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
The DSA and the Mayoral Race
Susan Kang, associate professor of political science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a commentator on state on local politics, offers analysis of how the Democratic Socialists of America'…
July's Shooting Stars
Jackie Faherty, astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History, talks about the many meteor showers on view in the night sky this month, plus a return of 'Manhattanhenge.'
=> EVENT: On Frida…
New Jersey's 'Red-Hot' Governor's Race
Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli are vying to be New Jersey's next governor in a race that is heating up. Tom Martello, politics editor and political columnist at NJ Advance Me…
How Helping Can Feel Good
In an article for The Atlantic titled "A Wedding Reveals How Much Help Is Really Available to You," Julie Beck explores how asking for help can feel gratifying for both the receiver and the giver. Li…
The Data of Mass Deportation
Austin Kocher, assistant research professor in the Office of Research and Creative Activity in the S.I. Newhouse of Public Communication at Syracuse University, and Substack writer, shares the data h…
ConEd Wants to Charge You More Money
ConEd wants to raise its rates again and public hearings are underway. Samantha Maldonado, senior reporter for THE CITY, covering climate, resiliency, housing and development, discusses how rate incr…
City Politics: The Candidates Strategize
Jeffery Mays, New York Times reporter covering politics with a focus on New York City Hall, and Kelly Mena, Spectrum News NY1 political reporter, talk about the candidates' strategies to beat Zohran …
All Of It's Summer Reading Challenge
All Of It is hosting a summer reading challenge (for adults)! Jordan Lauf, producer for All Of It and its book club Get Lit with All Of It , explains how to participate and recommends books in each o…
What Students Lose When ChatGPT Writes Their Essays
Hua Hsu, New Yorker staff writer, professor of English at Bard College and author of the memoir Stay True (September 2022), discusses what college students lose when ChatGPT writes their essays for t…
How The 'Big Beautiful Bill' Is Bad for the Climate
Zack Colman, Climate and energy reporter for POLITICO, reports on new analyses that show the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act will raise greenhouse gas emissions and scale back U.S. climate go…
Working Families Party Weighs in on Mamdani's Win
Ana María Archila and Jasmine Gripper, co-directors of the New York Working Families Party, reflect on Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani's resounding win in the Democratic primary election, and look ahea…
100 Years of 100 Things: You!
It's #100 in the centennial series: your stories of how your life differs from, and what it shares with, that of your grandparents, plus a funny family story from your history.
First Deputy Mayor on the Budget
Randy Mastro, first deputy mayor of New York City, shares highlights from the city's new budget, including a pilot for free childcare, expanded library hours, legal assistance for immigrants and more…
Monday Morning Politics: Washington Reacts to Mamdani, Alligator Alcatraz, Texas Flooding and More
Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of several books, including The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters (Simon & Schuster, 2024), talks about the latest nation…
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Comptroller Lander; Tick Season; Young Voters for Mamdani
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
Brad Lander Reflects on His Mayoral Campaign (First) | An Abundance of Ticks (Starts at 32:20) | The Voters Who Turned Out for Zo…
July 4th: 100 Years of America the Superpower; Frances Perkins; New Yorker Poetry; Blacklisting; Celia Cruz
On this Fourth of July holiday, highlights from our centennial series, 100 Years of 100 Things:
- Richard Haass, American diplomat, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations, senior counselor…
Summer Best-Of: 100 Years of Summer Camp; Modernism; The Great Gatsby; and Preppy Fashion
For this "Summer Best-Of" we've put together some of our favorite conversations our centennial series, 100 Years of 100 Things:
Ashley Stimpson, Maryland-based freelance journalist who writes about sc…
An Abundance of Ticks
The Fordham Tri-State Tick Risk is at 10 out of 10 this summer. Thomas Daniels, research scientist in vector ecology, director of Louis Calder Center in Armonk, the biological field station of Fordha…
City Politics: Mamdani's Winning Streak Continues
After the next round of ranked choice voting results came in, Assembly member Zohran Mamdani's lead grew to 12 points, meaning he easily secured the official Democratic nomination. Elizabeth Kim, Got…
The Voters Who Turned Out for Zohran Mamdani
Now that we have the full results of last Tuesday's mayoral primary election, Michael Lange, New York City based researcher, strategist, political organizer, and author of the newsletter "The Narrati…