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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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What Did You Name Your New Baby? Jan 06, 2025

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The New York City health department's most recent tally of top baby names put Liam and Emma on top. Listeners call in to share what they named their newborns this year, and whether the name landed on the top 10 list, or if they drew from the past or another well to find a unique name for their new baby.

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Congestion Pricing Kicks Off Jan 06, 2025

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WNYC/Gothamist editor Clayton Guse talks about the start of congestion pricing in Manhattan as listeners react, plus other transit news.

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100 Years of 100 Things: US Mortality Causes Jan 06, 2025

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As the centennial series continues, Mark Mather, demographer and associate vice president for U.S. Programs at the Population Reference Bureau (PRB), walks us through the shifts in U.S. mortality statistics over the past 100 years.

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Homelessness Hits Record High Jan 06, 2025

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Homelessness in the United States hit record high in 2024. Jennifer Ludden, NPR national correspondent covers housing and homelessness, and Peter Hepburn, associate director of Eviction Lab and an assistant professor of Sociology at Rutgers University-Newark, explain some of the factors of why the rates increased by double digits.

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Brian Lehrer Weekend: NJ Gov Race; Context for A Complete Unknown; Public Songs Jan 04, 2025

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

NJ Gubernatorial Primary Campaign Kicks Off (First) | Context and a Movie: A Complete Unknown (Starts at 34:0 0) | Previewing All Of It's Public Song Project 2025 (Starts at 52:00)

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Rep. Suozzi on the New Congress Jan 03, 2025

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US Representative (D NY3) Tom Suozzi talks about working across the aisle in the Republican-controlled House.

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Previewing All Of It's Public Song Project 2025 Jan 03, 2025

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The WNYC show All of It's "Public Song Project" invites musicians to incorporate works of art that have entered the public domain into new compositions. All of It producer Simon Close shares music that well-known artists have already created.

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NYC Economic Forecast Jan 03, 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, talks about what to expect for the local economy in 2025.

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NJ Gubernatorial Primary Campaign Kicks Off Jan 03, 2025

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Voters in New Jersey will head to the polls in June to vote in the gubernatorial primary election. Charles Stile, political columnist at The Record / northjersey.com, offers political analysis of both the Republican and Democratic candidates running to be New Jersey's next governor.

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Context and a Movie: A Complete Unknown Jan 02, 2025

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Alissa Wilkinson, movie critic at The New York Times, and Stephen Petrus, director of Public History Programs at LaGuardia and Wagner Archives and co-author of the book Folk City: New York and the American Folk Music Revival (2015), discuss the new Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, and reflect on the singer's legacy as portrayed through film.

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