The 3 Best The Brian Lehrer Show Podcast Episodes
1) Thanking a Stranger
Decades ago, NPR contributor and contributing editor at Esquire A.J. Jacobs and his sister got horribly lost in remote Alaska. Recently, he's been trying to find the group of strangers who came to his...Show More
2) #AskTheMayor: Justice for George Floyd
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC. How can he justify not firing Pantaleo and NYPD's acts of violence on Union Square yesterday when he sai...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Despite Backlash, Drag Queen Story Hour Continues
Rachel Aimee, executive director, NYC Chapter, discusses the backlash against Drag Queen Story Hour from the Christian right because drag performers regularly entertain children at libraries and commu...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) 10-Question Quiz: City Critters
Listeners try their hand at a quiz with questions about city critters.
5) 30 Issues in 30 Days: Are Free Buses the Best Bang for Our Transportation Buck?
Charles Komanoff and Eric Goldwyn debate whether free buses, a pillar of Zohran Mamdani's transit plan, are the best way to both speed up the slow bus system and help with the high cost of living.
6) Pets in the City: Cats
Throughout this membership drive we're talking about the animals we love and care for in our homes -- our pets. Flatbush Cats' Maxwell Branch talks about cats and the people who share their homes with...Show More
7) The Supreme Court's New Term
New York Times Magazine staff writer and Slate co-host Emily Bazelon previews the cases the Supreme Court will take up in its new term.
8) Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa Mayoral Debate Recap
Jeff Coltin, Politico reporter and co-author of the New York Playbook, recaps the mayoral debate between Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa.
9) Americans are Economically Stuck
Rachel Louise Ensign, economics reporter with The Wall Street Journal, explains the economic forces keeping Americans stuck in their homes and jobs, and it's impact.
10) Pets in the City: Reptiles
Sam Laroche, manager of Petqua, a pet store on Manhattan's West Side, talks about keeping reptiles as pets and how to help them thrive.