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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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Can We Change Our Personalities? Mar 12, 2025

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Olga Khazan, staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change (S&S/Simon Element, 2025), talks about her new book and what she found on her year-long quest to become a "better" person.

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Legal Analysis of Mahmoud Khalil's Arrest Mar 12, 2025

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detailed Mahmoud Khalil—a legal permanent resident with a green card and prominent student-activist-turned-negotiator in pro-Palestine demonstrations at Colombia University. Peter Markowitz, professor of law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and the founding faculty member and co-director of the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic, offers legal analysis of the detention.

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Reporters Ask the Mayor: Detention of Mahmoud Khalil, Developments in Adams' Criminal Case, and More Mar 12, 2025

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Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event. Topics include the mayor's response to Columbia-grad pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil and how it may impact the Democratic primary election in June, developments in Adams' corruption case, plus why the mayor's stopped reading the news.

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Trump's Trade War: A Debate Mar 12, 2025

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As President Trump's trade war heats up, Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, and Mark DiPlacido, policy advisor at American Compass, talk about the pros and cons of tariffs and whether or not the president's current tariff policy could achieve Trump's stated goals.

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The Points Guy's Travel Advice: Etiquette Mar 11, 2025

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Throughout this pledge drive, Brian Kelly, founder of the travel site The Points Guy and the author of How to Win at Travel (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, 2025), shares advice on how to optimize your travel plans. Today, he shares his tips for how to behave in order to have a smooth experience for you, and everyone around you.

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10 Question Quiz: Music History Mar 11, 2025

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Every day during this pledge drive, listeners can try their hands at a quiz. Today's topic is music history.

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Is This Authoritarianism? Mar 11, 2025

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Timothy Snyder, history professor at Yale University and the author of the substack "Thinking About..." and the books, On Tyranny (Penguin Random House, 2017) and his latest, On Freedom (Crown, 2024), offers his analysis of recent actions by the Trump administration, including the elimination of USAID programs and attacks on the press.

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Science and Rising Autism Rates Mar 11, 2025

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Autism rates are rising but Paul Offit, MD, director of the Vaccine Education Center and an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the author of Autism's False Prophets (Columbia University Press, 2008) and most recently Tell Me When It’s Over: And Insider’s Guide to Deciphering COVID Myths and Navigating Our Post-Pandemic World (National Geographic, 2024), says scientists have already debunked theories linking the rise to childhood vaccinations.

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Trump's USDA, Organic Farmers and Climate Change Mar 11, 2025

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President Trump's U.S. Department of Agriculture has purged the agency's website of information related to climate change, extreme weather resilience and sustainable farming practices among other important topics. Now, one of New York's largest organic farming associations is suing the USDA. Emily Atkin, editor-in-chief of the HEATED newsletter, unpacks the story.

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The Points Guy's Travel Advice: How to Travel With Your Family Mar 10, 2025

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Throughout this pledge drive, Brian Kelly, founder of the travel site The Points Guy and the author of How to Win at Travel (Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, 2025), shares advice on how to optimize your travel plans. Today, he shares advice on flying with your family, especially with babies and small children.

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