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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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Holiday Best-Of: Jelani Cobb; Pregnancy; Grandparenting; Julia Ioffe; Cartoons Dec 26, 2025

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During this holiday season, hear some recent favorites:

Jelani Cobb, dean of the Journalism School at Columbia University, a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025 (One World, 2025), looks back at recent history and find the threads that connect the era of protests and backlash.
Irin Carmon, senior correspondent at New York magazine, co-author of Notorious RBG (Dey Street Books, 2015) and, most recently, author of Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America (Atria/One Signal, 2025), explores what it means to be pregnant today in America through reporting and personal stories.
Marina Lopes, author of Please Yell at My Kids (GCP/Balance, 2025), talks about her story in The Atlantic suggesting American parents look at the way childcare works in Singapore where grandparents are frequently primary caregivers and get paid for the work.
Julia Ioffe, founding partner and Washington correspondent of Puck and the author of Motherland: A History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy (Ecco, 2025), talks about her new book that delves into the feminist history of Russia and why it offers context for the war in Ukraine.
Liza Donnelly, writer and cartoonist at The New Yorker and the author of Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Women Cartoonists, 1925-2021 (Prometheus, 2022) and the substack "Seeing Things", discusses the short documentary film she directed, "Women Laughing," about cartoonists at The New Yorker and their artistic processes.

These interviews were lightly edited for time and clarity; the original web versions are available here:

Defining the Decade (Nov. 13, 2025)

The Perils of Pregnancy in America (Nov. 6, 2025)

Grandparenting as Paid Labor? (Oct. 10, 2025)

Russia and Feminism (Oct. 25, 2025)

Funny Women of The New Yorker (Nov. 10, 2025)

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Your Best Gift Ever Dec 24, 2025

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Listeners share the best gifts they've ever received and what made them so special.

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Picks and Pans of 2025 Entertainment Dec 24, 2025

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Listeners offer their picks of what they loved and hated this year in the world of film, literature, podcasting, performance, and more.

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What Christmas Means to You Dec 24, 2025

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Christians call in to share the religious meaning of the holiday for them and what "Christian politics" mean as they come into the spotlight under the Trump administration. Then, listeners tell stories of moments that defined their common humanity with people from different backgrounds.

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Saying Goodbye (And Hello) to Beloved Businesses Dec 24, 2025

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Listeners share which of their favorite businesses closed in 2025, and shoutout new spots where they plan on becoming regulars.

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Instacart’s AI-aided Pricing Experiments Dec 23, 2025

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Derek Kravitz, reporter and deputy editor for Consumer Reports, discusses an investigation into third-party grocery delivery service Instacart's algorithmic pricing experiment.

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Shop Listener 2025: Experiences Dec 23, 2025

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Shop Listener is back for the 2025 holiday season. Listeners call in to shout out the "experience" holiday gifts they sell.

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Offshore Wind, China and the GOP Dec 23, 2025

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Robinson Meyer, founding executive editor of Heatmap, talks about how in the ten years since the Paris Agreement, as he says the "climate story is the China story" now. Plus, Jael Holzman, senior reporter at Heatmap, reports on how the Republican Party has turned fully against renewable energy sources, including offshore wind projects.

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Mayor-Elect Mamdani's Inauguration Plans Dec 23, 2025

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Jeff Coltin, editor-in-chief of City & State, talks about Mayor-elect Mamdani's latest deputy mayor appointments, and the inauguration plans.

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How to Stay Healthy as Flu Season Ramps Up Dec 22, 2025

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The flu season has hit and cases are still rising. Michelle Morse, M.D., interim commissioner of health at the NYC Department of Health and an internal medicine and public health doctor, talks about how to stay healthy this holiday season.

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