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The Brian Lehrer Show — 284 episodes
When AI Models Go Rogue
Comptroller Talks Budget, Housing
Divisions Within Political Movements: The DSA
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Woke; Venezuela; Public Shaming
AOC Goes Public With a Private Decision to Freeze Her Eggs
Bruce Blakeman Takes on Gov. Hochul
Doulas for End of Life Care
Staycation In The City
Takeaways From the Latest Primary Results
The Return of Year-Round Outdoor Dining
What is Post-Partum Psychosis?
Your Personal AI Policy
The Pushback Against Flock Camera Surveillance
State of the Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
What's Behind the Drop in NYC's Reading Scores?
Public Shaming as Public Policy
City Politics: E-Bike Regulations and AOC's Path to 2028
Should Democrats Bring 'Woke' Back?
How to Fight for Public Health
The Stuff of America
Monday Morning Politics: What Makes a Moderate?
New York's Medical Aid in Dying Law Takes Effect
Who is Running Venezuela?
The Gen Z Romance Recession
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Kalshi Suit; Europe's Fires; Our Social-Media Lives
Summer Friday: Health & Ultraprocessed Food & America's History with God
Nixon & Watergate Revisited
Crisis in Sudan
NYS Sues Kalshi
Your Summer Bucket List
Nuclear Weapons: Then and Now
The Latest on the Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout
America 251: Listening Across Political Lines
Wildfires Are Burning Through Europe
Dr. Fauci Testifies in Congress
Social Media's Influence on Our Lives
The Private Club Opening at Jacob Riis, "The People's Beach"
Monday Morning Politics: War With Iran Continues
The Newest New Yorkers
Father Martin's Road to the Priesthood
Is ICE Activity Picking Up Steam in NYC?
Summer Friday: Ben Rhodes; DSA & Climate; Phishing; Oligarchy; Belief in God
Washington's Changing Approach to AI Legislation
The Case Against the SHSAT
Why to Save a Language
Defining "Middle Aged"
Which Way Will the Senate Go in November?
Affordable Food in NYC
How We (Fail to) Care for the Aged
What Makes a Good Roommate?
Tuesday Morning Politics: Trump, Netanyahu, Zelensky and the Midterms
Transportation News: Street Cleaning Pilot & Faster Buses
States Pull Back Solar Incentives
Our Fascination With Art Heists
Monday Morning Politics: Trump's Saudi Nuclear Deal
Exploring an Olympics Bid for New York
America's History with Moving Past Divisions
Prenups to Protect the Stay-At-Home Parents
NJ's Voter Registration Snafu
Black and Latino Leaders React to DSA Wins
Cutting 'Red Tape' for Small Businesses
Context and a Movie: The Odyssey
The Four Parts of (Great) Pop Songs
Who Counts as Working-Class?
How the AI Bubble is Different
The New Nominee For CDC Director and More Public Health News
The Mamdani Administration's 'Rental Ripoff' Report
Why Canada's Forest Fires Are So Difficult to Fight
The Political Power of Christian Right Women
Your 2028 Democratic Nominee
Call Your Senator: Sen. Andy Kim
Meet the Manhattan Borough President
The Latest on the Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
Do You Want Daylight Saving Time to be Permanent?
Monday Morning Politics: Trump's 'Nothingburger' Speech on Elections
NYC's Office-Space Boom
The Bipartisan Federal Housing Bill
Song of the Summer 2026
Brian Lehrer Weekend: NJ Utilities; Supermarket Work; World Cup Quiz
Summer Friday: Birth Rates; Planet Money; Tech & Bodies; State of Marriage; Opera & Democracy
ICE Deportation Tactics
Let Us Avoid Cyclosporiasis
How Genetic Tests Can Influence Our Decisions
Are There Undiscovered Insects in New York City?
Darializa Avila Chevalier's Victory Lap
Can Trump Reopen the Strait?
10-Question Quiz: 2026 World Cup
Rossana Rosado's Bronx Attitude
Health Department Responds to Legionnaires' Outbreak
Gov. Sherrill Tries to Control NJ's Utility Bills
Rep. Suozzi on Patriotism and Capitalism
Who's Stealing New Yorkers' SNAP Benefits?
