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Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

Daily thoughtful conversation about the latest news and politics.

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Ijeoma Oluo on Uprisings, Exhaustion and Leveraging White Privilege For Justice Jun 01, 2020

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Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. George Floyd. The list of unarmed black people killed by the police and other armed white people keeps getting longer.

On Today's Show:
Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race (Seal Press, 2019) and the forthcoming MEDIOCRE: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America (Seal Press, 2020) talks about how Americans can have honest conversations about these killings, and race, racism and white supremacy.

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When Calling 911 is a Hate Crime May 29, 2020

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On Monday, a white woman made a racially charged 911 call on a black birdwatcher in Central Park after he asked her to leash her dog. In what has now become an infamous viral video, taken by the birdwatcher, the woman says “I’m going to tell them there’s an African American man threatening my life.”

On Today's Show:

Brian Benjamin, New York State Senator (D, 30th district), argues that false reporting of a crime should be added to the list of charges eligible for hate crime status.

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How To Reopen Vegas, Wall Street and Your Life May 27, 2020

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Our COVID-19 strategy started with containment and then shifted to flattening the curve. As we begin to reopen and learn to live with COVID-19, it's time for a "harm reduction" approach.

On Today's Show:
Dr. Leana Wen, emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University, contributing columnist for The Washington Post, and former Baltimore Health Commissioner, argues that the United States needs to move to the public health strategy of harm reduction.

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Trump's 'Full Attendance' Convention Could Cost Lives, and The Senate May 26, 2020

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Trump wants his renominating convention to be "a party." But are the roughly 17,000 GOP members who planned to attend OK with taking on those health risks? And could this hurt Trump in North Carolina in November?

On Today's Show:
Politico reporter Alex Isenstadt talks about President Trump's threats to move the Republican National Convention from North Carolina if the governor can't guarantee the event will be able to move forward at full capacity.

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The Most Unusual Three Day Weekend Ever May 22, 2020

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A month after being hospitalized for COVID-19, NYT's Mara Gay is still fighting double pneumonia, and she's got some advice for the country: Don't underestimate this disease.

On Today's Show:
The New York Times editorial board member talks about her firsthand experience with COVID-19, the patients of color she met who didn't make it, and takes calls about how to ballance Memorial Day traditions against the risks of this pandemic.

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Sen. Gillibrand on Climbing out of COVID May 21, 2020

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We know a lot more now than we did at the beginning of this pandemic, and we know it's going to take a lot more to come out strong on the other side. Is Washington, D.C. up for it?

On Today's Show;
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D NY) talks about federal relief, including SNAP benefits and state and local funding for hard-hit areas.

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Naomi Klein on the 'Screen' New Deal May 20, 2020

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She pioneered the way we think about disaster economics. Today, the author of Shock Doctrine explains who's profiting from the new telecommuting surge.

On Today's Show:
Naomi Klein, senior correspondent for The Intercept, the Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University, co-founder of The Leap, a climate justice organization, and the author of many books, including On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal (Simon & Schuster, 2019), argues that the pandemic has been a major opportunity for Big Tech to integrate more completely into Americans' lives, and that politicians have given Silicon Valley more power than ever before.

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Why Are Countries Led By Women Handling COVID-19 Better? May 19, 2020

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Germany, Finland, Taiwan and New Zealand have at least two things in common: women heads of state, and relative success battling the coronavirus pandemic.

On Today's Show:
Amanda Taub, writer for The New York Times Interpreter column, looks at what we can — and cannot — learn from that information.

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Reopening Politics Meets Reopening Realities May 18, 2020

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From Madison to Atlanta to California, cities and states are starting to re-open, and we asked callers from around the US to report on how their areas are handling slackening anti-COVID measures.

On Today's Show:
Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief, discusses the latest COVID-19 news, the political nature of the debate over masks and shelter-in-place measures, and the latest developments in national politics.

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A QAnon Conspiracy Q&A May 15, 2020

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A new documentary is spreading dangerous misinformation about COVID-19. In the age of Trumpian untruth, we explore why, how and with whom these conspiracy theories have taken root.

On Today's Show:
Adrienne LaFrance, executive editor of The Atlantic, talks about how conspiracy theories are appealing to a growing number of Americans, how the president often amplifies them and why that is a threat to all of us.

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