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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 344
- Years Active
- 2025
City Politics: Cuomo vs Adams; AOC's Town Hall & More
Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, talks about the latest news from the campaign trail, including the match-up of former Gov. Cuomo and Mayor Adams, what voters were saying about the mayoral…
What's Going On At Newark Airport?
Communication blackouts, delayed flights, staffing shortages -- New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport has been in crisis mode for the past week. Pete Muntean, CNN correspondent covering a…
What Does 'Fetal Personhood' Mean Post-Dobbs?
Mary Ziegler, UC Davis law professor and the author of Roe: The History of a National Obsession (Yale University Press, 2023) and Personhood: The New Civil War over Reproduction (Yale University Pres…
Dumbing Down Your Smartphone
Listeners call in to share their stories of weaning themselves their "smart" cell phones, from setting limits to abandoning them completely.