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Newsmakers meet New Yorkers as host Brian Lehrer and his guests take on the issues dominating conversation in New York and around the world. This daily program from WNYC Studios cuts through the usual talk radio punditry and brings a smart, humane approach to the day's events and what matters most in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including Radiolab, On the Media, Death, Sex & Money, Nancy, and many others.

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Peter Beinart Shares His 'Jewish Hope for Palestinian Liberation'

Peter Beinart, journalist, commentator and professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, shares his analysis of the Israel-Hamas war, and his hope - however distant it may feel right now - for peace. Plus: he reacts to President Biden's speech from his visit to Israel.

Peter Beinart Shares His 'Jewish Hope for Palestinian Liberation'

The 'Eldest Daughter' Effect

The phenomenon of "The Eldest Daughter Effect" is all over the internet, from X threads and TikTok reels to lengthy conversations on Reddit. Oldest daughters call in to share how the dynamic of taking care of their family members influences the other aspects in their lives from their friendships, to working relationships to romantic relationships.

The 'Eldest Daughter' Effect

'Rent Burdened' New Yorkers

David Brand, housing reporter for WNYC/Gothamist, talks about the new report showing one in three New York City households spend half their income on rent, plus the new 60-day limit for migrant families in shelters.

'Rent Burdened' New Yorkers

New Research on Long COVID

Daniel Griffin, MD, PhD, infectious disease physician with a PhD in molecular medicine, researcher at Columbia, Optum chief of the division of Infectious Disease, president of Parasites Without Borders and co-host of the podcast "This Week in Virology," summarizes the findings of two new studies with insights into distinct biological changes in the bodies of people with long COVID.

New Research on Long COVID

The Legacy of Staten Island's Fresh Kills Landfill

Fresh Kills - the former landfill on Staten Island - is now a park. Tom Wrobleski, senior opinion writer at the Staten Island Advance, talks about the history of the dump, how it affected Staten Islanders' perceptions of their home borough and their relationship to the rest of the city. Plus, he reports on the first portion of the park, which just opened.

The Legacy of Staten Island's Fresh Kills Landfill

Call Your Senator: Sen. Gillibrand on Israel-Hamas War

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D NY) talks about her work in Washington, the U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war, and more.

Call Your Senator: Sen. Gillibrand on Israel-Hamas War

The Parking Landscape in NYC

The price of parking meters is going up in Manhattan (other boroughs will soon follow suit). Henry Grabar, staff writer at Slate and the author of Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World (Penguin Press, 2023), and Rachel Weinberger, director, research strategy and Peter W. Herman Chair for Transportation at Regional Plan Association, talk about the parking landscape in New York City, including why so many streets have free parking, the amount of drivers fighting for limited spots and their suggested changes to the whole system.

The Parking Landscape in NYC

Rainy Weekends: Weather or Climate?

In this week's Climate Story of the Week, Andrew Kruczkiewicz, research scientist, meteorologist and an expert in extreme weather and flooding at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, part of Columbia University's Climate School, talks about the weekend rainouts and whether climate change plays a role. → NWS Forecast Maps → IRI Forecasts

Rainy Weekends: Weather or Climate?

How You're Dealing With the Ongoing Adderall Shortage

There is a shortage of the ADHD medication Adderall that has been going on for about one year now, with no end in sight. Listeners who need the medication call in to talk about whether they've been able to source it lately, and those with unfilled prescriptions share how they (or their kids) are coping without it.

How You're Dealing With the Ongoing Adderall Shortage

A Palestinian Perspective

Tahani Mustafa, Palestine analyst at the International Crisis Group, offers context from the Palestinian perspective to the Hamas attack and Israeli response.

A Palestinian Perspective

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