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Back to SearchHow Peanut the Squirrel Wreaked Havoc on New York State Wildlife Enforcement
Episode 1566
Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, reports on how the story of Peanut the squirrel has upended the work of New York's Department of Environmental Conservation, as well as how the D…
Published on 4 months ago
How President Trump is Bigfooting Big Business
Episode 1564
William Cohan, co-founder of Puck News and author of many books, including Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon (Penguin Random House, 2022) , talks about the many ways President Trum…
Published on 4 months ago
Monday Morning Politics: Trump's Ceasefire Reversal, The D.C. Police Takeover and More
Episode 1563
Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of the forthcoming book The Queen and Her Presidents (Harper/Collins April 2026), talks about the latest national political news, includin…
Published on 4 months ago
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Squalid Conditions at ICE's Manhattan Facility; Selling Eternal Life; The Politics of Jerry Garcia
Episode 1565
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
Squalid Conditions at ICE's Manhattan Facility (First) | Selling Eternal Life (Starts at 31:50) | The Politics of Jerry Garcia (S…
Published on 4 months ago
Summer Friday: History of Capitalism; Air Conditioning; Black Lung's Return; Elie Mystal
Episode 1549
For this "Summer Friday" we've put together some of our favorite conversations this year:
John Cassidy, staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the…Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
The Politics of Jerry Garcia
Episode 1562
This month marks 30 years since the passing of Jerry Garcia, the iconic frontman for the Grateful Dead. Jim Newton, editor of Blueprint magazine at UCLA, where he teaches communication studies and pu…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Trump/Putin Summit Preview
Episode 1559
Jonathan Lemire, co-host of Morning Joe on MSNBC; writer for MSNBC and contributing writer to The Atlantic, talks about Friday's meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska to discuss the war in Ukrain…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Are Men the Solution to the Child Care Crisis?
Episode 1561
Rachel Booth, Vox policy correspondent, talks about her recent Vox article on the need to expand the applicant pool for child care to more men to solve the worker shortage.
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Squalid Conditions at ICE's Manhattan Facility
Episode 1560
A federal judge has ordered ICE to improve the conditions at its Manhattan facility, which advocates and formerly detained immigrants describe as unsanitary and overcrowded. Gwynne Hogan, senior repo…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Farewell, AOL Dial-Up
Episode 1558
Listeners call in with memories of the dial-up internet era after AOL announced it will discontinue its dial-up internet service this September.
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago