Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast episodes:

• 04.24.2024

  Where Trump Jurors Get Their News

  One key part of the juror questionnaire in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial asked about the prospective jurors' media diets, which showed some interesting responses.

  
• 04.23.2024

  Landmark Union Vote Succeeds; Union Members For Biden and Trump

  Jane McAlevey on her life's work in organizing and recent wins for labor, and what she sees as crucial for workers to do if they want to continue the positive streak for unions.

  
• 04.22.2024

  Of Protests and Passover: Noah Feldman on “To Be A Jew Today”

  More on a new book that tries to define what all Jews have in common.

  
• 04.18.2024

  The Cold War Is Over. Welcome To The “New Cold Wars”

  Recent history has shown how two global superpowers engage on the world stage. What changes when a third nation joins the mix?

  
• 04.18.2024

  Divided SCOTUS Might Let Hundreds of January 6th Rioters Off The Hook

  The Supreme Court heard oral arguments concerning the law used to charge defendants for their actions on January 6th.

  
• 04.16.2024

  Why Sen. Gillibrand Has A Child Care Bill Specifically For Police

  What is on Congress's radar after Iran's strike on Israel?

  
• 04.15.2024

  Doris Kearns Goodwin On The 1960s and Today

  How are the politics and society of today similar to those of the 1960s?

  
• 04.12.2024

  Inflation, Bidenomics, And The 2024 Election

  This election year, the politics of inflation will be a key issue for voters.

  
• 04.11.2024

  Speaker Mike Johnson's Balancing Act Between the Right and the Far Right

  With Congress facing a number of key issues, we explore the Rep. Mike Johnson's stewardship of the nation's business before the House of Representatives.

  
• 04.10.2024

  New Biden Student Loan Forgiveness: We Explain Who’s Included

  The White House says that President Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan could help 30 million borrowers.

  
• 04.09.2024

  Why Trump’s Abortion Video Needs Some Follow-Up Questions

  Former President Trump recently stated that he thinks abortion policy should be left to the states, as many in the GOP are expressing support for a national 15-week abortion ban.

  
• 04.08.2024

  Employment Is “As Good As It Gets.” What Does It Means Politically?

  Objective economic indicators continue to show a mismatch with the public's perception of the state of the economy.

  
• 04.05.2024

  Biden and Trump React Differently To Gaza Aid Worker Killings

  President Biden has reportedly warned Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu the humanitarian situation in Gaza had to improve, following the killings of aid workers delivering food and supplies.

  
• 04.03.2024

  An Israeli Journalist Assesses The Hunger Relief Group Killings

  An Israeli attack in Gaza has killed seven aid workers from the organization World Central Kitchen.

  
• 04.02.2024

  Why It Might Matter If We Label Trump A Fascist

  As Donald Trump's rhetoric grows increasingly more inflammatory, debate surrounding whether or not to use the label 'fascist' heats up as well.

  
• 04.01.2024

  Biden vs. Trump Money Primary; Cesar Chavez Family vs. RFK Jr.

  The Biden campaign is currently out-fundraising Trump, who needs money not only for the campaign but for his growing legal bills.

  
• 03.29.2024

  Kara Swisher on Covering Tech and Its Moguls

  One of Silicon Valley's most intrepid journalists shares her analysis of how the tech business helps shape the digital products they producer which in turn, shape our lives.

  
• 03.28.2024

  Boats, Bridges And The Safety Of Our Critical Infrastructure

  How is critical infrastructure built and regulated—and what systems are in place to prevent an accident like the collision in Baltimore from happening in the future?

  
• 03.27.2024

  Biden’s Billionaire Tax Is Popular. But It’s Not That Simple.

  A new Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll that shows President Biden seemed to have gotten a bump in some swing states after the State of the Union.

  
• 03.26.2024

  Assessing Airline Safety As Boeing's CEO Steps Down

  The CEO of Boeing, Dave Calhoun, announced he will step down this year amid a management scandal.

  
• 03.25.2024

  Arabs and Jews Working Together For Israeli-Palestinian Peace

  When it comes to the war in Gaza, some Israelis and Palestinians have an an appetite for productive dialog about what peace and justice could look like for both peoples.

  
• 03.22.2024

  The Conservative Misinformation Campaign To Get Women Off Birth Control

  Misinformation on social media—some of it seeded by groups that are anti-reproductive rights—is leading women away from using birth control.

  
• 03.21.2024

  Why We (and Even Ron DeSantis) Should Care About The Crisis In Haiti

  Violent gangs in Haiti have a history of violent interference in the country's democratic processes.

  
• 03.19.2024

  Chef José Andrés On Getting Food Into Gaza

  With multiple major global conflicts raging, a humanitarian chef discusses the importance of civilian aid and  food distribution.

  
• 03.18.2024

  Wildly Different Reactions to Schumer’s Gaza Speech

  What domestic or foreign consequences will come of a speech given by the highest ranking Jewish American lawmaker in US history, criticizing Israel's Prime Minister?

  
• 03.15.2024

  Worse Than Netanyahu? The Israeli Officials Who Schumer Criticized Most

  Calls for a 'ceasefire' in Gaza mean different things to different stakeholders.

