Podcast Episodes

All of Trump's (New) Cabinet Members

Episode 989

Clare Malone, staff writer at The New Yorker covering politics, previews the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first of two confirmation hearings as President Donald Trump’s nominee for secreta…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Peter Beinart Seeks 'A Reckoning'

Episode 988

Peter Beinart, journalist, commentator, author of the Substack newsletter 'The Beinart Notebook', professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, and the author of Being Jewish …

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Stepping Back From Social Media?

Episode 987

Listeners tell us how their relationships with the social media platforms have changed in this second Trump era.

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

A Health Care Union's Succession Battle

Episode 986

The nation’s largest health care union, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers, is in the midst of a succession battle to unseat its long term president. Maya Kaufman, health care reporter for POLITICO N…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Monday Morning Politics: ICE Raids, Foreign Aid Freeze, & More

Episode 985

Jill Colvin, national political reporter for The Associated Press, talks about the latest national political news, including  the ICE raids in Chicago and Dallas, the freeze on foreign aid and on imm…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

100 Years of 100 Things: The National Labor Relations Board

Episode 984

Joe Biden called himself "the most pro-labor President in American history," and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo was key to his enforcement efforts. As an admin…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Subway Breakdowns

Episode 983

Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for the WNYC Newsroom, and Clayton Guse, WNYC/Gothamist editor on the NYC Accountability desk, talk about a new Gothamist series "State of Collapse" and the la…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Brian Lehrer Weekend: Trump's Anti-DEI Push; State of Journalism; Staying Warm

Episode 982

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

Trump's Anti-DEI Push (First) | The State of Broadcast Journalism (Starts at 48:00 ) | Lessons Learned on Staying Warm (Starts at…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

What to Know About Deportation

Episode 980

Genia Blaser, director of Hotline at Immigrant Defense Project, and Yasmine Farhang, director of Advocacy at Immigrant Defense Project, discuss President Donald Trump's recent executive order to ramp…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Meet the Mayoral Candidates: Brad Lander

Episode 980

 New York City Comptroller Brad Lander talks about the June primary as he seeks the Democratic nomination for mayor in 2025 as well as the effect on NYC of the new Trump administration, and other NYC…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago