Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDOGE's Plan for the U.S. Education Department
Episode 1031
President Trump has been clear he'd like to dismantle the Education Department. Dana Goldstein, education reporter at The New York Times and the author of The Teacher Wars: A History of America's Mos…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Area Code Pride
Episode 1025
At the end of January, the New York State Public Service Commission approved the creation of a new New York City area code. Listeners call in to share what their area codes mean to them as a personal…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
How Nassau County Police Will Work With ICE
Episode 1023
Bahar Ostadan, Nassau County politics reporter at Newsday Media Group, reports on the news that Nassau County has authorized its police detectives to work with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforc…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
New Tariffs and Trump Trade Policy
Episode 1027
Monica Gorman, managing director at Crowell Global Advisors who served as special assistant to the president for manufacturing & industrial policy under former President Joe Biden, talks about the ne…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Adams Prosecution Update
Episode 1026
Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, talks about the DOJ memo instructing prosecutors to drop the charges against Mayor Adams.
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
The Pitfalls of Cannabis Legalization
Episode 1024
Since 2012, a total of 23 states have legalized cannabis. Keith Humphreys, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, author of Addiction: A Very Short Introduction, and …
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Monday Morning Politics: Week Four of the Trump Administration Begins
Episode 1022
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 the latest nation…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
New Yorkers Respond to Congestion Pricing
Episode 1021
Kathryn Wylde, president and CEO for the Partnership for New York City, talks about polling on congestion pricing showing its popularity with New Yorkers, as well as the local business climate under …
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
100 Years of 100 Things: David Levering Lewis's American Story
Episode 1020
As our centennial series continues, David Levering Lewis, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and the author of The Stained Glass Window: A Family History as the American Story, 1790-1958 (Penguin, 2025…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Brian Lehrer Weekend: The State of Crime in the City, 100 Years of 100 Things: Housing Inequality, Adam Gopnik's Insomnia
Episode 1019
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
The State of Crime in the City (First) | 100 Years of 100 Things: Housing Inequality (Starts at 35:17) | Adam Gopnik's Insomnia …
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago