Best Lerer Podcasts (2025)

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Brian Lehrer Weekend: ACA Enrollment; Overdose Prevention; Political Halloween 1:15:01

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Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. ACA Open Enrollment Starting (First) | 30 Issues in 30 Days: NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers (Starts at 34:26) | Your Newsy Halloween Costumes (Starts at 1:07:42 ) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.…

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Your Newsy Halloween Costumes 7:06

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Ahead of Halloween weekend, listeners call in to share their costumes based on news and current events.By WNYC

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Ken Burns on The American Revolution 33:11

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Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker and co-director of "The American Revolution," and Sarah Botstein, co-director of "The American Revolution," talk about their new, 12-hour docuseries premiering on PBS on November 16th, which is being released ahead of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, in July 2026.…

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30 Issues in 30 Days: Working With Albany 48:48

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Eric Blanc, assistant professor of Labor Studies at Rutgers University, author of several books including We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big (University of California Press, 2025), and writer of the Substack newsletter Labor Politics, and Michael Aronson, Daily News editorial page editor, debate …

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The Jersey City Mayoral Race 20:24

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John Heinis, reporter for the Hudson County View talks about the Jersey City mayoral race, where seven candidates are running in the nonpartisan election and if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the votes, the top two vote-getters will move on to a run-off election in early December.By WNYC

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ACA Open Enrollment Starting 34:06

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Elisabeth Benjamin, vice president of Health Initiatives at the Community Service Society and co-founder of the Health Care for All New York Campaign, talks about what people can expect with next year's health insurance costs and how the government shutdown over ACA subsidies will affect open enrollment. The live-answer helpline to reach a Navigato…

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NJ Elections Update: Obama and Trump Weigh In 44:32

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Nikita Biryukov, reporter who covers state government and politics for the New Jersey Monitor, talks about the latest in New Jersey elections news, including early voting turnout, how Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump are weighing in on the gubernatorial race and Justice Department election monitoring for Passaic County.…

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30 Issues in 30 Days: Public Education in New Jersey 30:11

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Jessie Gómez, reporter at Chalkbeat Newark covering Newark Public Schools, discusses the New Jersey gubernatorial candidates' visions for public education in the state—and how they intend to fund the schools.By WNYC

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Following Hurricane Melissa 14:34

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Arlan Fuller, Project HOPE’s director of Emergency Preparedness and Response, talks about the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica and other countries, as listeners report what they're hearing from friends and family in the area.By WNYC

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The Young Republicans' Group Chat 11:54

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Calder McHugh, reporter at POLITICO Magazine, talks about the scandal surrounding leaked messages from the Young Republicans' group chat, and why he thinks they might be a "sign of where we could be headed."By WNYC

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30 Issues in 30 Days: NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers 33:25

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Ethan Geringer-Sameth, discusses the mayoral candidates' stances on overdose prevention centers in New York City, including Zohran Mamdani's reversal of his longstanding stance to increase the centers, Andrew Cuomo's stance to keep existing centers but not expand them and Curtis Sliwa's stance against the existing centers. Plus, Sam Rivera, executi…

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City Politics: Early Voting Has Begun 48:30

5d ago48:30

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Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, and Brigid Bergin, Gothamist and WNYC senior political correspondent, talk about the early voting numbers—which are way up from both the primary and the last mayoral election, so far—and other news from the campaign trail in the last week before Election Day.…

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Pandemic Preparedness Alert 26:57

6d ago26:57

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Seth Berkley, MD, an infectious disease epidemiologist currently advising vaccine, biotechnology, and technology companies; an adjunct professor and senior adviser to the Pandemic Center at Brown University; former CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; cofounded COVAX; founded and served as CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative; and the aut…

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30 Issues in 30 Days: Jobs and the Minimum Wage 21:30

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Nick Garber, politics reporter at Crain's New York Business, talks about where the NYC mayoral candidates stand on jobs and the minimum wage, and discusses their relationships with the broader business community.By WNYC

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Call-In for Undecided Voters 10:11

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Listeners still making up their minds on whether and how to vote share their dilemmas on candidates for any office and ballot questions.By WNYC

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SNAP Benefits and the Government Shutdown 45:00

