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Appliances are rarely built to last, but many from the past are still as good as new. Listeners call in to share which gadgets and technologies have survived years of use in their homes. Plus, Anna Kramer, technology and climate journalist, author of the newsletter, "Bite into this," talks about her in The Atlantic article titled "KitchenAid Did It Right 87 Years Ago."

A group of young environmentalists in Montana are suing the state for not taking climate change seriously enough. Amanda Eggert, environmental reporter at Montana Free Press, breaks down the latest in the case as it enters its second week.

Callers in their 20s and 30s discuss whether they aspire to work a "dream job" that speaks to who they are and provides broader meaning to their lives, or if they prefer a "good enough job" that pays the bills and requires them to find purpose beyond the office.

Running alongside the U.N. Water Conference, New York Water Week brings leaders across fields to share ideas and solutions for water challenges around the world. Matthijs Bouw, a Dutch architect and urbanist and founder of One Architecture and Urbanism, and Edgar Westerhof, VP at Arcadis Global design & consultancy, talk about some of NYC's big resiliency programs, like the Big U and the ESCR.

All this week, the Brian Lehrer Show will be taking a closer look at some of the most pervasive nutrition myths with Sophie Egan, author of How to Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices That Are Good for You, Others, and the Planet (Workman, 2020), and contributor to The New York Times, most recently the article "10 Nutrition Myths Experts Wish Would Die". Up today, Bisi Alli, dual board-certified internal medicine and lifestyle medicine physician, joins the conversation about why an increased calorie intake doesn't necessarily equal weight gain and how some diabetics can consider adding fruit to their diets. 

Jo Livingstone, critic, contributor to The New York Times and an organizer of NYTLetter.com, and Sabrina Imbler, staff writer at Defector, a worker-owned site, and former fellow for The New York Times, discuss the latest on the open letter to the New York Times, in which over 1,000 contributors have accused the paper of biased coverage of transgender issues.

Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, and Katie Honan, reporter at The City and co-host of FAQ NYC, offer analysis of Gov. Hochul's budget proposal, which starts the negotiation process with the legislature.

Dan Goldman, US representative (D, NY-10), former lead counsel for the impeachment investigation of President Trump in 2019, and former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District NY, talks about the latest news from Congress.

Listeners call in to share the steady progress they've made on their (tiny) resolutions so far. What small, annoying tasks did you keep putting off last year and how did you finally accomplish them?

Despite a rise in traffic deaths and pedestrian fatalities nationally, Jersey City hasn't had a traffic death so far this year. Hoboken hasn't had one in four years. Angie Schmitt, writer, planning consultant, and author of Right of Way: Race, Class and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America (Island Press, 2020), explains what these cities are doing right and why the rest of the country lags so far behind. Plus, Jimmy Lee, board president at Safe Streets, tells us what he hopes Jersey City will continue to achieve.

Yuval Noah Harari, historian, philosopher, and the author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and his latest, for young readers, Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World (Bright Matter Books, 2022), shares his long view on human history and the choices humans made that got us here, and what it would take to change.

Early on, the Biden administration promised to address the spread of disinformation. Andrea Bernstein, who covers Democracy for ProPublica and contributes to NPR covering Trump legal matters, co-host of "Will Be Wild", and the author of American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power, and Ilya Marritz, freelance reported for ProPublica, NPR, and co-host of the podcasts "Trump, Inc." and "Will be Wild", talk about how the administration's actions to address it hasn't been as strong as they initially indicated.

Republicans have been making inroads with the Democrats' traditional base of working class voters and people of color. Bryan Mena, reporter with The Wall Street Journal's economics team, and Elena Schneider, national political reporter at Politico, join to discuss who the working class vote will go to this coming election.

Steven Shepard, senior campaign and elections editor and chief polling analyst for Politico, shares his analysis on the state of the midterm elections, including a recent New York Times/Siena poll where Democrats appeared stronger than some thought, and how the issue of migrants seeking asylum is playing out in campaigns. Plus, Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and editor, host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show and of the new podcast "Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery, talks about her reporting on the tight Congressional race in NJ-7, between Tom Kean Jr. and the incumbent, Tom Malinowski.

Christina Greer, political science professor at Fordham University, host of the podcast "FAQNYC" and author of Black Ethnics (Oxford University Press, 2013), joins to discuss the results of New York's primary election.

