Politics Brief
177 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsPolitics Brief is the go-to source for 2018 election news, selected from the best WNYC has to offer. Daily segments include original reporting on the New York metro region, along with interviews and analysis focused on the national scene from groundbreaking shows like On the Media, The Takeaway and The New Yorker Radio Hour. Produced by WNYC Studios, home of other great podcasts including Radiolab, Snap Judgment, Nancy and Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin.
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Florida Restores Voting Rights For 1.5 Million Ex-Felons
November 07, 2018 21:30 - 4 minutes - 4.46 MBDevin Coleman has been out of prison for 12 years. Thanks to the passage of Amendment 4 in Florida, he will now be eligible to vote once more. Steve Bousquet of the Tampa Bay Times joins the Takeaway to discuss the implications of the amendment.
Florida Restores Voting Rights For 1.5 Million Ex-Felons
November 07, 2018 21:30 - 4 minutes - 4.48 MBDevin Coleman has been out of prison for 12 years. Thanks to the passage of Amendment 4 in Florida, he will now be eligible to vote once more. Steve Bousquet of the Tampa Bay Times joins the Takeaway to discuss the implications of the amendment.
Election Results In New Jersey And Beyond
November 07, 2018 20:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBNancy Solomon, managing editor of New Jersey Public Radio, talks about election results in New Jersey. Joining her are Kai Wright, editor and host of WNYC’s narrative unit, and Gabriel Debenedett, New York Magazine national political correspondent, to take a look at other races around the country.
Election Results In New Jersey And Beyond
November 07, 2018 20:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBNancy Solomon, managing editor of New Jersey Public Radio, talks about election results in New Jersey. Joining her are Kai Wright, editor and host of WNYC’s narrative unit, and Gabriel Debenedett, New York Magazine national political correspondent, to take a look at other races around the country.
Get Out The Vote
November 06, 2018 21:45 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBIt's Election Day on The Brian Lehrer Show. Scott Bland, editor of Campaign Pro for Politico, and TIME National Correspondent Charlotte Alter discuss how both parties have worked to get out the vote in the run-up to the midterm election. And later, listeners share their stories of voting for different candidates than their loved ones.
Get Out The Vote
November 06, 2018 21:45 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBIt's Election Day on The Brian Lehrer Show. Scott Bland, editor of Campaign Pro for Politico, and TIME National Correspondent Charlotte Alter discuss how both parties have worked to get out the vote in the run-up to the midterm election. And later, listeners share their stories of voting for different candidates than their loved ones.
Texas' Secret Resistance
November 06, 2018 21:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBA group of progressive Texas women who are organizing in secret, out of fear of retaliation from neighbors, friends, and even family. Now, as WNYC's Amanda Aroncyzk reports, some are ready to speak out.
Texas' Secret Resistance
November 06, 2018 21:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBA group of progressive Texas women who are organizing in secret, out of fear of retaliation from neighbors, friends, and even family. Now, as WNYC's Amanda Aroncyzk reports, some are ready to speak out.
Anger, Identity and Polarization
November 05, 2018 22:00 - 10 minutes - 9.8 MBLilliana Mason is professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland and author of Uncivil Agreement: How Politics Became Our Identity. She joins On The Media's Bob Garfield to discuss how anger and tribal identity have gotten us to the current political moment, and how we might move past it.
Anger, Identity and Polarization
November 05, 2018 22:00 - 10 minutes - 9.83 MBLilliana Mason is professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland and author of Uncivil Agreement: How Politics Became Our Identity. She joins On The Media's Bob Garfield to discuss how anger and tribal identity have gotten us to the current political moment, and how we might move past it.
The Biases Around Women's Voices
November 05, 2018 20:30 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBIn the latest episode of The United States of Anxiety, we meet Rena Cook, a voice coach in Oklahoma who’s training progressive, female candidates on how to subvert our inbuilt biases about women’s voices. Plus, we look back on what the 1977 National Women’s Conference did (and didn’t) do for feminism.
