The Brian Lehrer Show

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detailed Mahmoud Khalil—a legal permanent resident with a green card and prominent student-activist-turned-negotiator in pro-Palestine demonstrations at Colombia University. Peter Markowitz, professor of law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and the founding faculty member and co-director of the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic,...

Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim , Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event. Topics include the mayor's response to Columbia-grad pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil and how it may impact the Democratic primary election in June, developments in Adams' corruption case...

As President Trump's trade war heats up, Mark Zandi , chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, and Mark DiPlacido , policy advisor at American Compass, talk about the pros and cons of tariffs and whether or not the president's current tariff policy could achieve Trump's stated goals.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of persona...

Throughout this pledge drive, Brian Kelly, founder of the travel site The Points Guy and the author of How to Win at Travel  (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, 2025), shares advice on how to optimize your travel plans. Today, he shares his tips for how to behave in order to have a smooth experience for you, and everyone around you.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

Every day during this pledge drive, listeners can try their hands at a quiz. Today's topic is music history. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Timothy Snyder , history professor at Yale University and the author of the substack " Thinking About... " and the books, On Tyranny (Penguin Random House, 2017) and his latest, On Freedom  (Crown, 2024), offers his analysis of recent actions by the Trump administration, including the elimination of USAID programs and attacks on the press. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz....

Autism rates are rising but Paul Offit , MD, director of the Vaccine Education Center and an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the author of Autism's False Prophets  (Columbia University Press, 2008) and most recently Tell Me When It’s Over: And Insider’s Guide to Deciphering COVID Myths and Navigating Our Post-Pandemic World (Nat...

President Trump's U.S. Department of Agriculture has purged the agency's website of information related to climate change, extreme weather resilience and sustainable farming practices among other important topics. Now, one of New York's largest organic farming associations is suing the USDA. Emily Atkin , editor-in-chief of the HEATED newsletter, unpacks the story. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...

Throughout this pledge drive, Brian Kelly , founder of the travel site The Points Guy and the author of How to Win at Travel  (Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, 2025), shares advice on how to optimize your travel plans. Today, he shares advice on flying with your family, especially with babies and small children. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abo...

Every day during this pledge drive, listeners can try their hands at a quiz. Today's topic is American history, with some NY/NJ history questions sprinkled in. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As our centennial series continues, Elaine Tyler May , professor emerita of American Studies and History at the University of Minnesota and the author of several books, including America And The Pill: A History of Promise, Peril, and Liberation (Basic Books, 2010) and Fortress America: How We Embraced Fear and Abandoned Democracy (Basic Books, 2017), reviews the history of birth control, from Marg...

Elon Musk and DOGE are slashing the size of the federal workforce in what they say will bring big savings to taxpayers. Stephen Fowler , political reporter with NPR's Washington desk, reports on the typos, exaggerations and shoddy math in DOGE's receipts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

LaFontaine Oliver , president and CEO of New York Public Radio, talks about the very real threats to public radio coming from Washington, and what NYPR plans to do to deal with them. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. A hundred year history of the Equal Rights Amendment (First) | How potential cuts on the federal level would affect housing in New York City (Starts at 17:20) | Michelle Singletary's tips for planning group trips (Starts at 31:25) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here . Hosted by Simple...

Throughout this pledge drive, we're ending the show each day with travel tips. Today, Michelle Singletary , personal finance columnist for The Washington Post , gives advice on how to financially manage group vacationing and make it as equitable as possible for all parties involved. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of person...

Every day during this pledge drive, listeners can try their hands at a quiz. Today's topic is New York and New Jersey history.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Anand Giridharadas , journalist, publisher of the newsletter The. Ink, analyst for MSNBC, and the author of The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy  (Knopf, 2022), shares his thoughts on the state of American democracy and what protest actions can be taken by those opposed to President Trump's current policies. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

Brigid Bergin , WNYC's senior political correspondent, shares her reporting on the NYC mayoral primary campaign, now in full swing as several new major candidates, including former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, have entered the race. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertisi...

As our centennial series continues, Kevin Young , poet, New Yorker poetry editor and the editor of A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker  (Knopf, 2025), goes through the history of poetry appearing in The New Yorker , and what was left out. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Paul Krugman , Nobel laureate in economics, former New York Times  columnist now on Substack , distinguished professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, and the author of (now in paperback) Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future  (W. W. Norton & Company, 2020), offers his take on Pres. Trump's trade policy.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...

Throughout this pledge drive, we're ending the show each day with travel tips. Today, Michelle Singletary , personal finance columnist for The Washington Post , offers advice for budgeting for travel to make it affordable and wallet-friendly. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

David Brand , housing reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, reports on how the prospect of federal cuts to housing programs may affect New York City, plus other related housing news, on rising insurance costs and security deposits.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A new study found that the human brain may contain up to a spoon’s worth of microplastics. Carolyn Kormann , writer with The New Yorker and New York Magazine , breaks down her latest reporting for New York Magazine, which shows that the amount of microplastics in the human body has been increasing over the past few decades, and explains what that means for health and how to minimize exposure. Host...

Every day during this pledge drive, listeners can try their hands at a quiz. Today's topic is American history. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim , Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event, including former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's entrance into the mayoral primary. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal d...