  
• 03.14.2024

  Highlights From Biden's Post-SOTU Interview With Jonathan Capehart

  After President Biden's State of the Union Address last Thursday, he began campaign trip to four swing states, taking a policy-laden victory lap after a well-received speech.

  
• 03.13.2024

  What AOC and MTG Agree On: Don’t Ban Tik Tok

  This morning, the House voted overwhelmingly to pass a TikTok 'ban,' which now faces an uphill battle in the Senate.

  
• 03.12.2024

  Biden Versus Climate Change, Trump Versus Climate Science

  With the 2024 election season heating up, we look at the campaigns, and at Biden's recent State Of The Union, to compare the candidates' records and rhetoric on climate change.

  
• 03.11.2024

  No “Red Line” For Biden on Gaza War Military Aid

  In the wake of the State of the Union, and amid further developments in the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, we take stock of Biden's foreign policy.

  
• 03.08.2024

  Biden Lectures Bibi, Laughs At Republicans, In SOTU

  Yesterday evening President Joe Biden delivered this year's State Of The Union speech, which centered on both pressing foreign policy concerns and critical matters of American democracy.

  
• 03.08.2024

  The Battle For Haley Republicans and 'Uncommitted' Democrats Begins

  After Super Tuesday, a look at how the 2024 presidential candidates might be vying for low-enthusiasm members of their party in the coming months.

  
• 03.07.2024

  Unpacking The Results of California's Senate Primary

  California voters have decided that the Senate race in November's general election will pit Rep. Adam Schiff against Republican and former LA Dodgers star Steve Garvey.

  
• 03.06.2024

  The Battle For Haley Republicans and 'Uncommitted' Democrats Begins

  After Super Tuesday, a look at how the 2024 presidential candidates might be vying for low-enthusiasm members of their party in the coming months. On today's show, Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall...

  
• 03.05.2024

  Trump Indictments Meet Super Tuesday

  How do the major legal cases facing the former president intersect with today's important primaries?

  
• 03.04.2024

  Will Michigan’s “Uncommitted” Movement Spread on Super Tuesday

  The latest national political news, including whether the "uncommitted" voters will become a bigger problem for President Biden, and more.

  
• 03.01.2024

  The Border Debate Is Politics. Here’s How Some Real People Are Living It.

  News broke this week of two separate overcrowded locations in NYC housing dozens of migrants from Africa.

  
• 02.29.2024

  The Historic Presidential Campaigns Of Rev. Jesse Jackson

  For Black History Month, a professor and current director of the International Affairs program at Howard University, reflects on Jesse Jackson's two historic bids for the presidency.

  
• 02.28.2024

  Sen Gillibrand On Fetal Personhood in Alabama, And (Maybe) Nationwide

  New York's junior senator provides her take on Alabama's recent 'fetal personhood' case, and what it could mean for reproductive health around the country.

  
• 02.27.2024

  What The “Saddam Hussein Tapes” Reveal About Our Two Iraq Wars

  How did misunderstandings and miscommunications, including between the Bush administration and Saddam Hussein lead to the 2003 invasion of Iraq?

  
• 02.26.2024

  No, Trans Girls Don’t Become Athletes To Bully Other Kids

  As we close out the second month of the 2024 election year, numerous anti-trans laws have been enacted across the country.

  
• 02.23.2024

  What NJ Rep. Mikie Sherrill Saw At The Rafah Crossing

  After a recent visit to the region, a New Jersey congress member, Navy veteran and House Armed Services committee member shares her thoughts on the situation in Gaza.

  
• 02.22.2024

  Elie Mystal On Trump Immunity, Embryos As Legal Children, And More

  With so much political news being bound up with legal cases and proceedings, we bring you some legal analysis.

  
• 02.21.2024

  A Liberal Muslim Perspective on Gaza and the U.S.

  How might the Israel-Hamas war impact the standing of the United States in the eyes of Muslim moderates around the world?

  
• 02.20.2024

  AOC On Five Years Of The Green New Deal

  Five years ago this month, progressives in Congress began pursuing the passage of a legislative package known as the Green New Deal.

  
• 02.19.2024

  Idrees Kahloon From The Economist On Putin, Trump And The Rise Of 'National Conservatism'

  Democratic constituencies around the world appear happy to support 'strongman' style leaders, in the name of nationalism.

  
• 02.16.2024

  Masha Gessen on Navalny, Ukraine and Putin

  Russian opposition leader, anti-corruption activist and political prisoner Alexei Navalny has died.

  
• 02.15.2024

  Jon Stewart and Others Think We Need To Talk About The Candidates’ Age. Do You?

  Last week's news of comments from Special Counsel Robert Hur's report on Biden's age and mental agility hit a nerve.

  
• 02.14.2024

  How Democrat Tom Suozzi Won On Long Island And What It Does (and Doesn’t) Mean for November

  Last night, voters elected Tom Suozzi over Republican Mazi Pilip to replace disgraced House member George Santos in New York's 3rd congressional district.

  
• 02.13.2024

  The Backlash Against Building The Solar Energy Grid

  USA TODAY's Elizabeth Weise talks about her year-long investigation into why and how communities across the United States are banning wind and solar plants.