Podcasts about wnyc's brian lehrer

This week's OTM pod extra is another episode from the new podcast hosted by WNYC's Brian Lehrer:  Where are we on impeachment today?Yesterday evening, the public got the chance to read the opening statement of U.S. emissary to Ukraine William Taylor's testimony. In it, he described "two channels of U.S. policy-making" in Ukraine, official State Department and security channels, and the "highly irregular" efforts by others in the President's circle to undermine the longstanding policy in Ukraine. Taylor laid out the most complete timeline of those efforts available thus far, and cited contacts he'd had with others that indicate President Trump's direct involvement.  On today’s episode:Michael Isikoff, chief investigative correspondent for Yahoo! News, host of the podcast "Conspiracyland," co-host of the "Skullduggery" podcast and co-author of Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump  

WNYC's Brian Lehrer talks with Washington Post national security reporter Nick Miroff about how the caravan of asylum seekers traveling from Central America is playing a role in the midterm elections. Plus New York Times reporter Annie Correal shares snapshots from the caravan of migrants making their way through Mexico to the U.S. border.

Nishant is a junior at Berkeley. Like a lot of college students, he’s trying to figure out how he thinks about class and money as he moves towards graduation and financial independence from his parents. But Nishant’s dealing with a special set of privileges, and complications: his family is in the one percent. His dad, Vik, immigrated from India with his family as a teenager and then went to medical school. But instead of becoming a doctor, Vik founded a software company instead. It was a gamble that paid off. Within ten years, a Fortune 500 corporation had bought Vik’s company, and the family got rich. Learning to navigate the privileges—and the burdens—of being wealthy is something both father and son struggle with. Vik is aware that his discomfort around wealth brings out a competitive edge in him that he's not proud of. And Nishant worries that his friends at college would think of him as “spoiled” if they found out just how much his family has. As Nishant thinks about what he wants to do after college, he’s also dealing with social pressure to match his parents’ financial success. “There’s some American dream kind of pressure that each generation you do better than the generation that came before you,” he told me. “I would have to get very lucky to accomplish that, and that focus is not one that I want to have.” We asked the people we interviewed for this series to submit photos of things they felt represented their class status. Vik sent us this photo of his garage, and wrote, "Some really amazing choices of cars to select from to drive to the gym, but in the end, regardless of the car you drive, you still have to have the self discipline to make time and show up, and work out hard and push yourself. Once you're on the racquetball court or on the treadmill, class has no relevance."   This episode is part of our collaborative series with BuzzFeed called Opportunity Costs: Money and Class in America. To hear more, go to deathsexmoney.org/class. To hear Anna and Vik talk about the Opportunity Costs series with WNYC's Brian Lehrer, click here. 

We’re a quarter of the way into the first 100 days of the Trump administration. From the never ending controversy around the executive order on immigration to the ousting of his National Security Adviser, it's starting to look like it might be a bumpy 4 years. During his first 25 days in office, how has Trump challenged not just old policies but basic American norms? On this episode of Indivisible, WNYC's Brian Lehrer is joined by James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic and former speechwriter for President Carter. At just 25 days into his presidency, do you think Trump is doing a good job so far? #IndivisibleRadio — WNYC (@WNYC) February 15, 2017 Plus Death Sex and Money’s Anna Sale joins Brian for your Valentine’s Day stories of relationships which challenged a firmly held political belief. #IndivisibleRadio tackles love on Valentine's Day: have politics put stress on your relationship? — WNYC (@WNYC) February 15, 2017 Here are some tweets from this episode: Indivisible Week 4: The First 25 Days

The fate of President Trump's travel ban is now in the hands of a federal appeals court. Oral arguments were heard Tuesday night on whether the immigration order is unconstitutional. The challenge was brought last week by Bob Ferguson, Attorney General for Washington state -- the first lawsuit after the President's executive order left about 60,000 refugees around the world in the lurch. More that 100 additional former AUSAs weigh in against Trump Exec Order: https://t.co/RqA8OcBP9S; https://t.co/jBh7EcKlCF — WA Attorney General (@AGOWA) February 7, 2017 On this episode of Indivisible, we talk to Ferguson about whether his lawsuit represents a battle over American values. Also, how are your elected officials responding to President Trump's travel ban? Find out here. WNYC's Brian Lehrer also talks to Jennifer Kroman, a lawyer representing a Sudanese doctor with a valid H-1B foreign-worker visa who was deported as a result of the executive order. We are also joined by NPR Middle East correspondent Deborah Amos. Will President Trump's travel ban change norms in the U.S.? #IndivisibleRadio — WNYC (@WNYC) February 8, 2017 A snapshot of tweets about this episode: Indivisible Week 3: Can President Trump's Travel Ban Be Overturned?

President Trump announces Colorado judge Neil Gorsuch as his choice to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by Antonin Scalia's sudden death last year. The decision is one of the most anticipated moves of the new administration with ramifications that will likely extend well beyond Donald Trump's presidency. Tonight's episode of Indivisible listens in on Trump's big reveal with analysis and audience reaction from across the country. Getting ready to deliver a VERY IMPORTANT DECISION! 8:00 P.M. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 1, 2017 The announcement also comes as debate continues to intensify over a recent executive order banning travel to the U.S. from seven majority Muslim countries. We talk to Alberto Gonzales, former United States Attorney General and former Counsel to President George W. Bush. Gonzales is joined by WNYC host Jami Floyd, who is also an attorney, to talk about Trump’s choice to succeed Antonin Scalia and what his pick means for the future of the court.   Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch, 49, a solidly conservative federal appeals court judge with a sterling legal pedigree https://t.co/mOanug3gE5 — NPR (@NPR) February 1, 2017 This episode is hosted by WNYC's Brian Lehrer. A snapshot of tweets about this episode: Indivisible Week 2: President Trump Makes a Supreme Court Pick

Whether you prefer dark meat, white meat, Tofurky or just mashed potatoes, most Americans can agree that the 2016 presidential election was contentious. With neither candidate managing to garner 50-percent of the vote and in a world of charged media outlets, families coming together for Thanksgiving Dinner face the likely prospect of heated political conversation landing on their holiday platters. And, as The United States of Anxiety found, the caustic nature of politics not only wears away one's patience but also one's health. So to ensure that the hardest thing you will be between this holiday season is a poorly baked dinner roll, WNYC's Brian Lehrer takes counsel from humorist Henry Alford and Emory philosophy professor George Yancy, PhD, on how to avoid the pitfalls of cross-party dinner conversation.  Plus across the hour, Brian will be joined by Mary Harris of WNYC Studios's Only Human podcast to provide insights on how to actually listen to those who may have divergent views.