The Brian Lehrer Show

Sarah Kliff, investigative health care reporter for the New York Times, talks about her new reporting on an uptick in health insurers denying prescription drug claims over the last decade.

Radley Horton, professor of climate at Columbia University's Climate School, connects the dots between hotter temperatures, drenching rains, NYC's air quality alerts and Canadian wildfires.

Richard Aborn, President of the Citizens Crime Commission of NYC, discusses the ongoing push for gun control and other policies that could prevent another  mass shooting after Monday evening's traged…

Listeners who work outside in the heat share tips for how to cope with the high temperatures. 

David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker and the host of The New Yorker Radio Hour, talks about his recent trip from Israel, as the country celebrates the recent victory over Iran and confronts the wo…

Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, talks about the latest news from the mayoral campaign trail, including how the candidates are responding to this week's mass shooting in a Midtown Manhatta…

A sharp uptick in people with side hustles is fueling fears of another recession. Listeners call in to talk about their side hustles and how much more cash they make each month doing them. 

Avril Benoît, executive director of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières in the United States,  and Katy Crosby, Mercy Corps senior director of Policy and Advocacy, talk about the on-the-…

Coca-Cola announced it will offers some "cane sugar" offerings in response to pressure from Pres. Trump.  Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health emerita at NYU and the…

Jake Spring, Climate and Environment Enterprise Reporter at The Washington Post, discusses his reporting on why the EPA is proposing to rescind a 2009 legal opinion, referred to as the "endangerment …

General Motors' CFO says they won't raise prices despite the tariffs and Pres. Trump announced a new tariff deal with the European Union.  Alexandra Svokos, the digital managing editor of Kiplinger, …

Jessica Gould, education reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, talks about the latest steps in, and funding for, implementing a cellphone ban for NYC public schools.

Elaine Godfrey, staff writer at The Atlantic, talks about her article on ways to extend the small joys of vacation into daily life, and listeners share their ideas.

Jeffery Mays, New York Times reporter covering politics with a focus on New York City Hall, offers political analysis of Andrew Cuomo's campaign interview and talks about what Mamdani's success might…

Andrew Cuomo, former governor of New York, makes his pitch to voters as he runs for mayor of New York City as an independent. 

Emma Wartzman, senior kitchen and dining writer at New York Magazine's The Strategist, offers the latest on "black spatulas" and how and why to avoid plastics around food, during The Strategist's Pla…