Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - TopPodcast.com

View Top 200 Chart

Back to Rankings Page

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast — Daily News
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

Daily thoughtful conversation about the latest news and politics.

Copyright: © WNYC Studios

Latest Episodes:

Election Day Information — And Disinformation — Are Upon Us Nov 07, 2022

Show notes

What reforms have there been to curb election-impacting misinformation, and what does the information landscape look like ahead of the 2022 midterms?

On Today's Show:
Andrea Bernstein, who covers Democracy for ProPublica and contributes to NPR covering Trump legal matters, co-host of "Will Be Wild", and the author of American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power, and Ilya Marritz, freelance reported for ProPublica, NPR, and co-host of the podcasts "Trump, Inc." and "Will be Wild", talk about how the Biden administration's actions to address disinformation hasn't been as strong as they initially indicated.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Health Care Takes a Back Seat in the Midterms Nov 04, 2022

Show notes

On Today's Show:
Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for Kaiser Health News and host of KHN's What the Health podcast, discusses the politics of health care costs and the competing approaches by Democrats and Republicans this midterms season.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Is There A Democratic and Republican Way To Fight Inflation? Nov 03, 2022

Show notes

How different are the two major political parties policy approaches to combatting inflation, one of the key issues in this midterm season?

On Today's Show:
Jim Tankersley, New York Times White House correspondent with a focus on economic policy, talks about how Democrats and Republicans say they will fight it, and historically, what has worked and what hasn't.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Is There A Democratic And Republican Way To Fight Poverty? Nov 02, 2022

Show notes

What does each of the major political parties think is the right approach to combating poverty?

On Today's Show:
Chris Howard, Pamela C. Harriman Professor of Government and Public Policy at the College of William & Mary and the author of Who Cares: The Social Safety Net in America (Oxford University Press, 2022), discusses how Republicans and Democrats approach the issue of poverty and which party, if either, can eradicate it.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Affordable Housing On The Ballot In NY Nov 01, 2022

Show notes

In New York, where the real estate industry represents a powerful interest group, how are the candidates for governor thinking about affordable housing, and addressing homelessness?

On Today's Show:
Kathryn Brenzel, senior reporter at The Real Deal, joins to discuss where Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin stand on the issue of affordable housing as Election Day looms.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After The Apparent Assassination Attempt On The Speaker Of The House Oct 31, 2022

Show notes

As details have surfaced around the invasion of Nancy Pelosi's home by a violent intruder, we ask whether voters will be considering the risk of political violence at the ballot box.

On Today's Show:
Lisa Lerer, national political correspondent for The New York Times, and Philip Bump, national columnist for The Washington Post, talk about what the polls and reporting are saying as voting for the midterm elections has begun in most of the United States.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

How the Left and the Right (but Mostly the Right) Want to Transform the Constitution Oct 28, 2022

Show notes

What might updating the United States' Constitution do to our democracy?

On Today's Show:
Russ Feingold, former U.S. senator, president of the American Constitution Society, and co-author of The Constitution in Jeopardy: An Unprecedented Effort to Rewrite Our Fundamental Law and What We Can Do About It (Public Affairs, 2022), discusses the calls — coming from both the right and the left — to update the U.S. Constitution.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In The Midterm Election Campaigns, Corporations Are People Too Oct 27, 2022

Show notes

Over a decade since the Supreme Court ruled that corporate political contributions constitute free speech, what has it meant for democracy?

On Today's Show:
Adam Winkler, UCLA professor of law and author of We the Corporations (Liveright, 2018) and Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America (W. W. Norton & Company, 2011), delves into the impact of so-called "dark money" on our democracy.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Lincoln Expanded The Supreme Court. Should We? Oct 26, 2022

Show notes

Today, we look at the structure and practices of the Supreme Court, and discuss whether reforms could reshape it in defense of democracy.

On Today's Show:
Emily Bazelon, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, co-host of Slate's "Political Gabfest" podcast, Truman Capote fellow for creative writing and law at Yale Law School, and author of Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration (Random House, 2019), joins the show to discuss the history of the Supreme Court, its role in American democracy, and proposals to change it.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Threats Against Election Workers Could Sow Midterm 'Chaos' Oct 25, 2022

Show notes

Election officials around the country have been resigning amid threats and intimidation. What does that mean for democracy?

On Today's Show:
Dana Milbank, columnist for The Washington Post, discusses the uptick in threats of violence against election official workers, intimidation of voters, and the potential for chaos at the polls on Election Day.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Related Podcasts