The Brian Lehrer Show: National Politics, the First DREAMer and ‘The Ethicist’ in the House
Brian Lehrer broadcasting live from The Greene Space
Every third Tuesday of the month, Brian Lehrer broadcasts his show live from The Greene Space, talking with guests and taking questions from callers and the studio audience.
Below, watch video of the entire show featuring The Nation‘s Joan Wash talks about the latest in national political news; New Jersey Public Radio’s Nancy Solomon talks voting blocks; Kwame Anthony Appiah of The New York Times Magazine answers listeners’ ethical conundrums; and Tereza Lee, known as “the first DREAMer,” talks about how music has shaped her life in the United States.
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National Politics
10:00 am -10:30 am
Joan Walsh, national affairs correspondent at The Nation National and an MSNBC political analyst, discusses the latest in national political news.
Voting Blocks in New Jersey
10:30 am -10:55 am
As New Jersey gears up for the gubernatorial election, Nancy Solomon, managing editor of New Jersey Public Radio, talks about a collaborative reporting project, called ‘Voting Block,’ where she and other reporters gather neighbors to talk politics.
News Break with Shumita Basu
10:55 am
UNGA and President Trump
11:00 am – 11:05 am
Joan Walsh discusses President Donald Trump’s appearance and speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The Ethicist in the House
11:05 am -11:30 am
Kwame Anthony Appiah, “The Ethicist” for The New York Times Magazine, answers listeners’ ethical conundrums and philosophizes on today’s news. Appiah is also professor of philosophy and law at New York University and the author of “Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers” (W. W. Norton and Company, 2007) and “As If: Idealization and Ideals” (Harvard University Press, 2017).
The First Dreamer
11:30 am -12:00 pm
In 2001 Tereza Lee ‘s struggle to attend classical music college as an undocumented immigrant inspired Senator Dick Durbin to introduce the Dream Act. Elliott Forrest, the weekday afternoon host on WQXR, talks to Lee about her training at the Manhattan School of Music, playing in Carnegie Hall, and how music has shaped her life in the United States.