Listeners discuss their relationships to punctuality, whether they're always a few minutes late or sure to arrive early.

Michael Elsen-Rooney, education reporter for the New York Daily News, discusses the latest news in NYC schools including mask mandates, graduation rates, and more. Plus, we hear calls from #PandemicEd teachers, school workers, and parents respond to prompt: "After 2 pandemic years, my students are more __ than they were in 2019." The not so great: they are more unmoored socially, emotionally, and with the basics on academics. On the flip side, this has made them much more flexible and able to go with the flow. — Μαρια (@misszeeeeee) February 21, 2022 My students are more lazy. They spent 2 years at home watching cartoons and cartoons and TikTok and games. Now in class the students don't want to do homeworks.. — RadioMan Tech, Inc. (@IncRadioman) February 21, 2022 @BrianLehrer disengaged angry emotional violent desperately looking for connection #PandemicEd — A. H. Marquez (@AMARQUEZ66) February 21, 2022 I'm a 5th grade special Ed teacher. After 2 years my students are still getting back lost time on skills, but they are more aware of and engaged with the world. — Greg H-R (@ghillries) February 21, 2022

Susan Glasser, staff writer for The New Yorker, CNN global affairs analyst and co-author, with Peter Baker, of The Man Who Ran Washington: the Life and Times of Jim Baker III (Doubleday, 2020) and Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin's Russia and the End of Revolution (Simon & Schuster, 2005) talks about the latest developments between Putin, Ukraine, and the West.

The Brian Lehrer Show continues to build its biggest ever listener-sourced gift guide with suggestions from shop owners and entrepreneurs in our listening area.  Business owners can fill out some information here to be included on the next update of the gift guide, or text 'shop2021' to 70101. And shoppers, if you still need some inspiration, check out our clickable, mapable, searchable 'Shop Listener Gift Guide' here. 

From pandemic burn out to early retirement to competing with traveling nurses, New York nurses are dropping out of the industry. First, Maya Kaufman, health care reporter for Crain's New York, discusses the latest New York healthcare related headlines.  Then, Pat Kane, RN, executive director of the New York State Nurses Association, talks about her profession right now.  

Listeners call in to shout out underrepresented business communities, including, in particular, Black-owned businesses, and businesses from the Bronx. Business owners can fill out some information here to be included on the next update of the gift guide.  Check out the businesses participating so far here. 

Bill de Blasio, New York City Mayor, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.

According to the 2020 Census, the Hispanic or Latino population grew to 62.1 million in the United States. For Hispanic Heritage Month, listeners call in to share which terms best describes their identities and suggest terms that might be more inclusive than "Hispanic," like "Brown," "Latin American," "Latino" or "Latinx."

Listeners call in to share how pandemic-related supply chain disruptions are impacting their businesses and what they are buying — or not buying.

With school starting this week, some parents may find themselves with an empty house or apartment for the first time since March of 2020!  Listeners call in and talk about how they are feeling and what they are doing with the peace and quiet.

Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty (Twelve, 2019) and the forthcoming Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power (Twelve, April 2021), talks about the latest in national politics, including the Afghanistan withdrawal and the infrastructure and budget bills in the House.

Dianna Houenou, chair of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, talks about the rules and timeline for when (adult) New Jerseyans will be able to buy cannabis legally at dispensaries in the state.

The Biden Administration has said Americans can begin to get a third COVID-19 vaccine booster shot in the coming months. Brianne Barker, virologist and immunologist, associate professor of biology at Drew University, and co-host of the podcast This Week in Virology, talks about the science behind the decision, whether vaccinated people should be worried about waning immunity against the delta variant and more, including the news that the FDA has fully approved the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine. →Prof. Barker will be one of the leaders of the virtual town halls put together by the American Society for Virology on Thursday, August 26 at 7pm ET.

Deciding what to have for dinner can sometimes be as exhausting as making it. Virginia Sole-Smith, a journalist who covers weight stigma and diet culture, the author of the book The Eating Instinct (Henry Holt and Co., 2018) and the newsletter Burnt Toast, talks about why meal planning often falls to women, and offers tips on how to make the process less agonizing and more equal.

