Does Bipartisanship Still Work? 2021-08-13
Does Bipartisanship Still Work?A conversation on the history of bipartisan legislation, changes in ideology, and whether true bipartisanship is actually dead.Fights Over Voting Rights and Mask Mandates...
View ArticleUp to 800,000 New York City Residents Could Lose Federal Unemployment...
A new analysis finds up to 800,000 New York City residents will lose their extended, federal unemployment benefits when the pandemic relief program expires on September 6th.The report is by James...
View ArticleAs Federal Unemployment Benefits End, Employers Still Struggle to Fill...
With labor shortages continuing, New York area employers aren’t so sure ending the federal government’s extended unemployment benefits this week will lead to a rush of job seekers.
View ArticleThe Uneven Economic Recovery
Catherine Rampell, syndicated opinion columnist at The Washington Post, political/economic commentator at CNN and special correspondent at PBS NewsHour, and C. Nicole Mason, president and CEO of the...
View ArticleThe Uneven Recovery; Accountability for Construction Deaths; How 9/11 Changed...
On today's show:Catherine Rampell, syndicated opinion columnist at The Washington Post, political/economic commentator at CNN and special correspondent at PBS NewsHour, and C. Nicole Mason, president...
View ArticleNew York City's Still-Shaky Economy
Greg David, contributor covering fiscal and economic issues for THE CITY and director of the business and economics reporting program and Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Program at the Newmark Graduate School...
View ArticleHouse Investigation on Jan. 6th Continues; Undoing Governor Cuomo's Court;...
Coming up on today's show:Kimberly Wehle, law professor at the University of Baltimore and opinion writer for many publications including Politico and The Atlantic, discusses the latest developments in...
View ArticleThe Promise (and Perils) of Remote Work
In 1975, fewer than 3 million people worked from home in the United States (and a third of those workers were farmers). A few decades, a global pandemic, and some minor technological breakthroughs...
View ArticleTaking Care of You in 2022: New Year, New Job
A new year may just be the right time for a new gig. As a part of our new 'Taking Care of You in 2022' series, Rob Barnett, headhunter and author of Next Job, Best Job: A Headhunter's 11 Strategies to...
View ArticleHow Bosses and Managers Are Handling the Great Resignation
Jobs report numbers are in. Zoe Chance, assistant professor of marketing at Yale School of Management and author of Influence Is Your Superpower: The Science of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change, and...
View ArticlePres. Biden's Visit to NYC; Help Retaining Workers; Imani Perry on the...
On today's show:Mayor Eric Adams hosted President Biden for a summit on public safety this week after the killings of two on-duty police officers. U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (D, NY-13), who...
View ArticleTaking Care of You in 2022: Job Red Flags, Chloe Cooper Jones's Memoir 'Easy...
A recent Fast Company article shares "10 signs you shouldn't take the job." As a part of our 'Taking Care of You in 2022' series, Rob Barnett, headhunter and author of Next Job, Best Job: A...
View ArticleTaking Care of You in 2022: Signs You Shouldn't Take That Job
A recent Fast Company article shares "10 signs you shouldn't take the job." As a part of our 'Taking Care of You in 2022' series, Rob Barnett, headhunter and author ofNext Job, Best Job: A Headhunter's...
View ArticleWork Work Work Work Work
Checking in on the so-called Great Resignation. On this week’s On The Media, hear why the trend is a logical response to the cult of work. Plus, when technology makes our jobs harder, maybe being a...
View ArticleThe Promise (and Perils) of Remote Work
In 1975, fewer than 3 million people worked from home in the United States (and a third of those workers were farmers). A few decades, a global pandemic, and some minor technological breakthroughs...
View ArticleWhat's Going on with the Economy?
Jeanna Smialek, reporter covering the Federal Reserve and the economy for The New York Times, joins to break down the latest jobs numbers, the state of the economy and why some experts are warning that...
View ArticleState of the Economy; NYC Council Redistricting; A 'Public Observatory' May...