The Biases Around Women's Voices
November 05, 2018 20:30 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBIn the latest episode of The United States of Anxiety, we meet Rena Cook, a voice coach in Oklahoma who’s training progressive, female candidates on how to subvert our inbuilt biases about women’s voices. Plus, we look back on what the 1977 National Women’s Conference did (and didn’t) do for feminism.
Climate Change And The Midterms
November 02, 2018 21:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBJust four percent of T.V. campaign ads explicitly mention climate change despite warnings from the United Nations and others that predict catastrophic damage from climate change as early as 2040. Millennials are the only generation where a clear majority believes that there is solid evidence of global warming and who also attribute this primarily to human activity. The Takeaway holds a roundtable discussion with three millennial voices on why climate change matters to them and their generati...
Climate Change And The Midterms
November 02, 2018 21:00 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MBJust four percent of T.V. campaign ads explicitly mention climate change despite warnings from the United Nations and others that predict catastrophic damage from climate change as early as 2040. Millennials are the only generation where a clear majority believes that there is solid evidence of global warming and who also attribute this primarily to human activity. The Takeaway holds a roundtable discussion with three millennial voices on why climate change matters to them and their generati...
The 2018 Culture War
November 02, 2018 20:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBCharlie Sykes, longtime conservative talk host and MSNBC contributor, Eddie Glaude, chair of Princeton's new department of African-American studies and president-elect of the American Academy of Religion, and Alexis Grenell, co-founder of Pythia Public, a political and public affairs firm, look back at what issues both Democrats and Republicans have chosen to campaign on this election season, and what the choices say about the culture. This segment is part of The Brian Lehrer Show's 30 Issue...
The 2018 Culture War
November 02, 2018 20:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBCharlie Sykes, longtime conservative talk host and MSNBC contributor, Eddie Glaude, chair of Princeton's new department of African-American studies and president-elect of the American Academy of Religion, and Alexis Grenell, co-founder of Pythia Public, a political and public affairs firm, look back at what issues both Democrats and Republicans have chosen to campaign on this election season, and what the choices say about the culture. This segment is part of The Brian Lehrer Show's 30 Issue...
The Wage Gap Issue
November 01, 2018 21:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBOn The Brian Lehrer Show, Dean Baker macroeconomist and co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. and Stephen Moore, fellow at the Project for Economic Growth at the Heritage Foundation and author of Trumponomics: Inside the America First Plan to Revive Our Economy, debate about whether Trump's approach to the economy is responsible for the wage growth, and how to keep it going for all Americans. This segment is a part of the series 30 Issues in 30 Days.
The Wage Gap Issue
November 01, 2018 21:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBOn The Brian Lehrer Show, Dean Baker macroeconomist and co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. and Stephen Moore, fellow at the Project for Economic Growth at the Heritage Foundation and author of Trumponomics: Inside the America First Plan to Revive Our Economy, debate about whether Trump's approach to the economy is responsible for the wage growth, and how to keep it going for all Americans. This segment is a part of the series 30 Issues in 30 Days.
Who Does The House Of Representatives Represent?
November 01, 2018 19:00 - 8 minutes - 7.94 MBDrew Desilver is a senior writer at Pew Research Center. He joins The Takeaway to discuss what some problems may be with a system that hasn’t changed in nearly 90 years.
Who Does The House Of Representatives Represent?
November 01, 2018 19:00 - 8 minutes - 7.92 MBDrew Desilver is a senior writer at Pew Research Center. He joins The Takeaway to discuss what some problems may be with a system that hasn’t changed in nearly 90 years.
A Pipeline In Pennsylvania
October 31, 2018 21:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBReporter Eliza Griswold follows political campaigns in Pennsylvania. She joins The New Yorker Radio Hour to talk about the controversial Mariner East 2 Pipeline Project, which has rare bipartisan support... and opposition.
A Pipeline In Pennsylvania
October 31, 2018 21:00 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBReporter Eliza Griswold follows political campaigns in Pennsylvania. She joins The New Yorker Radio Hour to talk about the controversial Mariner East 2 Pipeline Project, which has rare bipartisan support... and opposition.
