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The Brian Lehrer Show
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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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Monday Morning Politics: The Midterms
3d ago00:49:26Tap to summarizeSusan Glasser, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of a weekly column on life in Washington and co-host of The Political Scene podcast and the author (with Peter Baker) of The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 (Doubleday, 2022), as well as Evan Osnos, staff writer at The New Yorker, co-host of the podcast "The Political Scene" and the author of The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich (Scribner, 2025), comment on the latest national political news, including the outlook for the 2026 midterm elections. Photo: James Talarico, Democratic nominee for a closely-watched U.S. Senate race in Texas this year, delivers remarks at a rally in September 2025. (Credit: H. Michael Karshis via Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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New Jersey Political News Roundup: Delaney Hall Updates & NJ Primaries
3d ago00:31:49Tap to summarizeArya Sundaram, WNYC and Gothamist reporter covering race and immigration, breaks down the latest in New Jersey, including why the mayor of Newark on Sunday announced a partial curfew following repeated clashes near a federal immigration detention center, and Charles Stile, political columnist at The Record / northjersey.com, offers a preview of Tuesday's NJ congressional primaries. Photo: Police clash with protesters outside the federal immigration center at Delaney Hall, where ICE is housing detained immigrants, on May 30, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Saints for Pride Month
3d ago00:21:28Tap to summarizeAntonio Pagliarulo, writer and author of Queer Saints: A Radical Guide to Magic, Miracles, and Modern Intercession (Weiser Books), talks about the role of saints in people's lives, within the Catholic Church and beyond, and offers his list of saints specifically for the LGBTQ+ community. Photo: Cover art for Queer Saints. (Credit: Red Wheel/Weiser Books) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Ask the Mayor Preview
3d ago00:06:02Tap to summarizeMayor Zohran Mamdani will be joining the show tomorrow for his inaugural "Ask the Mayor" segment. Listeners call in to share questions they'd like to ask the new mayor. Photo: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers remarks about the fiscal year 2027 budget in New York City Hall, New York, U.S., May 12, 2026. (Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Brian Lehrer Weekend: The States and Redistricting; Marriage in Context; All of It Summer Reading Challenge
5d ago01:09:17Tap to summarizeThree of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. The States and Redistricting (First) | Marriage in Context (Starts at 31:00) | All of It Summer Reading Challenge (Starts at 57:15) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here. Photo: Oliver Larkin, Democratic candidate for Congress in Florida’s 23rd district, speaks during an emergency town hall that he held to address Florida Republicans’ newly approved congressional redistricting map (seen on wall) on May 04, 2026 in Coral Springs, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Democratic Primary Forum: Four Candidates in NY-17
6d ago00:56:44Tap to summarizeRockland County legislator Beth Davidson, Tarrytown Village trustee Effie Phillips-Staley, lawyer, former television reporter and democracy advocate Mike Sacks and Cait Conley, army veteran, former director for counterterrorism on the National Security Council and senior executive at cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency, discuss key issues as they campaign in the June primary election to be the Democratic nominee for Congress for New York's 17th congressional district. Photo: Views of West Haverstraw and Haverstraw in Rockland County, New York (Photo by Alexisrael via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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What the Green Card Changes Mean
6d ago00:18:09Tap to summarizeThe Trump administration announced that those seeking green cards would need to apply from their home countries, not within the U.S. as many had been able to do. Allan Wernick, legal advisor to CUNY Citizenship Now! — CUNY's free immigration law service program, offers the latest guidance on who will be affected by the change. Photo: Close-up of a United States Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) placed among various official documents (Stock image by PS Photography/Moment via Getty Creative) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Meet Mayor Mamdani's Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice
6d ago00:23:41Tap to summarizeJulie Su, deputy mayor for economic justice, talks about the administration's priorities when it comes to economic development, jobs and economic justice. Photo: Then-Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 09, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Wedding Season Challenges
6d ago00:06:09Tap to summarizeWedding season is upon us! Listeners who are planning a wedding call in to share the stickiest decision or detail they had to deal with. Photo: A jogger approaches newlyweds getting ready to pose for wedding photos on the Bow Bridge in Central Park as New Yorkers and tourists take advantage of the unusually warm weather for winter in the city on January 8, 2013. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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The States and Redistricting
1w ago00:30:34Tap to summarizeAfter the Supreme Court decision that weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Daniel Squadron, co-founder of The States Project, former New York State senator and author of the forthcoming book The Fourth Branch: How State Government Can Save Our Union (Zando, 2026), talks about the interplay between state legislatures and the redistricting fights happening now. Photo: Oliver Larkin, Democratic candidate for Congress in Florida’s 23rd district, speaks during an emergency town hall that he held to address Florida Republicans’ newly approved congressional redistricting map (seen on wall) on May 04, 2026 in Coral Springs, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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