Podcast Episodes

Charter Revision Questions Are Set

Episode 1493

Richard Buery, CEO of Robin Hood and chair of the Charter Revision Commission convened by Mayor Adams, talks about the questions related to changing the city's charter that will be on voters' ballots…

Published on 5 months ago

Saving Small Downtown Movie Theaters

Episode 1490

The indie movie theater in downtown Maplewood, NJ, closed during the pandemic, and wasn't able to re-open -- a fate shared by many small movie theaters as moviegoing habits have changed. Angela Matus…

Published on 5 months ago

Bike Lane Bedlam and a Subway Crime Showdown

Episode 1488

Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for the WNYC and Gothamist newsroom, talks about the latest conflict over a bike lane in Brooklyn, plus why Congressman Jerrold Nadler got into a heated back-a…

Published on 5 months ago

Monday Morning Media Politics

Episode 1491

Brian Stelter, chief media analyst for CNN Worldwide, lead author of the Reliable Sources newsletter and the author of several books, including Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trum…

Published on 5 months ago

Does Remote Work Hold Women Back?

Episode 1489

Surveys show more women than men are working remotely when they are giving the chance. Te-Ping Chen, Wall Street Journal work and work culture reporter, talks about why that is, and how it might be h…

Published on 5 months ago

Brian Lehrer Weekend: NYC Teachers & AI; Defining Antisemitism; 'Death & Taxes'

Episode 1485

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

NYC Teachers' Union Embraces AI  (First) | Columbia's Controversial New Definition of Antisemitism (Starts at 31:0 0) | Death and…

Published on 5 months ago

Ask Governor Murphy: July 2025 Recap

Episode 1477

Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. Topics include this year's budget deal, the new …

Published on 5 months ago

Columbia's Controversial New Definition of Antisemitism

Episode 1483

Columbia University has announced it will use a controversial definition of antisemitism on campus, approved by the Trump administration. Arno Rosenfeld, enterprise reporter at the Forward and author…

Published on 5 months ago

Sportstalk: Caitlin Clark, Robo-Umps & More

Episode 1484

With two All-Star games this week, Barbara Barker, Newsday sports columnist and features writer, discusses WNBA star Caitlin Clark's injury, plus baseball's use of the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) sys…

Published on 5 months ago

Legal News Roundup: The DOJ and Emil Bove

Episode 1481

Elie Honig, senior legal analyst at CNN, New York Magazine columnist, former state and federal prosecutor and author of Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With it (Harper, 2023) offers legal a…

Published on 5 months ago