A Heart Surgeon on Lindsey Graham's Cause of Death
The Long Lines of NYC
Speak to Speaker Menin
Monday Morning Politics: Lindsey Graham, Trump and Iran
What's Unseen at the Grocery Store
Summer Jobs
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Elie Mystal Assesses the Supreme Court Term; Are We in a 'Postliterate' Age?; Wild NYC: Insects
Friday Morning Politics: Rep. Grace Meng
NYC DSA on Their Big Wins, and the Future
Surveillance at Madison Square Garden
Wild NYC - Insects
American Believers
NYC's Office-to-Apartment Conversions
Europe's Breakup With America
Do You Track Your Young Adult Kids' Locations?
The State of the Midterms Amid the Platner Fallout
The Coalitions That Elected DSA Candidates Across the City
Our 'Post-Literate World'
Why Every Season Is Now 'Berry Season'
Elie Mystal on the Supreme Court & the Constitution
What the DSA's Popularity Means for Climate Policy
Today's Inequality & NYC's Post-1970s Recovery
Why Do You Identify As Queer?
Monday Morning Politics: America 250
Class Size Trade-Offs
StoryCorps' American Time Capsule
President Trump Interferes With a US Suspension in the World Cup
250 Years: Ken Burns; Jon Meacham; Edward Larson; AJ Jacobs
Trump's Crypto Windfall
New Jersey News
1776 and the Worldwide Drive for Freedom
Things to Do on July 4 Weekend
Andy Byford on the Penn Station Renovation
What's in the City's Budget?
New York & American Independence
The Meaning Behind a Rare Printing of the Declaration of Independence
What Haitians and Syrians With TPS Need to Know Now
Heat Wave on the Way
Global Stories
Supreme Court Opinions
Monday Morning Politics: The SAVE Act And More
The Empty Rent Stabilized Units in NYC
Could Data Centers Actually Be Good For Your Town?
Supreme Court Opinions: Mail-in Ballots, Federal Employees and More
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Brexit 10th; Rental Scams; Culture Wars History
Friday Morning Politics: As Goes New York...?
Are Carriage Horses a Thing of the Past?
The Rent Guidelines Board Votes
How Fruit Is Getting Sweeter
NY Primary Results, Beyond NYC
10 Years Post-Brexit
From the Synagogue to the Streets
Supreme Court Opinions: TPS, Asylum and More
Primary Day Results
CUNY's Chancellor on the Job Market and More
Inside the Trump White House
American Culture Shock
New York Primary Day Informal, Unofficial, Thoroughly Unscientific Exit Polls
The Future of FEMA
Where the Culture Wars Began
News From Your World Cup Country
Monday Morning Politics: Status of the Iran Deal
How an Alleged Real Estate Scammer Operated
How Media Mega Mergers May Affect Workers
How Fatherhood Changes Men's Brains
Brian Lehrer Weekend: A Health Convening on Ultra-Processed Foods
More Cheers for the New York Knicks
The Knicks' Parade
Thursday Morning Politics: Primary Results and More Midterms News
Legal News Roundup
The US and Iran's Peace Deal Explained
How Changes Coming to Medicaid Will Affect New Yorkers With HIV
Queens Votes
World Language
Mayor Mamdani on the Knicks' Victory
Monday Morning Politics: Public Safety Post-Knicks Win, and Congressional Primaries
What to Know About NJ's New E-Bike Law
Student Loan Changes
The Joy of the Knicks Championship
Brian Lehrer Weekend: AI and Manhattan Real Estate; Gender-Affirming Healthcare for Youth; NJ World Cup Tourism
Previewing New York's Primary Election
SCOTUS End of Term Preview
Fighting Over America's 250th
North Jersey Welcomes World Cup Visitors
What Manhattan Office Leases Tell Us About the Job Market...and AI
The State of War in Ukraine, and How it Connects to Iran
World Cup and World Politics
Knicks in Five!
Democratic Primary Debate: NY-12
Who Counts as a New Yorker?
How Improv Might Help People Trust the Science
Wild NYC - Wildflowers
Bill Bradley on Knicks Fever and More
Trump Administration Subpoenas Local Hospitals for Trans Kids' Medical Records
Doctors' Perilous Fight Against Ebola in the DRC
What Flag Are You Flying?