Annie Pforzheimer, non-resident associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), acting deputy assistant secretary of state for Afghanistan until March 2019, and deputy chief of mission in Kabul from 2017-2018, talks about the sudden fall of the Afghan government and the continued efforts to evacuate Americans and those who worked with them.

David Cruz, WNYC/Gothamist news editor, talks about what the new Census numbers show about how NYC is changing and the new NY redistricting process.

Bill de Blasio, New York City Mayor, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including his policy on vaccinating teachers ahead of the start of the school year, and on using indoor dining as a vaccine incentive.

Our listeners tell us about their COVID-era businesses. Despite the pandemic, the number of applications to start new businesses last year reached an all-time high. Did you set up shop? New entrepreneurs, give us a call to tell us about your COVD-era start-ups. 646-435-7280. — The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast (@BrianLehrer) August 20, 2021

Sarah Chayes, author and former NPR reporter, talks about the recent updates from Afghanistan and what Afghan women are experiencing as the United States withdraws from the country.

Jeanna Smialek, reporter covering the Federal Reserve and the economy for The New York Times and Lauren Hirsch, New York Times and DealBook reporter covering business, policy and mergers and acquisitions, discuss the latest jobs report and what the delta variant means for the return to the workplace.

Candice Ferrette, politics reporter at Newsday, talks about the bill passed by the Nassau County legislature and awaiting signature by County Executive Laura Curran that would designate police officers and first responders a "protected class" under the county's human rights laws -- meaning they could sue for discrimination over verbal abuse.

Mondaire Jones, U.S. Representative (D-NY17, Rockland County and part of Westchester County), talks about the latest on the eviction moratorium, adding justices to the Supreme Court, how moderates and progressives are getting along in the Democratic party, and other issues facing Congress.

On Tuesday, the Biden administration imposed a new 60-day federal moratorium on evictions in areas of the nation impacted by the delta variant — a move that President Joe Biden said will impact 90 percent of all renters until state rent relief funds are distributed. Allison Dikanovic, reporter for The City who writes their Rent Update newsletter, talks about the options for tenants and landlords dealing with the state program.

Nsikan Akpan, WNYC's health and science editor, breaks down the science behind breakthrough infections, local pols' decisions not to mandate indoor masking and more COVID news.

COVID breakthrough infections are becoming more common as the Delta variant spreads quickly. Dara Kass, emergency medicine physician at the Columbia University Medical Center, explains why it's happening (and why you shouldn't panic), and what to do if you are vaccinated and become infected anyway.

Bill Bratton, former New York City police commissioner and the author (with Peter Knobler) of The Profession: A Memoir of Community, Race, and the Arc of Policing in America (Penguin Press, 2021), talks about his law enforcement career as commissioner of police in some of the biggest cities in America, and shares his views on current crime stats, including rising gun violence.

Mara Liasson, national political correspondent for NPR, ticks through the biggest political stories from over the weekend and what to watch for in the coming days, including tomorrow's hearings on the Jan. 6 insurrection and  vaccination efforts around the country.

Sam Schwartz, aka Gridlock Sam at the Daily News, former NYC Traffic Commissioner, president and CEO of Sam Schwartz Engineering, a transportation planning and engineering firm, and author of No One at the Wheel: Driverless Cars and the Road of the Future (Public Affairs, 2018), discusses a new report which shows that New York City had the worst traffic in the country this past year and discusses the future of gridlock in the City.

Julia Preston, contributing writer for The Marshall Project, joins to discuss the latest in immigration news, including if and when President Biden might put a reversal to President Trump's deportation orders.

Antonio Reynoso, New York City Council Member (34th) and Democratic candidate for Brooklyn Borough President, talks about the primary results and what his win means for his borough.

With his Democratic primary opponents conceding defeat and the fact that Manhattan is overwhelmingly a "blue" borough, Alvin Bragg, presumptive Democratic candidate for Manhattan D.A., is likely to succeed Cy Vance, Jr. as Manhattan district attorney. He talks about his campaign and his plans for the office, if elected.

Nsikan Akpan, WNYC's health and science editor, discusses what risk the Delta variant poses to unvaccinated -- and even vaccinated -- Americans.

Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, joins with updates on the ranked choice tally from New York City's primary election.

Nicholas Wu, Politico congressional reporter, and Tom Dreisbach, NPR investigations correspondent, discuss the House committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and what is known already about the insurrection.