Best Lerer Podcasts (2025)

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100 Years of 100 Things: The Fight for Gay Rights 29:02

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As our centennial series continues, Marc Stein, the Jamie and Phyllis Pasker professor of history at San Francisco State University, director of the OutHistory website, author and editor of many books, including Queer Public History: Essays on Scholarly Activism (University of California Press, 2022) and The Stonewall Riots: A Documentary History (…

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Primary Day Informal, Unofficial, Thoroughly Unscientific Exit Poll 45:59

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Listeners call in to share who they ranked in the mayoral primary election, and Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, shares her most recent reporting on the election.By WNYC

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How Black Lung Reemerged 19:02

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Black lung had largely been eradicated by the end of the last century. Now, the disease has reemerged in coal country, and federal cuts threaten at-risk miners. Kate Morgan, Pennsylvania-based freelance journalist, talks about her reporting on black lung for the New York Times. → How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country…

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Heat Emergency 10:16

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The National Weather Service issued an extreme heat warning for the area through 8pm Tuesday. Zach Iscol, NYC Emergency Management commissioner, talks about what New Yorkers can do to stay safe.By WNYC

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Early Voting Numbers Roll In 34:53

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Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent shares her reporting on the early voting numbers so far, plus listeners call in to react to the mayoral candidate interviews from the first hour of the show.By WNYC

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The Mayoral Candidates Make a Final Pitch to Voters 1:02:51

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On the day before the primary election, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, former State Assembly Member Michael Blake, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, State Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, State Senator Zellnor Myrie, State Senator Jessica Ramos, former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringe…

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Always My Child: The Unbreakable Bond Of Father & Daughter. Part 1 (Feat: Gedalia Miller) 49:08

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Welcome to this week's episode, where we were honoured to sit down with Gedalia Miller, Founder of Kesher Nafshi - a phenomenal organisation that helps parents build and maintain long standing loving relationships with their children, regardless of the path they have chosen, and the journey they are taking. We explore Gedalia’s personal journey, th…

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Episode 386: Shahid Azim - Managing Partner & CEO, C10 Labs 52:01

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Episode 386 of The VentureFizz Podcast features Shahid Azim, Managing Partner & CEO of C10 Labs, an AI venture fund and studio.When ChatGPT was released towards the end of 2022, it changed everything and the AI era officially began.It was perfect timing for Shahid and his two co-founders of C10 Labs that being Professor Ramesh Raskar and Dr. Patric…

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Legal News Roundup: Trump and the California National Guard and More 16:39

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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), discusses the latest news coming out of the Supre…

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Two Opinions on Andrew Cuomo 39:37

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First, Bill de Blasio, former mayor of New York City, explains why he does not think Andrew Cuomo should be the next mayor of New York City, plus responds to the New York Times editorial that blamed his administration for many of the city's problems, then New York State Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D-42) chair of the Kings County Demo…

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Are We Going To War With Iran? 32:21

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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 of the Iran-Israel conflict and discusses his recent column appraising the odds of the United States joining the fightBy WNYC

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The Mayoral Candidates on Transportation 21:27

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Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for the WNYC Newsroom, talks about where the mayoral primary candidates stand on issues related to public transportation.By WNYC

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Ask Governor Murphy: June 2025 Recap 24:19

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Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, including the results of the gubernatorial primary election, and the latest new on an immigrant detention center in Newark at the center of a fight between New Jersey Democrats and President Donald T…

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A Doctor's Perspective on the SCOTUS Youth Gender Affirming Care Decision 19:58

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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court's decided to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender affirming care for minors in the United States v. Skrmetti case. Jack Turban, MD, MHS, adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist and author of Free to Be: Understanding Kids & Gender Identity (Atria Books, 2024), offers his perspective on the ruling and how it will affect…

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Juneteenth at Lincoln Center 14:48

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Carl Hancock Rux, poet, playwright, recording artist, essayist and radio journalist, talks about Lincoln Center’s fifth annual Juneteenth celebration, which pays tribute to enslaved people and their use of folklore to survive the trauma of the Transatlantic slave trade.By WNYC

