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Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

Daily thoughtful conversation about the latest news and politics.

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The Religious Liberty Case For Abortion Rights - And Praying On The 50-Yard Line Jun 27, 2022

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The Supreme Court ruled today on a case about prayer in public schools. So what does that, and other recent judicial opinions, mean for "freedom of religion"?

On Today's Show:
A series of recent Supreme Court cases, including the right to abortion, privileges the religious freedoms of Christians. Micah Schwartzman, professor and the director of the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy at the University of Virginia School of Law, joins to discuss his recent article asking if the same protection applies to people of the Jewish faith.

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SCOTUS Overturns Roe: Legal Analysis & Listener Reactions Jun 24, 2022

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Today, the Supreme Court overturned the landmark case Roe v. Wade, meaning that the right to an abortion is no longer constitutionally protected.

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), offers analysis of today's Supreme Court decision to upend abortion rights and takes listener calls.

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How SCOTUS Could Change The EPA's Climate Change Posture Jun 23, 2022

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A forthcoming Supreme Court decision could hamper some of the EPA's authority to curtail carbon emissions.

On Today's Show:
Michael Gerrard, professor of law at Columbia Law School and the founder and faculty director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, previews what the case is about and the implications for combating climate change, especially if the court rules against the EPA.

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The Little January 6ths The Select Committee Is Bringing To Light Jun 22, 2022

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At yesterday's Jan. 6 hearing in Congress, we heard evidence around Trump's efforts to target election workers, from secretaries of state to poll workers.

On Today's Show:
Quinta Jurecic, fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, senior editor at Lawfare and contributing writer at The Atlantic, recaps Tuesday's January 6th House hearing that laid out former President Trump's involvement in the plot to overturn the election by enlisting local state officials.

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How SCOTUS Redefined 'Religious Freedom' This Morning Jun 21, 2022

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Today, the Supreme Court handed down an opinion about public money and religious schools.

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) offers analysis of today's Supreme Court news, including the opinion in the case of Maine education vouchers.

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Ibram X. Kendi on How To Raise An Anti-Racist Child Jun 20, 2022

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In honor of Juneteenth yesterday, we present a conversation about teaching children the history of race in America, and raising them to be anti-racist.

On Today's Show:
Ibram X. Kendi, professor in the Humanities and the founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research and the author of How to Raise an Antiracist (One World, 2022) talks about his new book offering guidance to parents and caregivers.

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Trump's Lawyer Claimed Historical Precedent For Jan. 6 Violence Jun 17, 2022

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The Jan. 6 committee laid out their argument yesterday, that Trump pressured his vice president to overturn the election, which he was not legally empowered to do.

On Today's Show:
Ilya Marritz is co-host of the podcast "Will Be Wild," and covers Trump legal matters for NPR. He joined to recap what the committee presented and what it means.

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The SF Progressive Prosecutor Recall Means A Lot (Or Not) Jun 16, 2022

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How much should the recall of San Francisco's progressive district attorney be seen as a bellwether for progressivism around the country?

On Today's Show:
John Pfaff, professor at the Fordham University School of Law, shares his analysis of what the recall of San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin means for progressive prosecutors.

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The New Standards For Gender Affirming Care Jun 15, 2022

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Amid discourse about whether gender affirming care should be available to kids who identify as trans, we wanted to hear what trans health advocacy organizations are actually advocating for.

On Today's Show:
The World Professional Transgender Health Association is releasing new standards of care for the first time in a decade. 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), and Scott Leibowitz, child and adolescent psychiatrist and co-lead on the adolescent chapter for the Standards of Care from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), discuss how the medical community is split on the best treatment for transgender teenagers, and how politics has complicated the situation for doctors, families and transgender Americans.

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Why The Head of Trump’s 'Team Normal' Might Really Be On 'Team Both Sides' Jun 14, 2022

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We dive a little bit deeper on some of the testimony presented at yesterday's Jan. 6 hearing in Congress.

On Today's Show:
Andrea Bernstein, investigative journalist, "Will Be Wild" podcast co-host and the author of American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power (W.W. Norton and Co, 2020), recaps the second day of hearings held by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th attack on the Capitol.

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