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Rep. Rush Holt has announced he won’t run for re-election when his term is up at the end of this year. He’ll talk about what he hopes to accomplish in the next 10 months. Then: Journa... (episode)
<p>Context for the current protests in Venezuela, including why they are happening, the media blackout, Cuba's influence on the country and if the protests might bring about some kind of change.</p>
<p>Mayor de Blasio is signalling that affordable housing is how he’s going to get New York City to be more equitable.</p>
<p>If want to make a film that will win an Oscar, base your film on a novel set in World War II, feature a husband and wife relationship, and have the title of the film uttered by a character. (Bonus points: a face slap.)</p>
Bill Lipton, the New York State director of the Working Families Party, discusses his party’s agenda and how it plans to keep Mayor de Blasio accountable. Plus: how Sandy aid disburse... (episode)
A new report shows that childhood obesity rates are plummeting -- Marion Nestle explains what's behind the trend. Then: Gen. Stanley McChrystal offers his assessment of the wars in Ir... (episode)
CDC data show a 43% drop in obesity rates among American children age 2 to 5. Nutrition expert Marion Nestle says this is a very hopeful sign, but that follow-through is required to k...
Saying that the US armed forces should reflect the US population, General Stanley McChrystal, former commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, offered support for the idea of re-instat...
Netflix struck a deal to pay Comcast to keep its streaming service fast and smooth. The Wall Street Journal’s Shalini Ramachandran explains why this gives even more power to major bro... (episode)
<p>Netflix is now paying Comcast to make sure its streaming service is smooth - so what does that mean for customers (and the other major broadband companies)?</p>
The Sochi Olympics wrapped up over the weekend. New Yorker editor David Remnick recaps the politically-tense Winter Games. Plus: MSNBC analyst Jonathan Alter explains how President Ob... (episode)
The Winter Olympics are over, but the geopolitical conversation about Russia continues. New Yorker editor David Remnick, who was in Sochi doing commentary for NBC, discusses the games...
Did you catch the scene in "House of Cards" where a character says Long Island wine tastes like "piss"? Turns out, there are lots of vineyards in Nassau and Suffolk counties, making s...
Andrew Rasiej of Personal Democracy Media talks about efforts to increase internet accessibility all over the city and the possibility of Google Fiber coming to New York. Plus: NYC ... (episode)
<p>Commissioner Polly Trottenberg says it is "going to involve a culture change and personal responsibility for all of us” to reduce traffic deaths in the city.</p>
Probably! In his latest project, A.J. is trying to create the world's biggest family tree, connecting him to everyone else on the planet. He discusses the project, the revolution in o...
New York City Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty has had a busy winter. He talks about the challenges his department faces removing snow and garbage from snowy and icy streets. Plus... (episode)
<p>After this winter's abundant snow and ice, the city's sanitation department is working overtime to keep the streets clear and the garbage from piling up. </p>
Funding your Olympic dream is not easy. Bobsledder Jamie Gruebel tried to crowd-fund $13,000 for Sochi, but ended up raising only $3,000. The Brian Lehrer Show breaks down how the vas...
Today's show is guest-hosted by WNYC's Anna Sale. Find out more about Anna here The Bridgegate scandal is now in its sixth week. New Jersey Public Radio reporters discuss the latest ... (episode)
<p>Do you say, "Where are you from?" or "Where do you live?" or "What's your church?" The regional differences in the greetings we give say a lot about us.</p>
<p>Some people's Con Ed bills are much higher than they were at this time last year - and (spoiler alert) it's related to the frigid temperatures.</p>
<p>The Brian Lehrer Show interviews all five of the filmmakers behind this year's Oscar-nominated documentaries.</p> (article)
Today's show is guest-hosted by WNYC's Anna Sale. Find out more about Anna here. Inside Climate News is investigating the effect of fracking on air quality in some parts of Texas. Re... (episode)
Long hours, a little bit of moral ambiguity, and Excel spreadsheets - always Excel spreadsheets. Wall Street has a new generation - the bankers who were recruited after the 2008 crash...
After a Brooklyn judge recently dismissed a non-biological parent's request to adopt her wife's biological child, we take a look at the changing legal landscape of adoption now that s...