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Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

Daily thoughtful conversation about the latest news and politics.

Copyright: © WNYC Studios

Latest Episodes:

Harris Has To Overcome This Perception To Beat Trump Sep 25, 2024

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With a little over a month until the 2024 presidential election season wraps up, we explore how undecided voters are thinking about their choice.

On Today's Show:
Ruth Igielnik, polling editor at the New York Times, discusses the trends and stories within polling of undecided voters as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump vie for their allegiances.

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How MAGA Election Officials Are Trying to “Weaponize” Vote-Counting Sep 24, 2024

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Some Trump-aligned Republicans in certain states are reportedly working to sow confusion over vote counting.

On Today's Show:
Ari Berman, voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones and author of Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024), talks about how efforts to undermine confidence in the electoral system could affect the outcome of the presidential election.

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Are Today’s Education Culture Wars Worse Than The Scopes Monkey Trial? Sep 23, 2024

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The book Whose America? Culture Wars in the Public Schools (University of Chicago Press, September 2022), traces the history of the so-called "culture wars" in public education.

On Today's Show:
Jonathan Zimmerman, professor of history of education at the University of Pennsylvania discusses religion in schools, the controversies of today over critical race theory, and immigration curricula in history classrooms, as part of WNYC's Centennial series, "100 Years Of 100 Things"

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Another Immigration Non-Problem. This One Might Shut Down The Government Sep 20, 2024

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A New Jersey lawmaker shares her thoughts and analysis on some of the key issues facing Congress.

On Today's Show:
Mikie Sherrill, U.S. Representative (D, NJ-11), talks about the latest national political news of the day, including the budget fight in Congress, legislation she's proposed on emergency abortion care, the SALT tax and more.

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The 50 Year Pre-History of Project 2025 Sep 19, 2024

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A new podcast, Master Plan, traces the roots of Project 2025.

On Today's Show:
David Sirota, founder and editor-in-chief of The Lever, host of the podcast Master Plan, an investigation into government corruption in the United States, co-creator of the movie Don't Look Up, and former presidential campaign speechwriter for Bernie Sanders, discusses the Heritage Foundation's controversial plan, and its possible impacts on political corruption of the Supreme Court among other crucial sectors of government.

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On the Trump Assassination Attempts, What About The Guns? Sep 17, 2024

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Kamala Harris revealed in the recent presidential debate that she and her running mate are both gun owners, and there was another potential assassination attempt on Donald Trump this past weekend.

On Today's Show:
Jennifer Mascia, senior news writer and a founding staffer at The Trace, reports on how each campaign is handling gun policy.

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Swing State Report Card: North Carolina Sep 16, 2024

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We continue to take a close look at the policy issues that matter most to voters in the 'swing states' for this year's presidential election.

On Today's Show:
Rusty Jacobs, politics reporter at WUNC, breaks down the latest in the presidential campaign as seen through swing state voters in North Carolina.

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The (Sort Of) Climate Section of the Debate Sep 13, 2024

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In Tuesday's debate, climate change didn't exactly get its own section, but was wrapped up in questions related to energy and manufacturing policy.

On Today's Show:
Ben Lefebvre, Politico energy reporter, and Alan Rappeport, economic policy reporter for The New York Times, follow up on the candidates' positions.

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Trump In The Debate: Consistently Anti-Abortion Sep 12, 2024

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After this week's presidential debate, we take a closer look at one of the key issues likely to impact turnout in this election: abortion rights.

On Today's Show:
Amanda Becker, Washington correspondent for The 19th and the author of You Must Stand Up: The Fight for Abortion Rights in Post-Dobbs America (Bloomsbury, 2024), shares her analysis, and the latest reporting.

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The Harris-Trump Debate: It Even Included Policy Sep 11, 2024

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Highlights and analysis of last night's presidential debate between vice president Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

On Today's Show:
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), shares her thoughts on the state of the election, and listeners weigh in with their reactions to the debate.

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