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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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The Professionals Cleaning Up AI Slop Sep 24, 2026

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Listeners, especially graphic designers and lawyers, call in to share their stories of being hired to clean up AI slop that clients have made, how they have been treated in the process and how they think AI will affect the future of their professions.
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30 Issues in 30 Days: How Elections Work Sep 23, 2026

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Zachary Roth, managing editor at Democracy Docket, talks about the rules that govern elections: the state of mail-in ballots, laws around voter intimidation, and other issues that are becoming more prominent in election governance across the country.

Photo: A polling station in Des Moines, IA on November 8, 2022. (Phil Roeder [Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic] via Wikimedia Commons)

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Mayor Mamdani's 'Broken Windows' Promise Sep 23, 2026

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Amanda Jack, director of policy with criminal law reform at The Legal Aid Society, talks about the rise in low-level NYPD summonses in the latest Mayor's Management Report and what it says about Mayor Mamdani's promise to move away from broken windows policing.

Photo: Close up of the NYPD logo on a police car. (Tim Drivas Photography via Getty Images)

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Anti-MAGA Insights Sep 23, 2026

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Sarah Longwell, political strategist, CEO and Publisher of The Bulwark, host of The Focus Group podcast and the author of How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time (St. Martin’s Press, 2026), talks about what she's learned from focus groups on building an opposition to MAGA Republicans.

Photo: WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 29: President Donald Trump and MAGA merchandise is displayed for sale from a vendor near the White House on May 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

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A Rancher Takes on Wildfire Management Sep 23, 2026

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Anna Sale, creator and host of the podcast Death, Sex & Money and the new video series People Trying, made in partnership with The National Geographic Society, talks about her new series, about how people who work directly with land and water approach climate-related dilemmas, and Shelly Kelly, rancher who runs the Sandhills Task Force in rural Nebraska, discusses her work to manage wildfire risk in a changing landscape in Nebraska.

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Call Your Senator: Sen. Andy Kim Sep 22, 2026

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U.S. Senator (D NJ), Andy Kim, talks about his work in the Senate and the issues in New Jersey.

Photo: Representative Andy Kim, (D-NJ), speaks during a House Small Business Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, (Erin Scott/Bloomberg)

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30 Issues in 30 Days: Medicare for All Sep 22, 2026

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Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent, KFF Health News and host of the What the Health? podcast, talks about how health care policy is playing out in the midterm elections, including which Senate candidates are running on "Medicare for all," and which candidates have different approaches.

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Mayor Mamdani's 'Report Card' and Meeting with President Trump Sep 22, 2026

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Katie Honan, senior reporter at The City Reporter and co-host of FAQ NYC, talks about Mayor Mamdani's meeting with President Trump, plus his first "Mayor's Management Report."

Photo: President Donald Trump and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani walk out following their meeting at Gracie Mansion on September 21, 2026, in New York City. (Spencer Platt via Getty Images)

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Your Signs of Fall Sep 22, 2026

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To mark the fall equinox, we hear from listeners about what signs they look for to know that fall is starting and summer is ending in New York.

Photo: An autumn day in Central Park. (Linda Fletcher [Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International] via Wikimedia Commons)

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World Leaders Gather at the U.N. Sep 21, 2026

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Mark Leon Goldberg, editor-in-chief and publisher of UN Dispatch and host of the podcast "Global Dispatches," previews the UNGA as world leaders gather at the United Nations.

Photo: Khalilur Rahman, president of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly UNGA, announces the opening of the 81st session of the UNGA at the UN headquarters in New York, Sept. 8, 2026. (Zhang Fengguo/Xinhua via Getty Images)

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