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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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Why is Local News Disappearing in the Bronx? Sep 02, 2026

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Eileen Markey, assistant Professor of journalism at Lehman College CUNY, longtime journalist covering the Bronx and author of the forthcoming book, All They Had: How The Bronx Survived a Death Sentence (Duke University Press, 2027), talks about the recent news of layoffs, shutdowns and shrinking of local news outlets in the Bronx, and how that impacts the borough.

Photo: The final issue of Norwood News (Courtesy Norwood News)

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What the Death of Physical Video Games Means for Consumers Sep 02, 2026

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Many gaming companies have been moving towards subscription payment models and away from the sale of physical games, to the dismay of many players. Jason Schreier, reporter for Bloomberg News covering the video-game industry and co-host of the podcast Triple Click, unpacks what the death of physical games means for consumers, and what it can tell us about the future of the quarter billion-dollar industry.

Photo: A Nintendo 64 game console with the game "Mario Kart." (Jan Woitas/dpa via Getty Images)

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Goodbye, WQXR's Jeff Spurgeon Sep 02, 2026

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WQXR's longtime morning show host Jeff Spurgeon is retiring at the end of this week. He joins us to reflect on his long career at New York Public Radio's classical music station and what he hopes listeners will keep learning about classical music.

Photo: WQXR host Jeff Spurgeon (WNYC staff photo)

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How Much Has the War in Iran Cost Us? Sep 01, 2026

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John Cassidy, staff writer at The New Yorker talks about how analysts, politicians, and every day people are calculating the cost of the Iran War.

Photo: A pedestrian walks past a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump inside a catering container, installed on a building along a street in downtown of Tehran on August 31, 2026. Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on August 31 in retaliation for American strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first exchange of fire for a month in a war that has engulfed the region. (ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)

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Extreme Weather and El Niño Sep 01, 2026

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David Gelles, reporter on The New York Times climate team and leader of the Times' "Climate Forward" newsletter and events series, talks about his reporting on the economic effect of this summer's strong storms, and the weather effects of El Niño, which is happening but hasn't yet peaked.

Photo: Operator monitoring wind speed and direction in the Pacific at the Peruvian National Emergency Operations Center (COEN) regarding preparations for the arrival of El Niño and national multi-hazard drills. (Carlos Garcia Granthon/Fotoholica Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Jon Ronson on 'Unraveling' Men Sep 01, 2026

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Jon Ronson, journalist, filmmaker, "This American Life" contributor and the author of The Psychopath Test and his latest, The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men (‎Riverhead Books, 2026), talks about his new book, an exploration of the crisis in masculinity.

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Your Creative NYC Living Arrangements Sep 01, 2026

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Samantha Delouya, CNN Business reporter, shares her reporting on young New Yorkers moving in with seniors, nuns, and other unlikely roommates as the city's median asking rent hits $4,200.

Photo: Christina Vögerl (r) sits with her convent sisters in the convent of the order "Poor Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Family" at the laid table. (Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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Data Center Opposition in Wisconsin, and Beyond Aug 31, 2026

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Dan Kaufman, journalist and author of The Fall of Wisconsin: The Conservative Conquest of a Progressive Bastion and the Future of American Politics (W. W. Norton & Company, 2018), reports on the movement against data centers in Wisconsin, a major hub for the centers, and how it's turning into a major issue there and elsewhere ahead of the midterms.

Photo: Protesters gather for a statewide data center day of action at the Wisconsin State Capitol on February 12, 2026 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Joe Timmerman/Catchlight/Wisconsin Watch via Getty Images)

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The 'Power Grab' in the Brooklyn Democratic Party Aug 31, 2026

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The Brooklyn Democratic Party passed a series of rule changes last week which reformers are calling a 'power grab' by the old guard, aimed at keeping the party's existing leaders in power, despite the protest of several prominent democrats. Gwynne Hogan, senior reporter at The City Reporter, and Jeff Coltin, editor-in-chief of City & State NY, unpack the saga, and what it tells us about the role of local party chapters in the city's changing political landscape.

Photo: Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn delivers remarks. (Ben Fractenberg at The City Reporter)

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Media and the First Amendment Since 9/11 Aug 31, 2026

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Jameel Jaffer, executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, talks about how the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have re-shaped the First Amendment and press freedom in the United States, and how this is still affecting speech today.

Photo: A salesman in an electronics store in Mexico City watches the World Trade Center in New York City collapse September 11, 2001. (Susana Gonzalez/Getty Images)

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