Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate in economics, New York Times columnist, distinguished professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, and the author of Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future (W. W. Norton & Company, 2020), discusses last month's Consumer Price Index, released Tuesday, and the politics of inflation as Democrats and Republicans play the blame game.

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.

NJ Says 'Goodbye' to Plastic Bags (First) | Rhea Ewing's Fine: A Comic About Gender (Starts at 14:30) | Negotiating College Financial Aid (Starts at 43:00)

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Ann Givens, public safety editor for WNYC/Gothamist, and Paul Barrett, deputy director of the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights and the author of Glock: The Rise of America's Gun (Broadway Books, 2013), talk about the gun used by the subway shooter, and how systems failed the alleged shooter and New Yorkers.

Post your April #BLtrees pics before today’s 11:40 chat with @nycbotanist Marielle Anzelone. Here’s the callery pear I’ve been following with brand new leaves and flowers. BL pic.twitter.com/UKYrJkrbBZ

@nycbotanist @BrianLehrer Spring is springing. Interesting to see two ash trees in two diff microclimates in the same Bx neighb. Our original pick for #BLTrees, in a wooded area which is shady, is slow to bud and blossom; a nearby ash tree, out in the full sun, is ready to burst. pic.twitter.com/yxfgYccrfW

Still naked in NJ. Happy April from Holmdel Ginkgo. @BrianLehrer #bltrees pic.twitter.com/0uihDxLUBJ

My Bronx NYC Street Tree has burst into Spring with lots of lite green leaves except for a few bare twigs on its north face #BLTrees pic.twitter.com/Yw43lMejjl

6 weeks or so later, it is showing hints of green, hosting birds and squirrels that seem to be getting more and more active.#bltrees pic.twitter.com/h0qzbDgW2d

#bltrees April and blooming or ready to explode in Somerset, NJ pic.twitter.com/Jh2507Zw0g

It’s April! #bltrees #ilovespring 🌱 pic.twitter.com/maJLGALyHR

#bltrees @nycbotanist #wildflowerhourCute pink buds!! https://t.co/NKT0eZt85B pic.twitter.com/zKGQyAqXHu

#bltreesYoshima Cherry Trees, Bridal Path, Central Park near Engineer's

Whoop whoop! The buds are here! #BLTrees pic.twitter.com/rwxvnmxo4S

These last few weeks have been busy! The cutest tiny buds. Totally would have missed this if I weren't looking #bltrees pic.twitter.com/Xd0K3OS3wg

Whoop whoop! The buds are here! #BLTrees pic.twitter.com/rwxvnmxo4S

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The majority of the New York City Council members are new, and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. Over the next year, Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. This week, Councilmember Pierina Ana Sanchez, talks about her priorities for District 14, which includes the neighborhoods of Morris Heights, University Heights, Fordham and Kingsbridge.

For "Show and Tell," Council Member Sanchez told us about The Kingsbridge Armory, located at Jerome Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road.

Laura Beamer, lead researcher on higher education finance at Jain Family Institute, discusses the White House's extended pause on federal student loan payments and what wiping out student loans for Americans might look like.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul addresses the subway shooting, the arrest and resignation of Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin on bribery and campaign fraud charges, as well as the state budget and news from the state capitol.

Rhea Ewing, comic illustrator, fine artist and author of Fine: A Comic About Gender (Liveright, 2022), talks about their new book that the many answers elicited from the transgender community to the question "What is gender?".