From The Brian Lehrer Show: Young Voters, Latino Voters
October 31, 2018 19:30 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBMelissa Mark-Viverito, vice president of strategic engagement for the Latino Victory Fund and former New York City Council speaker, joins The Brian Lehrer Show to survey how Latino voters are feeling about and voting in the midterm elections. Also joining the show is John Della Volpe, director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, who talks about the latest polling on young voters.
From The Brian Lehrer Show: Young Voters, Latino Voters
October 31, 2018 19:30 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBMelissa Mark-Viverito, vice president of strategic engagement for the Latino Victory Fund and former New York City Council speaker, joins The Brian Lehrer Show to survey how Latino voters are feeling about and voting in the midterm elections. Also joining the show is John Della Volpe, director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, who talks about the latest polling on young voters.
Breaking Down The Midterms
October 30, 2018 21:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBClare Malone, senior political writer for FiveThirtyEight, joins On The Media to talk about the figures, myths and exaggerations making their way into the national conversation ahead of the midterms.
Breaking Down The Midterms
October 30, 2018 21:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBClare Malone, senior political writer for FiveThirtyEight, joins On The Media to talk about the figures, myths and exaggerations making their way into the national conversation ahead of the midterms.
What Is Deep Canvassing?
October 30, 2018 19:00 - 8 minutes - 7.54 MBTraditional canvassing can help 'get out the base' but it has little success winning over voters on the other side. So, as WNYC's Fred Mogul reports, canvassers on Staten Island are trying an experiment.
What Is Deep Canvassing?
October 30, 2018 19:00 - 8 minutes - 7.57 MBTraditional canvassing can help 'get out the base' but it has little success winning over voters on the other side. So, as WNYC's Fred Mogul reports, canvassers on Staten Island are trying an experiment.
30 Issues: The Border, the Caravan and Trump
October 26, 2018 21:41 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBWNYC'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.
30 Issues: The Border, the Caravan and Trump
October 26, 2018 21:41 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBWNYC'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.
White Supremacy Is Running for Office
October 25, 2018 20:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBThe New Yorker Radio Hour takes a look at several candidates on the far right openly espousing white-supremacist and white-nationalist views in this midterms election season. Reporter Andrew Marantz tells host David Remnick that candidates who used to “dog-whistle”—use coded language to appeal to racist voters—now openly make white-supremacist statements that Republican Party leadership won’t disavow.
White Supremacy Is Running for Office
October 25, 2018 20:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBThe New Yorker Radio Hour takes a look at several candidates on the far right openly espousing white-supremacist and white-nationalist views in this midterms election season. Reporter Andrew Marantz tells host David Remnick that candidates who used to “dog-whistle”—use coded language to appeal to racist voters—now openly make white-supremacist statements that Republican Party leadership won’t disavow.
How To Improve Our Election Systems
October 24, 2018 22:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBDanielle Root is the voting rights manager at the Center for American Progress. She joins The Takeaway to discuss what it'd take to make America's voting systems better.
How To Improve Our Election Systems
October 24, 2018 22:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBDanielle Root is the voting rights manager at the Center for American Progress. She joins The Takeaway to discuss what it'd take to make America's voting systems better.
A Hot Congressional Race In New York
October 24, 2018 21:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBRachel Silberstein, staff writer at The Times Union, joins The Brian Lehrer Show to talk about the latest debate between incumbent Rep. John Faso and Democratic challenger Antonio Delgado in New York's highly contested District 19 congressional race.
A Hot Congressional Race In New York
October 24, 2018 21:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBRachel Silberstein, staff writer at The Times Union, joins The Brian Lehrer Show to talk about the latest debate between incumbent Rep. John Faso and Democratic challenger Antonio Delgado in New York's highly contested District 19 congressional race.
A Crisis Of Ethics In Washington
October 23, 2018 21:30 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBWalter Shaub, senior advisor at the watchdog group CREW, and former director of the United States Office of Government Ethics, joins The Brian Lehrer Show to talk about Capitol Hill's swelling crisis of ethics.