Coming up on today's show: Jeanna Smialek, reporter covering the Federal Reserve and the economy for The New York Times, breaks down the latest jobs numbers, the state of the economy and why some...
View ArticleHoping to escape pandemic’s shadow, NYC youths look forward to a...
Timothy Davis recalls spending last summer mostly in his apartment, taking COVID-19 tests weekly to protect immunocompromised relatives — and hunkering over a laptop doing volunteer work remotely.Those...
View ArticleIn This Economy?
Gas prices are coming down. Inflation is still going up. Jobs are strong, yet recession fears abound. This week, On the Media dives into the contradictory mess of money news – and what it ultimately...
View ArticleThe Mystery of Today's Strong Job Market
Recessions are normally accompanied by high unemployment. But despite all the fears and predictions that a recession is looming, today's job market boasts very strong numbers. There are around 11.3...
View ArticleWhere Did NYC's Jobs Go?
In July, the U.S. finally regained all the jobs lost in the COVID recession — but New York City only regained about 82% of those jobs lost. Greg David, contributor covering fiscal and economic issues...
View ArticleCongressman-Elect Pat Ryan; Why NYC's Young Men Aren't Getting Paychecks;...
On today's show:Ulster County executive and Congressman-elect Pat Ryan (D NY-19th) discusses what his win might mean for Congress, after defeating his Republican opponent in a special election in New...
View ArticleNYC's Jobs Picture by Race, Gender and Age
A recent report found that only 30% of young New York City men receive regular paychecks. James Parrott, PhD, director of economic and fiscal policy at the Center for New York City Affairs at The New...
View ArticleLanding Your First Big Job
Listeners call in to share -- and give advice -- on how they landed their first big jobs.
View ArticleTuesday Morning Politics; Trump's Troubles and Gorbachev's Legacy; Today's...
Coming up on today's show:Steven Shepard, senior campaigns and elections editor and chief polling analyst for Politico, joins to break down the most hotly contested congressional and gubernatorial...
View ArticleQuitting Time: Why You've Left Teaching
All week, the Brian Lehrer Show will check-in with jobs where workers are in short supply. First up, teachers who have recently quit their profession share what factors led them to make that decision.
View ArticleMar-a-Lago Documents; Toxic Arsenic Levels in a Lower Manhattan Housing...
Coming up on today's show:Devlin Barrett, Washington Post reporter focusing on national security and law enforcement, talks about the latest on the documents found at Mar-a-Lago, including at least one...
View ArticleQuitting Time: Why Transportation Workers are Leaving the Job
All week, the Brian Lehrer Show is checking in with jobs where workers are in short supply. Today, former transportation workers call in to talk about why they've left their jobs. This includes pilots...
View ArticleBiden's 'Cancer Moonshot' Initiative; City Agencies to Cut Budgets; Reading...
On today's show:In a speech this week, President Biden announced the next steps of his administration's so-called Cancer Moonshot initiative, which aims to prevent deaths from the disease. Sarah...
View ArticleListeners Weigh in on 'Quiet Quitting'
Listeners call in to talk about whether they've engaged in "quiet quitting" at their job -- where they put in the minimum amount of effort to get by -- and how it's going over in their lives and with...
View ArticleWhy Are People "Quiet Quitting" Their Jobs?
"Quiet quitting" is the latest workplace trend sparking conversation in social and mainstream media. The idea went viral after TikTok user Zaid Khan, a 24-year-old engineer in New York City, talked...
View ArticleClimate Change and Flood Insurance; Culture Wars and Teaching History; 'Heat...
On today's show:Leslie Scism, a news editor for the Wall Street Journal, discusses how climate change, and the catastrophic damage it's causing to coastal communities, is changing the way home...
View ArticleWhat Is ChatGPT And Why Is Everyone Talking About It?
Ann-Marie Alcántara, internet culture reporter at the Wall Street Journal's Personal Tech bureau, explains how the viral artificial intelligence product, ChatGPT, works as callers share their...