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The Ad War in the Mayoral Primary 51:40

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Juan Manuel Benitez, professor of local journalism at Columbia Journalism School and member of the New York Editorial Board, and Jeffrey Mays, a New York Times reporter covering politics with a focus on New York City Hall, talks about the broadcast (as well as print and digital) advertisements flooding the zone in the week before the Democratic may…

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Alex Bean on Selling Divvy for $2.5B, Early Hustles, & Building Factory for Good | Ep 96 43:58

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Send us a text Alex Bean, co-founder of Divvy (acquired by BILL.com for $2.5B), joins us to share his founder journey - from teaching ski lessons at 16 to starting multiple scrappy businesses, to scaling Divvy into a fintech giant. In this episode, we talk about the lessons learned from both early failures and billion-dollar success, what not to do…

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Israel's Attacks on Iran 30:38

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Israel's attacks on Iran have caused destruction that shows no sign of letting up. Robin Wright, contributing writer and columnist for The New Yorker and distinguished fellow at Woodrow Wilson Center, discusses the conflict and its mounting death toll.By WNYC

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Legal News Roundup: SCOTUS on Gender Affirming Care for Minors and More 37:29

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Kate Shaw, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, co-host of the Supreme Court podcast Strict Scrutiny and a contributing opinion writer with the New York Times, discusses the latest news coming out of the Supreme Court, including the court's ruling in a Tennessee case regarding gender affirming care for minors and more.…

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City Politics: The Mayoral Race Heats Up 41:12

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With less than a week before primary day, WNYC and Gothamist reporter Elizabeth Kim discusses the latest news from the mayoral campaign trail, including Comptroller Brad Lander's arrest by ICE, Assemblymember Mamdani's decision to hire additional security and what early voters are saying at their poll sites.…

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Your Top Three Mayoral Election Issues 14:14

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As early voting in the Democratic mayoral primary is underway, listeners share their top three issues, and their top candidate or candidates.By WNYC

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Treating HIV/AIDS Abroad Without US Aid and PEPFAR 27:31

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Jon Cohen, senior correspondent with Science, reports on how countries that suffer high rates of HIV/AIDS are coping now that USAID funding has dried up, and how local governments, especially in places like Lesotho, are attempting to figure out solutions. Plus, Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, Columbia University professor of epidemiology and medicine and direct…

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The Mayoral Candidates and Public Health 28:05

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Marisa Donnelly, PhD, New York correspondent for Your Local Epidemiologist, talks about the various public health policies the mayoral candidates support, and what the mayor can do about public health more broadly.By WNYC

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The NYC Mayoral Candidates on Climate 39:15

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Julie Tighe, president of New York League of Conservation Voters, and Keanu Arpels-Josiah, climate justice organizer with Fridays for Future NYC, talks about the mayoral candidates' positions on climate change and the environment.By WNYC

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Monday Morning Primary Campaign Politics 50:21

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Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall and The Big Deal with Errol Louis, New York Magazine columnist and host of the podcast You Decide, offers analysis of the mayoral primary debate, and talks about the latest news from the campaign trail as early voting is underway.…

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The Rights of Rivers 10:21

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Robert Macfarlane, a fellow at the University of Cambridge and the author of several books, including Underland and his new one, Is a River Alive? (W. W. Norton & Company, 2025), talks about the new book that questions how we treat rivers through the stories of rivers in Ecuador, India and Canada.By WNYC

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Monday Morning Politics: No More Kings Protests; Minnesota Lawmakers Shot 21:02

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Susan Glasser, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of a weekly column on life in Washington, and the host of the Political Scene podcast, talks about the latest national political news, including the latest on Los Angeles, President Trump's military parade, the "No More Kings" protests and the politically-motivated shooting of lawmakers in Mi…

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The Mayoral Candidates Debate About Housing 27:23

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David Brand, housing reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, offers analysis of the housing plans the mayoral candidates discussed in last week's Spectrum News NY1 debate.By WNYC