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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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A Wall Street Fall Sep 17, 2026

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William Cohan, co-founder of Puck News and author of many books, including Money to Burn: The Unvarnished Truth About Leon Black, Apollo, and the Rise of a New Wall Street (Portfolio, 2026), tells the story of one Wall Street titan's rise and fall and what it says about the larger system.

Photo: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on September 16, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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The History of Concrete Sep 17, 2026

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Concrete may be the world's most widely used building material, but it isn't widely considered a stimulating topic of conversation. John Wilson, filmmaker and creator of "How To with John Wilson", discusses his new documentary, "The History of Concrete," about the hidden side of a material that's more fallible than we might think and why we should care.

Photo: A scene from THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE, a Magnolia Pictures release. (Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)

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Speak With the Speaker: AI Accountability, Synagogue Protests, and 9/11 Air Quality Records Sep 16, 2026

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City Council Speaker Julie Menin (D-5, Upper East Side) talks about the latest developments in the City Council and takes calls from listeners, in the latest installment of a new monthly series.

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How the Trump Administration's New 'Public Charge' Rule May Affect Immigrants Sep 16, 2026

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The Trump administration's new "public charge" rule, which is scheduled to go into effect this week, will make it more difficult for immigrants applying for visas and green cards if they have used public benefits like SNAP or Medicaid. Catherine Chen, CEO of the Asian American Federation, talks about what to know, the city's lawsuit to try to stop it and why Asian immigrants will be disproportionately affected.

Photo: A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed in a Brooklyn grocery store on December 5, 2019 in New York City. (Scott Heins/Getty Images)

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Advice for Democrats Sep 16, 2026

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Adam Jentleson, former chief of staff to Senator John Fetterman and a former deputy chief of staff to Senator Harry Reid and the author of Supermajority: How Democrats Can Build Lasting Power (WW Norton, 2026), argues Democrats need a supermajority in Congress and offers advice for achieving it, and suggestions for what legislation to enact if it's achieved.

Photo: People watch as U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) appears on a video to endorse U.S. Sen. David McCormick (R-PA) on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 09, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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A Curry Tour of NYC Sep 16, 2026

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Robert Sietsema, veteran restaurant critic and author of Substack newsletter Robert Sietsema’s New York, talks about his recent article in Gothamist on the diversity of curry dishes in New York City as listeners share curry dishes from their home country and their favorite curry spots in the five boroughs.

Photo: The spice curry powder in center is made up of, from left, coriander, black pepper, cardamom, mustard, cumin, cayenne pepper and turmeric at Caroline Barrett's home on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017 in Delmar, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)

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AI Doomsday? Sep 15, 2026

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Will Oremus, a staff writer at The Atlantic, discusses the uproar over the warnings of potential threats to humanity from unregulated AI, then Andrew Prokop, senior politics correspondent at Vox, talks about possible government actions to prevent disaster from the purposeful or inadvertent consequences of AI harm.

Photo: A person holds an iPhone displaying icons for Copilot, Gemini, Meta AI, Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, DeepSeek, Perplexity and Doubao in a folder titled "Artificial Intelligence" on September 15, 2026, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.(Cheng Xin/Getty Images)

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Emmys 2026 Recap Sep 15, 2026

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Daniel Fienberg, chief television critic at The Hollywood Reporter, talks about the big winners, losers, and memorable events from the Emmy Awards.

Photo: Mariska Hargitay attends the blue carpet rollout for the 78th Emmy Awards at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, September 10, 2026. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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What to Know: Fall Vaccines and Legionnaires' in The Bronx Sep 15, 2026

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Caroline Lewis, health care reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, explains what you need to know about fall vaccines, including flu, Covid and RSV, plus discusses the news that there is a new Legionnaires' cluster in The Bronx.

Photo: 12 years and older New Yorkers got vaccinated at the St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Bronx of New York City, United States on June 13, 2021. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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'Get the App' Gripes! Sep 15, 2026

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From street parking to attending concerts, seems like everything requires an app nowadays. And not everyone has a smartphone, a data plan, or the patience for a glitchy download. Listeners share the moments an app got in the way of something that used to be simple.

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