Podcast Episodes

Virginia's Gubernatorial Race

Episode 1795

Markus Schmidt, senior Virginia politics reporter and deputy editor at The Virginia Mercury, breaks down the latest on Virginia's gubernatorial race on election day, where Democratic nominee and form…

Published on 2 hours ago

Election Day Exit Polls in New Jersey

Episode 1796

Nancy Solomon, host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, talks about the Election Day news in the New Jersey governor's race, and listeners call for an informal, unofficial, thoroughly …

Published on 4 hours ago

Election Day: Exit Polls and the Mayoral Candidates

Episode 1794

Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, offers analysis of what the early vote numbers might mean for the New York City mayoral race, and more news from the campaign trail on Election D…

Published on 5 hours ago

Jim Clyburn's History

Episode 1790

U.S. Representative James Clyburn (D, SC 6), recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and author of The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation  …

Published on 1 day, 3 hours ago

Monday Morning Econ Politics

Episode 1791

Catherine Rampell, anchor at MSNBC and economics editor at The Bulwark, talks about the latest economic news, including on President Trump's tariffs and China, inflation numbers, SNAP benefits and mo…

Published on 1 day, 5 hours ago

Marathon Stories

Episode 1792

Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic and the author of the memoir, The Running Ground: A Father, a Son, and the Simplest of Sports (Random House, 2025), talks about why he runs and joins listeners …

Published on 1 day, 5 hours ago

A.J. Jacobs Tries Life Without AI

Episode 1789

A. J. Jacobs, host of the "Hello Puzzlers" podcast, 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: …

Published on 1 day, 6 hours ago

Brian Lehrer Weekend: ACA Enrollment; Overdose Prevention; Political Halloween

Episode 1793

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.

ACA Open Enrollment Starting  (First) | 30 Issues in 30 Days: NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers (Starts at 34:26) | Your Newsy Ha…

Published on 3 days, 8 hours ago

Your Newsy Halloween Costumes

Episode 1788

Ahead of Halloween weekend, listeners call in to share their costumes based on news and current events.

Published on 4 days, 6 hours ago

Ken Burns on The American Revolution

Episode 1787

Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker and co-director of "The American Revolution," and Sarah Botstein, co-director of "The American Revolution," talk about their new, 12-hour docuseries premiering on PBS…

Published on 4 days, 6 hours ago