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The Brian Lehrer Show — 205 episodes

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Summer Friday: Birth Rates; Planet Money; Tech & Bodies; State of Marriage; Opera & Democracy

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ICE Deportation Tactics

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Let Us Avoid Cyclosporiasis

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How Genetic Tests Can Influence Our Decisions

5

Are There Undiscovered Insects in New York City?

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Darializa Avila Chevalier's Victory Lap

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Can Trump Reopen the Strait?

8

10-Question Quiz: 2026 World Cup

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Rossana Rosado's Bronx Attitude

10

Health Department Responds to Legionnaires' Outbreak

11

Gov. Sherrill Tries to Control NJ's Utility Bills

12

Rep. Suozzi on Patriotism and Capitalism

13

Who's Stealing New Yorkers' SNAP Benefits?

14

A Heart Surgeon on Lindsey Graham's Cause of Death

15

The Long Lines of NYC

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Speak to Speaker Menin

17

Monday Morning Politics: Lindsey Graham, Trump and Iran

18

What's Unseen at the Grocery Store

19

Summer Jobs

20

Brian Lehrer Weekend: Elie Mystal Assesses the Supreme Court Term; Are We in a 'Postliterate' Age?; Wild NYC: Insects

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Friday Morning Politics: Rep. Grace Meng

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NYC DSA on Their Big Wins, and the Future

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Surveillance at Madison Square Garden

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Wild NYC - Insects

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American Believers

26

NYC's Office-to-Apartment Conversions

27

Europe's Breakup With America

28

Do You Track Your Young Adult Kids' Locations?

29

The State of the Midterms Amid the Platner Fallout

30

The Coalitions That Elected DSA Candidates Across the City

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Our 'Post-Literate World'

32

Why Every Season Is Now 'Berry Season'

33

Elie Mystal on the Supreme Court & the Constitution

34

What the DSA's Popularity Means for Climate Policy

35

Today's Inequality & NYC's Post-1970s Recovery

36

Why Do You Identify As Queer?

37

Monday Morning Politics: America 250

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Class Size Trade-Offs

39

StoryCorps' American Time Capsule

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President Trump Interferes With a US Suspension in the World Cup

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250 Years: Ken Burns; Jon Meacham; Edward Larson; AJ Jacobs

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Trump's Crypto Windfall

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New Jersey News

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1776 and the Worldwide Drive for Freedom

45

Things to Do on July 4 Weekend

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Andy Byford on the Penn Station Renovation

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What's in the City's Budget?

48

New York & American Independence

49

The Meaning Behind a Rare Printing of the Declaration of Independence

50

What Haitians and Syrians With TPS Need to Know Now

51

Heat Wave on the Way

52

Global Stories

53

Supreme Court Opinions

54

Monday Morning Politics: The SAVE Act And More

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The Empty Rent Stabilized Units in NYC

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Could Data Centers Actually Be Good For Your Town?

57

Supreme Court Opinions: Mail-in Ballots, Federal Employees and More

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Brian Lehrer Weekend: Brexit 10th; Rental Scams; Culture Wars History

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Friday Morning Politics: As Goes New York...?

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Are Carriage Horses a Thing of the Past?

61

The Rent Guidelines Board Votes

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How Fruit Is Getting Sweeter

63

NY Primary Results, Beyond NYC

64

10 Years Post-Brexit

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From the Synagogue to the Streets

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Supreme Court Opinions: TPS, Asylum and More

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Primary Day Results

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CUNY's Chancellor on the Job Market and More

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Inside the Trump White House

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American Culture Shock

71

New York Primary Day Informal, Unofficial, Thoroughly Unscientific Exit Polls

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The Future of FEMA

73

Where the Culture Wars Began

74

News From Your World Cup Country

75

Monday Morning Politics: Status of the Iran Deal

76

How an Alleged Real Estate Scammer Operated

77

How Media Mega Mergers May Affect Workers

78

How Fatherhood Changes Men's Brains

79

Brian Lehrer Weekend: A Health Convening on Ultra-Processed Foods

80

More Cheers for the New York Knicks

81

The Knicks' Parade

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Thursday Morning Politics: Primary Results and More Midterms News

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Legal News Roundup

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The US and Iran's Peace Deal Explained

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How Changes Coming to Medicaid Will Affect New Yorkers With HIV

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Queens Votes

87

World Language

88

Mayor Mamdani on the Knicks' Victory

89

Monday Morning Politics: Public Safety Post-Knicks Win, and Congressional Primaries

90

What to Know About NJ's New E-Bike Law

91

Student Loan Changes

92

The Joy of the Knicks Championship

93

Brian Lehrer Weekend: AI and Manhattan Real Estate; Gender-Affirming Healthcare for Youth; NJ World Cup Tourism

94

Previewing New York's Primary Election

95

SCOTUS End of Term Preview

96

Fighting Over America's 250th

97

North Jersey Welcomes World Cup Visitors

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What Manhattan Office Leases Tell Us About the Job Market...and AI

99

The State of War in Ukraine, and How it Connects to Iran

100

World Cup and World Politics

101

Knicks in Five!

102

Democratic Primary Debate: NY-12

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Who Counts as a New Yorker?

104

How Improv Might Help People Trust the Science

105

Wild NYC - Wildflowers

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Bill Bradley on Knicks Fever and More

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Trump Administration Subpoenas Local Hospitals for Trans Kids' Medical Records

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Doctors' Perilous Fight Against Ebola in the DRC

109

What Flag Are You Flying?

