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During this holiday season, hear some recent favorites: Christopher Eisgruber , president of Princeton University and the author of Terms of Respect: How Colleges Get Free Speech Right (Hachette, 2025), talks about issues of free speech and campus politics at Princeton, and the university's relationship with the Trump administration. Seth Berkley , MD, an infectious disease epidemiologist currentl...

During this holiday season, hear some recent favorites: New York City's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani defines himself as a democratic socialist, yet his critics have seized on his leftist identity to paint him as an extremist.  Carlo Invernizzi-Accetti , professor of political science and executive director of the Moynihan Center at The City College of New York, and author of 20 Years of Rage: How Re...

In our annual news quiz, listeners call in to answer trivia questions about the past year in politics, culture, and more.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In our annual news quiz, listeners call in for some trivia about the past year in politics, culture, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

During this holiday season, hear some recent favorites: Jelani Cobb , dean of the Journalism School at Columbia University, a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025 (One World, 2025), looks back at recent history and find the threads that connect the era of protests and backlash. Irin Carmon , senior correspondent at New York m...

Listeners share the best gifts they've ever received and what made them so special. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listeners offer their picks of what they loved and hated this year in the world of film, literature, podcasting, performance, and more.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Christians call in to share the religious meaning of the holiday for them and what "Christian politics" mean as they come into the spotlight under the Trump administration. Then, listeners tell stories of moments that defined their common humanity with people from different backgrounds. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of pe...

Listeners share which of their favorite businesses closed in 2025, and shoutout new spots where they plan on becoming regulars. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Derek Kravitz , reporter and deputy editor for Consumer Reports, discusses an investigation into third-party grocery delivery service Instacart's algorithmic pricing experiment. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Shop Listener is back for the 2025 holiday season. Listeners call in to shout out the "experience" holiday gifts they sell. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Robinson Meyer , founding executive editor of Heatmap , talks about how in the ten years since the Paris Agreement, as he says the "climate story is the China story" now. Plus, Jael Holzman , senior reporter at Heatmap, reports on how the Republican Party has turned fully against renewable energy sources, including offshore wind projects.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz...

Jeff Coltin , editor-in-chief of City & State, talks about Mayor-elect Mamdani's latest deputy mayor appointments, and the inauguration plans. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The flu season has hit and cases are still rising. Michelle Morse, M.D. , interim commissioner of health at the NYC Department of Health and an internal medicine and public health doctor, talks about how to stay healthy this holiday season.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As he awaits a court ruling on the Trump administration's attempt to deport him,  Mohsen Mahdawi , a Palestinian activist, co-founder of the Columbia Palestinian Student Union and former president of the Columbia University Buddhist Association, and his attorney,  Nate Wessler , deputy director of the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, talk about his studies, the state of the pro-Pale...

Every year, The Brian Lehrer Show asks you to submit the best photo you took that is sitting on your phone – and every year, you deliver with some breathtaking shots. This year, you submitted over 700 photos! Our partners at Photoville, along with a special guest judge, journalist, photographer and co-founder of the photo collective Seis del Sur David Gonzalez , picked out their favorites —and the...

Philip Bump , MSNOW contributor, author of the How to Read this Chart newsletter and the author of  The Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America  (Viking, 2023), talks about the latest national political news, including the release of the Epstein files, divisions in the GOP and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information a...

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Meet the Likely New City Council Speaker  (First) | IRC on the Countries at Risk in 2026  (Starts at 28:40) | Remembering Rob Reiner  (Starts at 1:07:21) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our colle...

Pope Leo announced that Ronald Hicks, a Midwesterner, will replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan as the leader of the Archdiocese of New York.  Daniel Rober , associate professor and department chair of the Catholic Studies department at Sacred Heart University, talks about the new archbishop, whom observers have said has a style more akin to the new pope than the outgoing cardinal, and what it will mean...

Yesterday, out-going mayor Eric Adams appointed four members to the Rent Guidelines Board, creating a major obstacle to mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's key campaign promise to freeze the rent for rent stabilized tenants. David Brand , housing reporter at WNYC and Gothamist, discusses the Adams appointees, Mamdani's appointment of Leila Bozorg as his housing czar, and reports back on the outcome of se...

Jonathan Lemire , co-host of Morning Joe on MSNOW; writer for MSNOW and contributing writer to The Atlantic talks about the national political news of the week, including Vanity Fair 's extensive piece about President Trump's closest aides, the administration's blockade on Venezuela and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...

Erik Maza , editor-at-large at New York Magazine discusses some of the reasons to love New York right now, and listeners call in to share their own reasons. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listeners call in to share what makes a fun office holiday party, and share stories from parties, either from this year or in the past.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Solomon , mayor-elect of Jersey City, talks about his plans and priorities for when he takes office as mayor of Jersey City this January.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Errol Louis , political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall and The Big Deal with Errol Louis, New York Magazine  columnist and host of the podcast You Decide, talks about his new podcast where he explores the impact of the former Congresswoman Bella Abzug, locally and nationally, and why she's not more well known. Plus, the latest local political news. Hosted by Simplecast, an A...