The Brian Lehrer Show

Daniel Rober, associate professor at Sacred Heart University, talks about the leading contenders to be the next pope.

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2025

Betsy Smith, president and CEO of the Central Park Conservancy, talks about Saturday's opening of the revamped Harlem Meer area of the park, plus other news.

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2025

If you’re trying to advance your career without a degree, where are the opportunities, and what’s still in the way?

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2025

MTA chief Janno Lieber talks about the fight with the federal government over congestion pricing and the president's takeover of the Penn Station revamp.

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2025

The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum argues the checks on presidential power, put in place by the founders, have so far failed in the second Trump administration.

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2025

Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, talks about how both Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander's aim to be the top progressive candidate in the Democratic mayoral primary.

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2025

Lauren Weber, reporter at The Wall Street Journal, talks about why certain high-demand, upwardly mobile jobs remain hard to fill.

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2025

Sam Barzilay, creative director & co-founder of Photoville, looks at the history of street photography.

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2025

As the National Institute of Health is set to cut funding for climate research, Maggie Astor from the New York Times explains the broader impact of these cuts on our public health.

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2025

Coral Davenport, New York Times reporter, talks about the hundreds of rules and regulations the Trump administration plans to do away with.

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2025

New York State will award three coveted casino licenses by the end of this year. Crain's New York Business reporter Nick Garber gives us an update.

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2025

Father James Martin, SJ, reflects on the life and leadership of Pope Francis, who died earlier today at 88, as listeners share their thoughts.

Transcribed - Published: 21 April 2025

Yale law professor Harold Hongju Koh talks about President Trump's actions against big law firms that were involved in cases against the president or his businesses.

Transcribed - Published: 21 April 2025

A look at the Trump administration's seizure of the Penn Station reconstruction project.

Transcribed - Published: 21 April 2025

The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans held in an ICE detention facility.

Transcribed - Published: 21 April 2025

Rick Seltzer, reporter for The Chronicle of Higher Education, talks about the latest news in the escalating fight between Harvard University and the Trump administration.

Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2025

A brief look at just a few of New York City's underappreciated mushroom species.

Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2025

The New York State budget is now almost three weeks late. Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, reports on the disagreements that are holding it up.

Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2025

As our centennial series continues, Jonathan Zimmerman, professor of history of education at the University of Pennsylvania, looks at the past 100 years of American public education.

Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2025

Mark Graham, director of the Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive, explains his work preserving digital history.

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2025

More on the increasing reliance of working parents on grandparents for childcare and when it gets to be too much.

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2025

Adrienne Adams, New York City Council speaker, talks about her campaign to be the Democratic nominee for NYC mayor and the issues facing the city.

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2025

Emily Bazelon talks about the stand-off between a federal judge and the Trump administration over deportations, plus more national news.

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2025

Allergist and immunologist Jennifer Toh, MD, answers questions about spring allergies.

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2025

Anna Louie Sussman discusses her three-part series for The New York Times about human embryos, which explores the legal and ethical considerations of the IVF process.

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2025

Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, and Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, explain the latest news from the mayoral race.

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2025

What the New York Times found in their investigation into the deportation of 238 migrants to a prison in El Salvador.

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2025

Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, breaks down the headlines from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s so-called "Make American Healthy Again" tour.

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025

Cristiano Lima-Strong, associate editor at Tech Policy Press, offers analysis of the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust case against Meta.

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025

Allan Wernick, legal advisor to CUNY Citizenship Now!, offers guidance to tourists, visa-holders and permanent residents with green cards on their rights at the U.S. border.

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025

Samantha Maldonado, senior reporter for THE CITY, explains how recent Trump administration cuts to FEMA threatens over $300 million in climate resiliency for New York City.

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025

NYT congressional correspondent Catie Edmondson offers political analysis of the budget blueprints passed by Congress last week, and more.

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2025

Commonweal editor Dominic Preziosi talks about the 100-year history of the magazine and American Catholicism, in general.

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2025

Andy Phillips, vice president of the Tax Institute at H&R Block in Kansas City, MO, offers advice and answers questions on this day before the deadline to file income tax returns.

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2025

Greg David reports on the local implications of Trump's trade war.

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2025

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson talks about her work on maternal health disparities and other Bronx news.

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2025

Robert Coker and Douglas Barnes, co-hosts of The Season Pass podcast, talk about the history of roller coasters.

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2025

William Cohan, financial writer for Puck News, offers analysis of the latest twists and turns of President Trump's trade war.

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2025

Listeners share their stories of obtaining and advancing in white collar, nonmanual professions without a bachelor's degree.

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2025

Listeners call in to speak on the weirder sports, games, or competitions that they follow, plus we share some of our favorites.

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2025

Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator (D NY), talks about her work in Washington and more.

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2025

Amy Volz, head of workforce innovation at Trane Technologies, and Ebony Thomas, managing partner at Grads of Life, talk about steps employers take to embrace candidates with no degree.

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2025

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka talks about his campaign to be the Democratic nominee for governor.

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2025

Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and host of the 'Ask Governor Murphy”' monthly call-in show, recaps her April conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2025

Kate Shaw, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School offers legal analysis of how the Supreme Court is acting as a check on the president so far.

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025

Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, reports on the latest news from the mayoral campaign trail.

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025

Audrey Mickahail, senior vice president at Opportunity@Work, and tech worker Aaliyah Siddiqi talk about alternative routes to professional careers.

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025

WNYC recently endured layoffs and our colleagues at New Sounds are slated to be cut. John Schaefer, host of New Sounds, explains how his team is working to find a new funder.

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2025

Tiffany Hsu, technology reporter for the New York Times, shares her reporting on how the Trump Administration is selectively stripping away the public record.

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2025

Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, and Reuven Blau, reporter for The City who covers criminal justice and the city’s prison system, recap Vital City's mayoral forum.

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2025