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Due to the government shutdown, millions of Americans are likely to miss their Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program (SNAP) paychecks starting this Saturday. Grace Yarrow, food and agriculture policy reporter for POLITICO and author of POLITICO Pro's daily Morning Agriculture newsletter, reports on which states will be most impacted and how rec…

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A Democratic Manifesto 24:14

7d ago24:14

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Joyce Vance, a legal analyst for MSNBC and former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, University of Alabama School of Law professor, and author of the Civil Discourse Substack, and of the new book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy (Dutton, 2025) talks about the rule of law and offers legal and historical c…

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30 Issues in 30 Days: Trump and the NJ Gov's Race 21:09

7d ago21:09

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Nick Corasaniti, New York Times reporter covering national politics, with a focus on voting and elections, talks about how both Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill say they would deal with President Trump if they are elected governor, and other ways the president's influence is being felt in the tight race.…

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Explaining New York Ballot Question #1 12:38

7d ago12:38

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Rosemary Misdary, WNYC and Gothamist health & science reporter, explains the statewide ballot question about preservation in the Adirondacks and expanding skiing facilities.By WNYC

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The Housing Questions on NYC Voters' Ballots 51:39

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New York City voters will see several questions on their ballots that aim to make it easier to build housing. Alec Schierenbeck, executive director of the Charter Revision Commission argues in favor of the measures, and Lincoln Restler, New York City Council member (District 33, Greenpoint, Northside Williamsburg, South Williamsburg, Brooklyn Heigh…

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Brian Lehrer Weekend: 30 Issues: Ice in NYC; Free CUNY; Local Law 97 53:30

9d ago53:30

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Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. 30 Issues in 30 Days: ICE in the City (First) | 30 Issues in 30 Days: The Case for a Free CUNY (Starts at 17:50) | 30 Issues in 30 Days: Climate and Energy Policy (Starts at 33:13) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.…

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Russia and Feminism 41:17

10d ago41:17

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Julia Ioffe, founding partner and Washington correspondent of Puck and the author of Motherland: A History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy (Ecco, 2025), talks about her new book that delves into the feminist history of Russia and why it offers context for the war in Ukraine.By WNYC

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Early NYC Voting Preview 31:47

10d ago31:47

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Samantha Maldonado, senior reporter for THE CITY, offers her takeaways on the mayoral debate and talks about other races on the ballot in NYC.By WNYC

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Pets in the City: Tell Us Why Your Pet is the Best 10:25

10d ago10:25

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To wrap up a series on pets, listeners call in to shout out why their dog, cat, rabbit, bearded dragon, fish or any other type of pet is so special.By WNYC

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30 Issues in 30 Days: City-Owned Grocery Stores? 26:31

10d ago26:31

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New York City would not be the first city in America to open a publicly-owned grocery store. Yasmin Tayag, staff writer at The Atlantic, talks about how other municipalities have fared in this experiment, Zohran Mamdani's grocery store proposal and the skepticism around it.By WNYC

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Brian Lehrer Weekend: ACA Enrollment; Overdose Prevention; Political Halloween 1:15:01

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30 Issues in 30 Days: Working With Albany 48:48

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The Jersey City Mayoral Race 20:24

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ACA Open Enrollment Starting 34:06

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30 Issues in 30 Days: Public Education in New Jersey 30:11

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Following Hurricane Melissa 14:34

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The Young Republicans' Group Chat 11:54

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30 Issues in 30 Days: NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers 33:25

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City Politics: Early Voting Has Begun 48:30

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Pandemic Preparedness Alert 26:57

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30 Issues in 30 Days: Jobs and the Minimum Wage 21:30

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Call-In for Undecided Voters 10:11

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SNAP Benefits and the Government Shutdown 45:00

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A Democratic Manifesto 24:14

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30 Issues in 30 Days: Trump and the NJ Gov's Race 21:09

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Explaining New York Ballot Question #1 12:38

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The Housing Questions on NYC Voters' Ballots 51:39

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Brian Lehrer Weekend: 30 Issues: Ice in NYC; Free CUNY; Local Law 97 53:30

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Russia and Feminism 41:17

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Early NYC Voting Preview 31:47

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Pets in the City: Tell Us Why Your Pet is the Best 10:25

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30 Issues in 30 Days: City-Owned Grocery Stores? 26:31