A Crisis Of Ethics In Washington
October 23, 2018 21:30 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBWalter Shaub, senior advisor at the watchdog group CREW, and former director of the United States Office of Government Ethics, joins The Brian Lehrer Show to talk about Capitol Hill's swelling crisis of ethics.
The Long Island Divide
October 23, 2018 20:00 - 6 minutes - 6.24 MBWNYC's Jessica Gould reports on the intense race in Long Island between Democrat Liuba Grechen Shirley and Republican Pete King.
The Long Island Divide
October 23, 2018 20:00 - 6 minutes - 6.27 MBWNYC's Jessica Gould reports on the intense race in Long Island between Democrat Liuba Grechen Shirley and Republican Pete King.
How Our Elections Work
October 22, 2018 22:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBJoining The Takeaway to break down how voting varies across the country is David Becker, the executive director and founder of the Center for Election Innovation & Research.
How Our Elections Work
October 22, 2018 22:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBJoining The Takeaway to break down how voting varies across the country is David Becker, the executive director and founder of the Center for Election Innovation & Research.
Saudi Arabia's Royal "Reformers"
October 22, 2018 21:30 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBLast year, when Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman became Saudi Arabia's Deputy Prime Minister, the press fawned over his reforms in the arena of women's rights and business. The Western media has devoted less coverage to his regime's human rights violations and destruction in Yemen. Georgetown University in Qatar professor Abdullah Al-Arian speaks to On The Media's Brooke Gladstone about the trope of the Saudi royal "reformers," where it comes from and why it persists.
Saudi Arabia's Royal "Reformers"
October 22, 2018 21:30 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBLast year, when Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman became Saudi Arabia's Deputy Prime Minister, the press fawned over his reforms in the arena of women's rights and business. The Western media has devoted less coverage to his regime's human rights violations and destruction in Yemen. Georgetown University in Qatar professor Abdullah Al-Arian speaks to On The Media's Brooke Gladstone about the trope of the Saudi royal "reformers," where it comes from and why it persists.
Andy Borowitz's Take On Today's News
October 19, 2018 21:00 - 10 minutes - 9.46 MBOn The Brian Lehrer Show, Andy Borowitz, comedian and creator of The New Yorker's "The Borowitz Report" column, gives his satirical take on the news.
Andy Borowitz's Take On Today's News
October 19, 2018 21:00 - 10 minutes - 9.43 MBOn The Brian Lehrer Show, Andy Borowitz, comedian and creator of The New Yorker's "The Borowitz Report" column, gives his satirical take on the news.
Trump's Curious Relationship With Saudi Arabia
October 19, 2018 19:00 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBTrump has been doing business with Saudis for years, even bragging during his presidential campaign about the large amount of money Saudi buyers paid for his apartments. In this Trump, Inc. podcast extra, WNYC’s Charlie Herman talks with The Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold and Joe Nocera from Bloomberg Opinion about all the ways Saudi Arabia is intertwined with U.S. business interests, including those of the president himself.
Trump's Curious Relationship With Saudi Arabia
October 19, 2018 19:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBTrump has been doing business with Saudis for years, even bragging during his presidential campaign about the large amount of money Saudi buyers paid for his apartments. In this Trump, Inc. podcast extra, WNYC’s Charlie Herman talks with The Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold and Joe Nocera from Bloomberg Opinion about all the ways Saudi Arabia is intertwined with U.S. business interests, including those of the president himself.
The Women Bringing The Resistance To The Suburbs
October 18, 2018 21:30 - 7 minutes - 7.23 MBWNYC's Nancy Solomon reports on three activists groups changing the political landscape of a large swath of New Jersey suburbs, places that have elected Republicans to local and national office for decades.
The Women Bringing The Resistance To The Suburbs
October 18, 2018 21:30 - 7 minutes - 7.26 MBWNYC's Nancy Solomon reports on three activists groups changing the political landscape of a large swath of New Jersey suburbs, places that have elected Republicans to local and national office for decades.