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The Brian Lehrer Show

Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.

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How the Republican Budget Bill Could Affect NYC May 22, 2025

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Greg David, contributor covering fiscal and economic issues for THE CITY and director of the business and economics reporting program and Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Program at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, offers his analysis of how the House budget bill that Republicans passed early this morning may affect NYC - in both good and bad ways.

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Summer Culture Calendar: Summer Movies May 21, 2025

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Dana Stevens, film critic at Slate.com and a co-host of the Slate Culture Gabfest podcast and the author of Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century (Atria Books, 2022), previews the summer movie season, including the blockbusters everyone will be talking about, and other films she recommends you check out.

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City Politics: Debate Questions May 21, 2025

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Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, talks about the latest news from the campaign trail, as well as the questions listeners would like Brian to ask at the upcoming mayoral primary debate.

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What's Going On with Trump's Budget Bill? May 21, 2025

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In the wake of Trump's attempts to get the House's new budget bill to pass, Marianna Sotomayor, congressional reporter for The Washington Post where she covers lawmakers and debates on Capitol Hill, offers commentary on the bill's status.

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100 Years of 100 Things: Best Sellers May 21, 2025

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As our centennial series continues, Tina Jordan, deputy editor of The New York Times Book Review, and a co-editor of The New York Times Book Review: 125 Years of Literary History (Clarkson Potter, 2021), looks at the history of best-selling books and what that says out the past century of American culture.

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10-Question Quiz: City Critters May 21, 2025

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Listeners try their hand at a quiz about the critters that live in the city.

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Summer Culture Calendar: Classical Music May 20, 2025

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Catch up with the summer cultural calendar with this pledge-drive miniseries. Today, Elliott Forrest, midday host of WQXR, reviews some of the classical music highlights of the summer season.

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10-Question Quiz: New York Movies May 20, 2025

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Listeners try their hand at quiz questions about iconic movies set in New York City.

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SCOTUS Takes on Birthright Citizenship and More May 20, 2025

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Nina Totenberg, NPR legal affairs correspondent, offers her analysis of the arguments the Supreme Court justices heard last week on birthright citizenship, and nationwide injunctions.

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GOP Bill Seeks to Roll Back Clean Energy May 20, 2025

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The Republican House spending bill seeks to cut some of the clean energy tax incentives in the former Biden administration’s 2022 climate law. Kelsey Brugger, reporter covering energy and climate politics on Capitol Hill for Politico's E&E News, breaks down her reporting and explains why some Republicans lawmakers are urging leaders to spare credits that benefit clean energy projects in red states.

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