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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 Preventable was the DC Air Crash? Feb 03, 2025

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The collision between a passenger jet and Army Blackhawk Helicopter resulted in the worst aviation tragedy in the United States in decades. Oriana Pawlyk, POLITICO’s aviation reporter, and Jeff Wise, aviation journalist and host of the Finding MH370 podcast, share their reporting on the incident, the issues surrounding air traffic controllers, and whether or not this tragedy could have been prevented.

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Monday Morning Politics: Tariffs & Federal Worker Buyouts Feb 03, 2025

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Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent for USA Today, talks about the news from Washington focusing on the federal worker buyout offers and the announced tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China.

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The State of Crime in the City Feb 03, 2025

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Elizabeth Glazer, founder of the journal Vital City and former director of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, discusses a report that looks at data that illuminates surprising trends in crime in New York City and what it says about public safety and justice right now.

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Brian Lehrer Weekend: Subways; Presidential Power; 100 Years of The New Yorker Feb 01, 2025

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Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.

Subway Breakdowns (First) | The Federal Aid Freeze and Reversal (Starts at 30:30) | 100 Years of 100 Things: The New Yorker Magazine (Starts at 1:12:00)

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100 Years of 100 Things: Billboard Music Charts Jan 31, 2025

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With the Grammy Awards coming up and as our centennial series continues, Gary Trust, New York-based managing director of charts and data operations at Billboard Magazine, looks back through this century of hit music.

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NYC Schools and 'Mass Deportation' Jan 31, 2025

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Michael Elsen-Rooney, reporter at Chalkbeat New York, delves into his reporting on how fears of family separation and deportation are affecting New York City schools and their students.

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100 Years of 100 Things: The New Yorker Magazine Jan 31, 2025

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As our centennial series continues, David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker and the host of The New Yorker Radio Hour, talks about another centenarian, The New Yorker, which published its first issue on February 21, 1925.

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Sen. Andy Kim on Nominees, Executive Orders, and More Jan 31, 2025

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U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D NJ) talks about the Trump cabinet nominees, including his questioning of RFK, Jr. on Thursday, the impact of the foreign aid freeze and federal employee purges, plus his other work in Washington and New Jersey.

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Why China's AI Startup 'DeepSeek' is a Sputnik Moment Jan 30, 2025

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The China-based AI startup 'DeepSeek' has sent shockwaves throughout the American tech and financial sector since its release. Reed Albergotti, technology editor at Semafor, explains what DeepSeek is and what it means for the future of American global dominance of the tech industry.

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The Federal Aid Freeze and Reversal Jan 30, 2025

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The White House budget office ordered a pause on federal loans and grants, only to issue a reversal days later. Kate Shaw, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, co-host of the Supreme Court podcast Strict Scrutiny and a contributing opinion writer with The New York Times, offers legal analysis of the move — and the Trump administration's attempts to expand executive power in general.

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