Brian Lehrer

08/07/2024

Happy 100th birthday, WNYC!!! That's a century of news, culture and the New York conversation.

Check out WNYC's calendar of on-air and live centennial events, listen to historical audio gems from the WNYC archive, share your own New York story, and learn about our first century of serving New York: wnyc.org/100

31/05/2020

EDIT: We don't think now is the appropriate time to have our symbolic radio wedding reception. It's not canceled, just postponed for now.

We’re inviting engaged couples who can’t have a wedding in person right now to get married (symbolically) on the final night of our series “Four Graduations and a Wedding,” hosted by Brian Lehrer. If you’d like to be one of the couples in our radio wedding reception on June 3, send an email of your love story to [email protected] and we’ll get back to you. Thanks and congratulations!

29/02/2020

Happy Feb. 29 to all the leaplings out there!

Bill Nye explains the science and history behind Leap Years.

13/02/2020

Just because the impeachment is over doesn’t mean we’ll stop bringing you essential political news. We’re just sharing it in a new way.

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30/10/2019

What we're reading...

Early voting starts October 26 and runs through November 3.

30/10/2019

What we're reading...

A White House official who testified in front of the House on Tuesday as part of its impeachment investigation reportedly said the White House’s rough transcript of a July phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelens

29/10/2019

What we're reading...

The top Ukraine expert at the White House will tell impeachment investigators he twice reported concerns about President Trump’s pressure tactics on Ukraine, acting out of a “sense of duty.”

28/10/2019

What we're reading...

Many assumed that Bobby Rankin, a close friend of Cummings, had acted out of loyalty to the late congressman. Rankin said his reasons were much more personal.

22/10/2019

What we're reading...

Deed theft, or stealing the title to a house, has become a worrisome crime in Brooklyn, targeting rapidly gentrifying communities of color.

22/10/2019

What we're reading...

The episode was a short reprieve from days of unrest that has seen hundreds of thousands of people flooding the streets across the country.

21/10/2019

ICYMI

Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power discusses her new book and gives an inside scoop on being an activist while working for the government.

17/10/2019

ICYMI

A small tribute to women written out of history.

17/10/2019

What we're reading...

A son of sharecroppers, he fought tirelessly for his hometown, Baltimore, and became a key figure in the impeachment investigation of President Trump.

16/10/2019

What we're reading...

The president’s businesses made themselves appear more profitable to lenders and less profitable to tax officials. One expert calls the differing numbers “versions of fraud.”

15/10/2019

What we're reading...

The northern snakehead has now infested 15 US states, and inspired two Syfy movies.

14/10/2019

ICYMI

What does it mean to re-name Columbus Day to Indigenous People's Day?

14/10/2019

What we're reading...

On Columbus Day, Native activists are returning to the island. This time, they have partners in the establishment.

11/10/2019

What we're reading...

The confrontation stemmed from the city’s decision to bypass Mother Cabrini with a statue, and the actor’s accusation that the mayor’s wife was racist.