Democratic Primary Forum: NY-7
New York City's Slowing Job Growth
Speeches as a Key to American Identity
Share Your 9/11 Story
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Ask the Mayor; Queer Saints; New Slang
Friday Morning Politics: President Trump's Slush Fund; War Powers Rebuke
How to Spend 'the People's Money'
Fraud and Harm at Autism Treatment Clinics
Radiolab: Taste and Touch
Democratic Primary Forum: Adriano Espaillat and Darializa Avila Chevalier
Ask Governor Sherrill: June Recap
Military Heroes
Share the Latest Slang
Wednesday Morning Politics: Midterms, Democrats' Identity Crisis
Ask the Mayor Recap and More News From City Hall
How Politics Influences What Businesses do for Pride
Affordable Sporting Events
Albany's 'Mad Dash'
Sunscreen Picks
Ask Mayor Mamdani: Childcare, Pedestrian Safety & Trans Healthcare
NJ and CA Primary Election Preview
Monday Morning Politics: The Midterms
New Jersey Political News Roundup: Delaney Hall Updates & NJ Primaries
Saints for Pride Month
Ask the Mayor Preview
Brian Lehrer Weekend: The States and Redistricting; Marriage in Context; All of It Summer Reading Challenge
Democratic Primary Forum: Four Candidates in NY-17
What the Green Card Changes Mean
Meet Mayor Mamdani's Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice
Wedding Season Challenges
The States and Redistricting
NYS Finally Has a Budget
Is ICE Racially Profiling Latino New Yorkers?
Marriage in Context
Democratic Primary Forum: Dan Goldman and Brad Lander
Mayor Mamdani's 'Housing Plan for A New Era'
Diversity's Long History
All of It's 2026 Summer Reading Challenge
Sen. Murphy on Reclaiming the Common Good
Can New York State Get 'Beyond Plastic?'
American 'Participatory Inequality'
The Knicks Win! Your Stories of Sports Exuberance
Memorial Day; Life Advice; Susan Page; Moral Injuries; The Mets
Brian Lehrer Weekend: National News With Kai and Carter; Hantavirus Fact and Fiction; How Belief in God Has Changed
Mamdani's First "Neighborhood-Level" Housing Plan
Growing Concern Over Military Strikes Against Cuba
What the Everlane-Shein Sale Means for the Future of Sustainable Fashion
Why New York Bagel and Pizza Recipes May Change
Community Safety, Beyond Policing
Thursday Morning Politics: Barney Frank, Incrementalism, and Aging in Office
National News With Kai and Carter
Who Are You Fundraising For?
Handbook for Preserving Democracy
Composting Under the Mamdani Administration
10-Question Quiz: American History
How Belief in God Has Changed
Spring Cleaning: Cleaning Out Your Parents' Home
The Last Days of Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show'
Hantavirus Fact and Fiction
10-Question Quiz: American History, Part 2
Good Things to Start Your Week, Take Two
Spring Cleaning: Organizing for Kids
Transit News: LIRR Strike Update
Monday Morning Politics: Trump's Gaffes; Kash Patel
10-Question Quiz: American History
Spring Cleaning: Strategies for Neurodivergent People
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Economic News from Marketplace; Our Bodies & Our Tech; Wild NYC - Air Migrations
What Péter Magyar's Election in Hungary Says About 'Strongmen' Today
On the Media on the 'Movement to Kill FEMA'
10-Question Quiz: News With Mo Rocca
Featuring 'Open to Debate'
Spotlight on WNYC's Terrestrials
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Spirit Airlines; Rent Guidelines Board; Avoiding Scams
NAACP Legal Defense Funds Weighs in on SCOTUS and Voting Rights
Will Mayor Mamdani's Rent Guidelines Board Deliver the Rent Freeze?
Where Western Leaders Went Wrong
The Emotional Labor of Mothers
Why the Demise of Spirit Airlines is Bad For Consumers
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg on the Decline in Crime, Remedying Wrongful Convictions, and More
The Trump Administration vs. Smith College and The New York Times
Shout Out Your Favorite Audiobook
Theater of War on the Radio: Our Longing for Inconvenience
Brian Lehrer Weekend: AI Classrooms; PEN Word Voices; ED Admissions
TPS for Haitians and Syrians Hangs in the Balance
NY & NJ Work Requirements for SNAP Benefits
Behind the Scenes at USAID
When Dad's Wisdom Comes From ChatGPT
PEN World Voices & Global Free Expression
Are You Hiring for a Cool Job?
SCOTUS: TPS Arguments & Voting Rights Decision
Close Rikers Czar Dana Kaplan
What Are You Ambivalent About?
Why Hospital Admission Is Getting Harder
National Politics with Senator Booker
Status of Settler Violence in the West Bank
Monsanto's Roundup at the Supreme Court