The Brian Lehrer Show

Throughout this membership drive we are talking about the animals we love and care for in our homes -- our pets.  Today, Anne Levin , executive director of the Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition and co-founder of the Brooklyn Cat Cafe , talks about rats and other small furry creatures as pets. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection...

Adam Gopnik , staff writer for The New Yorker , and author of The Real Work, talks about his one-man play, " Adam Gopnik's New York " in performance at Lincoln Center through Sunday. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Andrew Gounardes , New York State Senator (D, District 26 -  Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, the Columbia Street Waterfront District, Dumbo, Dyker Heights, Fort Hamilton, Gowanus, Park Slope, Red Hook, South Slope, and Sunset Park), makes the case for a free CUNY system, which he has advocated for in Albany. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our coll...

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Sen. Kim on Gateway Defunding (First) | 30 Issues in 30 Days: Moving Local NYC Elections to Presidential Election Years  (Starts at 17:15) | Pets in the City: Cats  (Starts at 35:43) 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 fo...

Listeners try their hand at a quiz with questions about city critters. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Charles Komanoff , transit activist and mathematician, and Eric Goldwyn , assistant professor and program director at NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management, debate whether free buses, which are a pillar of Democratic mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani's transportation plan, are the best way to both speed up the notoriously slow bus system and best help New Yorkers struggling with the high cost...

Throughout this membership drive we are talking about the animals we love and care for in our homes -- our pets. Today, Maxwell Branch , vice president of community programs at Flatbush Cats , talks about cats and the people who share their homes with them. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Emily Bazelon , staff writer for The New York Times Magazine , co-host of Slate's "Political Gabfest" podcast, Truman Capote fellow for creative writing and law at Yale Law School and author of Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution  and End Mass Incarceration (Random House, 2019) , previews the cases the Supreme Court will take up in its new term, including arguments on a red...

Jeff Coltin , Politico reporter and co-author of the New York Playbook, recaps the mayoral debate between Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rachel Louise Ensign , economics reporter with  The Wall Street Journal , explains the economic forces keeping Americans stuck in their homes and jobs, and how it impacts daily life. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Throughout this membership drive we are talking about the animals we love and care for in our homes -- our pets.  Today, Sam Laroche , manager of Petqua, a pet store on Manhattan's West Side, talks about keeping reptiles as pets and how to help them thrive. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listeners hear a description of a place in the tri-state area and try to guess where it is. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

New Jersey is generally viewed as a state with some of the strongest abortion protections, but Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli has some plans that could change that. Terrence McDonald , editor at the New Jersey Monitor, talks about the parts of both candidates' platforms that could change or strengthen abortion protections in the state. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company....

Andy Kim , U.S. Senator (D NJ), weighs in on the Trump announcement that the Gateway tunnel project is "terminated." Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listeners hear a description of a place in the tri-state area and try to guess where it is. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Elizabeth Kim , Gothamist and WNYC reporter, talks about the latest news from the mayoral campaign as Election Day is just weeks away. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Throughout this membership drive we are talking about the animals we love and care for in our homes -- our pets.  Today, Elias Weiss Friedman , aka @TheDogist on Instagram, author of This Dog Will Change Your Life (Ballantine, 2025) and host of a new YouTube talk show talks about the dogs he's met and why he thinks they make us better humans. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswi...

Brigid Bergin , Gothamist and WNYC senior political correspondent, talks about the proposal that NYC voters will see on this year's ballot that would move local elections to take place during presidential election years. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

David Remnick , editor of The New Yorker and the host of The New Yorker Radio Hour, talks about the latest national political news, and previews this year's New Yorker festival. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listeners share whether they're seeing higher coffee prices due to tariffs yet and if that's changing their caffeine habits. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Graeme Wood , staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of The Way of the Strangers: Encounters With the Islamic State , offers analysis of the current ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, and why one Palestinian philosopher told him he feels a "paradoxical optimism" that the current peace will hold. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our coll...

On Saturday, the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of hundreds of scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who were mistakenly fired the day before. Apoorva Mandavilli , science and global health reporter at The New York Times, explains what happened and who remains at the CDC. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our coll...

Elizabeth Glazer, founder of the journal Vital City and former director of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, talks about the challenges the next mayor will face regarding Rikers Island, and what each says about the current plan to close Rikers in favor of borough-based jails. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and...

Fred Kaplan , Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many nonfiction books and his latest, a novel, A Capital Calamity (MIniver Press, 2024 ), offers analysis on what comes next for Israel and Gaza as Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners were released, and the ceasefire deal takes effect. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collect...

Elie Honig , senior legal analyst at CNN, New York Magazine columnist, former state and federal prosecutor and author of several books, including When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ’s Pursuit of the President, From Nixon to Trump (Harper, 2025) offers legal analysis of the Trump DOJ case against New York Attorney General Tish James. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f...