View ArticleTech Layoffs; Post-Boomer America; The Clinton & Giuliani Years: Electing...
Coming up on today's show: Tripp Mickle, tech reporter for The New York Times, covers the latest round of layoffs in the tech sector and how the different generations are reacting to the news.Philip...
View ArticleAP Black History; Suburban Congress Members Take on Congestion Pricing; New...
Coming up on today's show:After Florida Governor Ron DeSantis banned the new AP African American studies course from the state, the College Board released a revised version of the course that many are...
View ArticleHow Immigrants Fuel NYC's Economy; 'Win Every Argument'; Single-Payer Health...
Coming up on today's show: Cara Eisenpress, senior tech reporter at Crain's New York, and Neeraj Kaushal, professor of social policy at the Columbia School of Social Work and a research associate at...
View ArticleLaid Off? Here's How to Bounce Back
We've all seen the news reports: Spotify, Vox, Meta...layoffs are happening everywhere. If you've been laid off or if layoffs are looming at your company, we'll speak to career coach Rob Barnett about...
View ArticleThe Pandemic and the Economy
Felix Salmon, chief financial correspondent for Axios, host of the Slate Money Podcast, and author of The Phoenix Economy: Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal (Harper Business, 2023), talks...
View ArticleHold On: Should I Leave My Mental Health at the (Office) Door?
We like to imagine that there’s a clean distinction between our work-selves and our non-work-selves. But the stressors that impact our mental health don’t really make that distinction. So, when our...
View ArticleReal World Debt Ceiling Consequences; NYC's Right to Shelter; SCOTUS Shadow...
On today's show:Jeff Stein, White House economics reporter for The Washington Post, explains what will actually happen in the U.S. if the government hits the debt ceiling and shares her analysis of how...
View ArticleWhen Your Job Is a Calling
Is your job more of a calling? Listeners who find deeper meaning in their work tell us how the usual rules of work-life balance differ for them.
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Trans Joy, Just A Job, Airline Etiquette
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Tuck Woodstock, journalist, educator and host of the Gender Reveal podcast, and Imara Jones, journalist, and founder and creator of...
View ArticleThe Debt Ceiling Deal; Religious 'Nones' and Politics; Ozempic Side Effect;...
On today's show:Rachel Siegel, economics reporter covering the Federal Reserve for The Washington Post, talks about how the debt ceiling deal came together and how that is playing into the overall...
View ArticleThe Threat From Within; Reforming NJ Traffic Stops; The End of the So-Called...
Coming up on today's show:Richard Haass, American diplomat, former longtime president of the Council on Foreign Relations (now president emeritus) and the author of The Bill of Obligations: The Ten...
View ArticleIs a Recession Coming For Us...Or Not?
Peter Coy, New York Times opinion writer covering economics, and Annie Lowrey, staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty,...
View ArticleIs a Recession Coming; Why Some Young People Carry Guns; The Dangers of...
Peter Coy, New York Times opinion writer covering economics, and Annie Lowrey, staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty,...
View ArticleUAW Strike; The State of Climate Journalism; Peter Hotez; Restaurant Red Flags
Coming up on today's show:Neal Boudette, Michigan-based New York Times reporter covering the auto industry, talks about the economics of the auto industry and what's at stake in the strike.Manka Behl,...
View ArticleA Preview of NYC's 2024 Economy
Greg David, contributor covering fiscal and economic issues for THE CITY and director of the business and economics reporting program and Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Program at the Newmark Graduate School...
View ArticleWednesday Morning National Politics; Previewing NYC's 2024 Economy; What to...
On today's show: Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power (Twelve, 2021), rounds up the latest news from Washington.Greg...
View ArticleJobs, Inflation & Politics
John Cassidy, New Yorker staff writer and columnist on politics and economics, talks about the better-than-expected jobs report, the worse-than-expected inflation report and how both parties are...
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