next after Iran's strike on Israel, her bill for child care for police officers and more.

http://www.wnyc.org/story/call-your-senator-sen-gillibrand-child-care-police-israels-response-iran-and-more/

Coming up on today's show: CATHERINE CHRISTIAN, former assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney's office, previews jury selection and the trial of former president Trump i...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/former-president-trial-manhattan-assembly-member-zohran-mamdani-state-budget-doris-kearns-goodwins-personal-take-history/

The New Yorker’s Stephania Taladrid reports on a rare example of bipartisan action in Texas that carved out two exemptions to the state’s strict abortion laws. They apply to only a small numb...

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tnyradiohour

On today's show:  JOHN CASSIDY, staff writer at The New Yorker, talks about the latest inflation report and how both parties are responding. The New York State budget was due on April 1st and la...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/the-brian-lehrer-show-2024-04-12/

Luke Broadwater , congressional correspondent for The New York Times, talks about the latest congressional news, including the pressure on Speaker Johnson from the right over FISA, spending, fore...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/thursday-morning-politics-speaker-johnsons-high-wire-act/

On today's show: 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 tal...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/reporters-ask-mayor-new-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-secret-smoking/

Coming up on today’s show: MOLLY BALL, senior political correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, talks about the 2024 election and abortion in light of recent developments, including Donald T...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/tuesday-morning-politics-abortion-and-2024-election-covering-crime-public-safety-and-cops-how-fracking-can-cause-earthquakes-post-eclipse-calls/

Molly Ball , senior political correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, talks about the 2024 election and abortion in light of recent developments, including Donald Trump's announcement it sho...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/tuesday-morning-politics-abortion-and-2024-election/

Last Friday's earthquake in New Jersey was likely a natural phenomenon, but earthquakes can be caused by human interventions -- like fracking. For our climate story of the week, Umair Irfan , st...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/how-fracking-can-cause-earthquakes/

Coming up on today's show: JOHN CHELL, chief of patrol at the NYPD, offers his take on current crime rates, subway safety and explains the department's recent social media strategy, which inclu...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/the-brian-lehrer-show-2024-04-08/

Megan Cassella , CNBC Washington correspondent, talks about Friday's jobs report, Treasury Sec. Yellen's trip to China, and other national political and economic news.

http://www.wnyc.org/story/jobs-trade-politics/

On today's show: YASMEEN ABUTALEB, Washington Post White House reporter and co-author of the book, Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration Response to the Pandemic that Changed Histor...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/the-brian-lehrer-show-2024-04-05/

Across much of the country, Republican officials are reaching into K-12 classrooms and universities alike to exert control over what can be taught. In Florida, Texas, and many other states, laws ...

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tnyradiohour

Alexander Gates , department chair and professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University and co-author of Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes New Edition...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/updates-local-earthquake/

With his cool rhymes and even cooler clothes, Basketball Hall of Famer Walt "Clyde" Frazier made a successful transition from NBA star to sports broadcaster on the MSG Network. Frazier sat down w...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/on-the-media-happy-birthday-basketball-great-walt-clyde-frazier/

On today's show: The Biden campaign is currently out-fundraising Trump, who needs money not only for the campaign but for his growing legal bills. REBECCA DAVIS O'BRIEN, reporter covering campaig...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/the-brian-lehrer-show-2024-04-01/

The Biden campaign is currently out-fundraising Trump, who needs money not only for the campaign but for his growing legal bills. Rebecca Davis O'Brien , reporter covering campaign finance and m...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/monday-morning-politics-campaign-donors/

It took all of a few hours for conspiracy theories to take off about the tragic bridge collapse in Baltimore. These theories followed similar themes—ones we've seen play out in rightwing media ...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/conspiracy-theories-obfuscate-real-issues-boeing-on-the-media/

Peter Ford , founder of SkyRock Advisors, a port and maritime infrastructure advisor, and a member of the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy advisory board, and Brian Buckman , professional...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/our-maritime-bridge-infrastructure/

On today's show:  LAURA DAVISON, politics editor at Bloomberg News, talks about a new Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll that shows President Biden seemed to have gotten a bump in some swing ...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/wednesday-morning-politics-reporters-ask-mayor-supreme-court-and-abortion-access-if-emotions-were-art/

Lee Bollinger , First Amendment scholar, law professor and former president of Columbia University and the co-editor (with Geoffrey Stone) of Roe v. Dobbs: The Past, Present, and Future of a Cons...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/supreme-court-and-abortion-access/

Coming up on today's show: FRANCESCA CHAMBERS, White House Correspondent for USA Today, talks about the news from Washington and beyond. Former president Donald Trump faces a hush money trial and...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/monday-morning-politics-trumps-continuing-legal-troubles-standing-together-peace-whats-going-dating-apps/

In 2016, before most people imagined that Donald Trump would become a serious contender for the Presidency, the New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik wrote about what he later called the “F-word...

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tnyradiohour

On today's show: GARRY PIERRE-PIERRE, founder and publisher of The Haitian Times, discusses the unfolding crisis in Haiti where gangs have ousted the prime minister and wreaked havoc on the popul...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/the-brian-lehrer-show-2024-03-21/

Mehdi Hasan , editor-in-chief and CEO of Zeteo, columnist for The Guardian and former MSNBC host, talks about leaving MSNBC and starting his new network, plus the war in Gaza and long-term soluti...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/mehdi-hasan-gaza-us-politics-more/

The state of emergency in Haiti has been escalating, with gang violence wreaking havoc on Haiti’s capital Port-au Prince. Jocelyn McCalla is a senior policy advisor for Haitian Americans for ...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/haitian-new-yorkers-are-preparing-refugees-following-haitis-unrest/

With multiple major global conflicts raging, a humanitarian chef discusses the importance of civilian aid and  food distribution. ON TODAY'S SHOW: JOSÉ ANDRÉS, a Michelin-starred chef, Emmy-...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/chef-jose-andres-getting-food-gaza/

On today's show:  CLAUDIA GRISALES, NPR Congressional correspondent, talks about the latest national politics news, including the reverberations of Sen. Schumer's remarks about Netanyahu. AS...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/monday-morning-politics-nyc-health-commish-extending-life-expectancy-good-cause-eviction-state-sen-salazar-womens-rights-around-world/

What domestic or foreign consequences will come of a speech given by the highest ranking Jewish American lawmaker in US history, criticizing Israel's leader? ON TODAY'S SHOW: CLAUDIA GRISALES, ...

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/wildly-different-reactions-schumers-gaza-speech/