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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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Brian Lehrer Weekend: 100 Years of Fascism; City of Yes; Best Sports Writing Dec 07, 2024

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

100 Years of 100 Things: Fascism (First) | The 'City of Yes' Plan Passes City Council (Starts at 39:00 ) | 2024's Best Sports Writing (Starts at 1:23:00)

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Shop Listener 2024: The Suburbs Dec 06, 2024

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Shop Listener is back for the 2024 holiday season. Listeners call in to shout out their brick-and-mortar businesses located on Long Island, and in New Jersey, Connecticut and Westchester (and suburbs farther north) ahead of the holidays for a Brian Lehrer Show listener-sourced gift guide.

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Manhunt for Insurance CEO Shooter Continues Dec 06, 2024

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Felipe Rodriguez, adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and former NYPD detective sergeant, offers analysis of the ongoing police investigation into the brazen shooting of a health care executive on a Midtown Manhattan street.

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The 'City of Yes' Plan Passes City Council Dec 06, 2024

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The housing plan known as "City of Yes" has passed the City Council. NYC Councilnember Pierina Ana Sanchez (District 14: Morris Heights, University Heights, Fordham, Kingsbridge) and Dan Garodnick, director of the New York City Department of City Planning, talk about the details of the plan and whether it will be enough to solve the city's housing crunch.

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The Campus as Culture War Battlefield Dec 06, 2024

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Ilya Marritz, reporter at The Boston Globe, and Hilary Burns, higher education reporter at The Boston Globe, talk about the series "The Harvard Plan", from On the Media and The Boston Globe, which looks at how universities have become embroiled in the culture wars in a new way.

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Gender-Affirming Care Lands in SCOTUS Dec 05, 2024

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On Wednesday, Supreme Court Justices heard arguments in a case about gender-affirming care for minors. Kate Shaw, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, co-host of the Supreme Court podcast Strict Scrutiny, a contributor with ABC News and a contributing opinion Writer with the New York Times, explains why the court is considering a challenge to a Tennessee law that bars the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy.

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2024's Best Sports Writing Dec 05, 2024

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Jane McManus, sports writer, an adjunct professor at New York University at the Preston Robert Tisch Institute for Global Sport and the editor of The Year's Best Sports Writing 2024 (Triumph, 2024) and author of the forthcoming The Fast Track: Inside the Surging Business of Women's Sports (Temple University Press, 2025), looks back on some of the best writing about sports and athletes this year.

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South Korea's Latest Political Crisis Dec 05, 2024

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Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post reporter on the International desk covering foreign affairs, and Anthony Kuhn, NPR international correspondent based in Seoul, South Korea, discuss the short-lived martial law order from South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, and the political crisis unfolding in the National Assembly and streets of Seoul.

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Navigating the Immigration System Under Trump Dec 05, 2024

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There will likely be changes to the immigration system under Donald Trump, who has pledged to initiate a mass deportation campaign. Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO at the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), speaks to the concerns of immigrants.

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100 Years of 100 Things: US Meritocracy Dec 04, 2024

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As our centennial series continues, David Brooks, a contributing writer at The Atlantic, New York Times columnist, and the author of the book How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen (Random House, 2023), reviews the history of "meritocracy" in the U.S. and argues that it needs reform.

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