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Pandemic Right & Wrong; Biden's Agenda and Congress; Meet NJ Gubernatorial Hopeful Jack Ciattarelli; Hispanic Heritage Month and Your Language (episode)
Scott Gottlieb on what we got right and wrong with the pandemic, when it ends and what we need to do for next time.
U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries talks about the infrastructure bill, the safety net reconciliation bill, and wrestles over President Biden's agenda items.
Candidate for New Jersey Governor Jack Ciattarelli talks about his campaign against incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy.
Listeners call in with their favorite Spanish regional phrases.
Rep. Ritchie Torres on This Big Week in Congress; Recapping the New Jersey Gubernatorial Debate; Home health care funding; Hispanic Heritage Month and Your Identity (episode)
Representative Ritchie Torres talks about infrastructure, the debt ceiling, and Rikers Island.
Nancy Solomon recaps the NJ gubernatorial debate between the incumbent Phil Murphy and his GOP challenger Jack Ciattarelli.
The home health aides that aging Americans rely on earn an average of $18,000 a year, making the job an unsustainable career. Congress could change that.
Listeners call in to share the terms best describes their identities and suggest terms that might be more inclusive.
How Judges Fuel the Rikers Crisis; W.H.O. and the Global Vaccine Picture; David Remnick on National Politics and the New Yorker Festival; Rising Rents and Broker Fees (Again) (episode)
Judges in New York City continue to set bail and send more people to jail. What role do they play in the crisis at Rikers? Plus, the Mayor's first visit to the jail complex since 2017.
Despite increasing global supplies, vaccine equity is still an issue. Richard Mihigo from the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa discusses why.
National politics, a preview of The New Yorker Festival, and more with David Remnick.
New York renters: have you encountered a rise in rents? How about the return of broker fees?
Monday Morning Politics; NY's Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate; Angela Merkel's Legacy; Toward an Anti-Eugenics Future; What's In NYC's Delivery Worker Bill (episode)
Patrick Gaspard, former US ambassador to South Africa, discusses the latest on Haitian migrants, United States immigration policy, and other political news.
Calls from unvaccinated healthcare workers facing a midnight deadline to get their first COVID vaccine shot -- and their co-workers who will be forced to pick up the slack.
Election results from Germany, where voters cast their ballot for new leadership. Plus, a look at outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel's legacy.
The age of eugenics is not over. Jack Tchen and Cara Page discusses how toxic eugenicist ideals still exist in our current social structures in surprising ways.
New York City Council passed a nation-leading slate of bills to improve working conditions faced by the city's food delivery workers.
Biden Disappoints With 'Inhumane' Deportations; Checking-in With Trucking Industry; Hollywood Workers Plan Strike; Ask the Mayor (episode)
A senior U.S. diplomat to Haiti has resigned, calling the deportation of Haitian migrants "inhumane."
All about trucking and how it impacts the disrupted supply chains
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
Calls from listeners on the threatened strike by IATSE
Three of our favorite segments from the week: NYC's Still Shaky Economy|How We Got Vaccines and Other Medical Advances (Starts at 39:13)|Please Kill This Bug (Starts at 1:01:10) (article)
New York City's Still-Shaky Economy; Does Masking Work in Schools?; Climate Science for All; COVID Supply Chain Disruptions and You (episode)
Greg David on the NYC economy
What research showed about the effectiveness of masks in schools to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Katherine Hayhoe on getting past political polarization to deal with climate change.
Listeners call in to share how the pandemic-related supply chain disruptions are impacting them and their businesses.
Call Your Senator: Sen Gillibrand; Please Kill this Bug; Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez on Rikers Crisis; U.N. Food Systems Gathering (episode)
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand talks about the latest on the budget and infrastructure bills.
Entomologist Jessica Ware explains why we are being asked to kill this one insect -- and why others are endangered.
Eric Gonzalez talks about what role prosecutors play in addressing the crisis at Rikers Island.
This year for the first time the United Nations will hold a first-of-its-kind Food Systems Summit.
Haitian Immigrants at the Border; Air Travel During COVID; How We Got Vaccines and Other Medical Advances; The UN General Assembly Is Back in Town (episode)
Tens of thousands of Haitian migrants have gathered at the border in Del Rio, Texas, fleeing violence in Haiti. The Department of Homeland Security plans to send them back.
All about the U.S. announcement it will allow vaccinated travelers from abroad to fly into U.S. airports, starting in November.
Dr. Paul Offit offers context to today's debates over COVID vaccines and the need for booster shots
What to expect from The United Nations General Assembly in New York City this week.
Rikers Island crisis; National politics update; The FDA's decision on booster shots; Preferred pronouns (episode)
Staff shortages,deaths, and violent episodes currently plague Rikers Island. What will be done about it?
The latest from the Capitol on the human infrastructure bill and other news.
Eric Topol, MD, argues for booster shots to be more widely distributed than the FDA advisory panel approved.
Listeners call in to share their thoughts on not assuming to know someone's gender identity until they have said what it is, and on the default use of the singular 'they.'