110

Democratic Primary Forum: NY-7

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New York City's Slowing Job Growth

112

Speeches as a Key to American Identity

113

Share Your 9/11 Story

114

Brian Lehrer Weekend: Ask the Mayor; Queer Saints; New Slang

115

Friday Morning Politics: President Trump's Slush Fund; War Powers Rebuke

116

How to Spend 'the People's Money'

117

Fraud and Harm at Autism Treatment Clinics

118

Radiolab: Taste and Touch

119

Democratic Primary Forum: Adriano Espaillat and Darializa Avila Chevalier

120

Ask Governor Sherrill: June Recap

121

Military Heroes

122

Share the Latest Slang

123

Wednesday Morning Politics: Midterms, Democrats' Identity Crisis

124

Ask the Mayor Recap and More News From City Hall

125

How Politics Influences What Businesses do for Pride

126

Affordable Sporting Events

127

Albany's 'Mad Dash'

128

Sunscreen Picks

129

Ask Mayor Mamdani: Childcare, Pedestrian Safety & Trans Healthcare

130

NJ and CA Primary Election Preview

131

Monday Morning Politics: The Midterms

132

New Jersey Political News Roundup: Delaney Hall Updates & NJ Primaries

133

Saints for Pride Month

134

Ask the Mayor Preview

135

Brian Lehrer Weekend: The States and Redistricting; Marriage in Context; All of It Summer Reading Challenge

136

Democratic Primary Forum: Four Candidates in NY-17

137

What the Green Card Changes Mean

138

Meet Mayor Mamdani's Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice

139

Wedding Season Challenges

140

The States and Redistricting

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NYS Finally Has a Budget

142

Is ICE Racially Profiling Latino New Yorkers?

143

Marriage in Context

144

Democratic Primary Forum: Dan Goldman and Brad Lander

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Mayor Mamdani's 'Housing Plan for A New Era'

146

Diversity's Long History

147

All of It's 2026 Summer Reading Challenge

148

Sen. Murphy on Reclaiming the Common Good

149

Can New York State Get 'Beyond Plastic?'

150

American 'Participatory Inequality'

151

The Knicks Win! Your Stories of Sports Exuberance

152

Memorial Day; Life Advice; Susan Page; Moral Injuries; The Mets

153

Brian Lehrer Weekend: National News With Kai and Carter; Hantavirus Fact and Fiction; How Belief in God Has Changed

154

Mamdani's First "Neighborhood-Level" Housing Plan

155

Growing Concern Over Military Strikes Against Cuba

156

What the Everlane-Shein Sale Means for the Future of Sustainable Fashion

157

Why New York Bagel and Pizza Recipes May Change

158

Community Safety, Beyond Policing

159

Thursday Morning Politics: Barney Frank, Incrementalism, and Aging in Office

160

National News With Kai and Carter

161

Who Are You Fundraising For?

162

Handbook for Preserving Democracy

163

Composting Under the Mamdani Administration

164

10-Question Quiz: American History

165

How Belief in God Has Changed

166

Spring Cleaning: Cleaning Out Your Parents' Home

167

The Last Days of Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show'

168

Hantavirus Fact and Fiction

169

10-Question Quiz: American History, Part 2

170

Good Things to Start Your Week, Take Two

171

Spring Cleaning: Organizing for Kids

172

Transit News: LIRR Strike Update

173

Monday Morning Politics: Trump's Gaffes; Kash Patel

174

10-Question Quiz: American History

175

Spring Cleaning: Strategies for Neurodivergent People

176

Brian Lehrer Weekend: Economic News from Marketplace; Our Bodies & Our Tech; Wild NYC - Air Migrations

177

What Péter Magyar's Election in Hungary Says About 'Strongmen' Today

178

On the Media on the 'Movement to Kill FEMA'

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10-Question Quiz: News With Mo Rocca

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Featuring 'Open to Debate'

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Spotlight on WNYC's Terrestrials

182

Brian Lehrer Weekend: Spirit Airlines; Rent Guidelines Board; Avoiding Scams

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NAACP Legal Defense Funds Weighs in on SCOTUS and Voting Rights

184

Will Mayor Mamdani's Rent Guidelines Board Deliver the Rent Freeze?

185

Where Western Leaders Went Wrong

186

The Emotional Labor of Mothers

187

Why the Demise of Spirit Airlines is Bad For Consumers

188

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg on the Decline in Crime, Remedying Wrongful Convictions, and More

189

The Trump Administration vs. Smith College and The New York Times

190

Shout Out Your Favorite Audiobook

191

Theater of War on the Radio: Our Longing for Inconvenience

192

Brian Lehrer Weekend: AI Classrooms; PEN Word Voices; ED Admissions

193

TPS for Haitians and Syrians Hangs in the Balance

194

NY & NJ Work Requirements for SNAP Benefits

195

Behind the Scenes at USAID

196

When Dad's Wisdom Comes From ChatGPT

197

PEN World Voices & Global Free Expression

198

Are You Hiring for a Cool Job?

199

SCOTUS: TPS Arguments & Voting Rights Decision

200

Close Rikers Czar Dana Kaplan

201

What Are You Ambivalent About?

202

Why Hospital Admission Is Getting Harder

203

National Politics with Senator Booker

204

Status of Settler Violence in the West Bank

205

Monsanto's Roundup at the Supreme Court