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Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

Daily thoughtful conversation about the latest news and politics.

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Latest Episodes:

We Discuss Today’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner With Azar Nafisi and Summer Lopez Oct 06, 2023

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The jailed Iranian women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi, is this year's recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

On Today's Show:
Summer Lopez, chief program officer of Free Expression Programs at PEN America and Azar Nafisi, author of many books including Reading Lolita in Tehran and most recently Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times (Dey Street Books, 2022), discuss Mohammadi's work, and the importance, and difficulties of speaking truth to power.

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Former NJ Congressman, Now In Ukraine, On US Aid, How Menendez May Have Compromised Egyptians’ Human Rights Oct 05, 2023

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How might the bribery indictment of a prominent Democrat who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee impact the foreign policy of the United States?

On Today's Show:
Tom Malinowski, diplomat, McCain Institute senior fellow and former congressman representing NJ's 7th district, reflects on representing the 7th district, current New Jersey politics, and Senator Bob Menendez's impact on U.S. foreign policy.

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Rep. Ritchie Torres On The Power-Sharing Deals McCarthy Wouldn’t Even Discuss Oct 04, 2023

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A few GOP congressmembers from the party's far-right have, with the help of their Democratic colleagues, ousted the now former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

On Today's Show:
Ritchie Torres, U.S. Representative (D-NY15) talks about the deal that avoided a government shutdown, the fallout for McCarthy and the GOP, and what it means for the House's ability to govern through another impending budget fight.

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Do EV’s Really Cost American jobs? Do They Really Help The Climate? Oct 03, 2023

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What might the rise of electric vehicles mean for the U.S. autoworkers, the UAW strike and the climate?

On Today's Show:
Robinson Meyer, founding executive editor of Heatmap, a new climate-focused media company, breaks down the latest in climate news headlines, and discusses the geopolitics and global economics of electric vehicles.

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Republicans Falter on Funding While Dems Call for Sen. Menendez to Step Down Oct 03, 2023

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On Today's Show:
Susan Glasser, New Yorker staff writer, on the latest national political news, including the spending impasse in the House over funding to Ukraine and the Democratic response to New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez's indictment on corruption charges.

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Should Democrats Help Kevin McCarthy Remain As Speaker After He Helped Them Keep The Government Open? Oct 02, 2023

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To stave off a government shutdown, Congress has passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government, at least until November.

On Today's Show:
Kadia Goba, politics reporter at Semafor, breaks down the politics at play with the brinksmanship over shutting down the federal government and what comes next for Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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Why Are Republicans Defending Dem. Sen. Menendez? Sep 29, 2023

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A big news day in national politics, as D.C. reckons with a looming shutdown, the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, and a NJ Democrat's federal indictment.

On Today's Show:
Aaron Blake, senior political reporter, who writes The Fix at The Washington Post, talks about the politics at play in the shutdown, and how politicians and voters are feeling about Senator Menendez, a week after his federal indictment on bribery charges.

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Republicans For President Bash “Union Bosses”, Not Actual Bosses, In UAW Strike Sep 28, 2023

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Last night, all but one of the GOP presidential frontrunners weighed in on the United Auto Workers strike from the debate stage, while Trump weighed in from a competing event with non-unionized workers.

On Today's Show:
Jeff Stein, White House economics reporter for The Washington Post, talks about how the GOP presidential hopefuls address the issues raised by the UAW strike as they meet for a second debate.

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New Yorker Editor David Remnick On The “Gerontocracy” Sep 27, 2023

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What does it mean for our government that so many key elected officials and candidates are significantly older than the median age of the country?

On Today's Show:
David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker and the host of "The New Yorker Radio Hour" talks about current politics, including his recent article called "The Washington Gerontocracy."

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Former Bernie Sanders Adviser Has A New Book On Actually Ending Child Poverty Sep 26, 2023

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Last year, the child poverty rose more than it ever has since the Census started recording it in 2009, more than doubling from 5.2 percent in 2021 to 12.4 percent in 2022.

On Today's Show:
Through the story of three North Philadelphia children and drawing on his research, Nikhil Goyal, sociologist and policymaker who served as senior policy advisor on education and children for Chairman Senator Bernie Sanders on the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Committee on the Budget and the author of Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty (Metropolitan Books, 2023), shows how poverty limits the lives of U.S. children and offers policy solutions.

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