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The Many Ways of Being Muslim | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC During Ramadan, Sohaira Siddiqui, host of the podcast "More Muslim", talks about the diversity of the Muslim community in New York and around the world.

ICYMI, Sohaira Siddiqui, host of the podcast "More Muslim," talks about the diversity of the Muslim experience and the observance of Ramadan.

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One Family's Reverse Migration Story | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Caitlin Dickerson, staff writer at The Atlantic, shares the story of a mixed immigration status family who felt the risks of staying in the U.S. were too great, and moved to Mexico.

ICYMI, @caitlindickerson.bsky.social and the mixed-status family who moved to Mexico rather than risk separation:

www.wnyc.org/story/one-fa...

Gov. Hochul Wants Tech Companies to Pay For Data Center Power Costs | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC WNYC science reporter Rosemary Misdary talks about what Gov. Hochul says she plans to do to reign in the electricity costs of new data centers for consumers.

ICYMI, @gothamist.com/@wnyc.org science reporter Rosemary Misdary on data centers & electricity costs:

www.wnyc.org/story/gov-ho...

How War With Iran Could Affect the US Economy | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Lydia DePillis talks about how the war with Iran could affect the economy at home, as issues with oil prices, supply chains and the massive cost of the war begin to pile up.

ICYMI, @lydiadepillis.bsky.social on the economy and the war:

www.wnyc.org/story/how-wa...

Get to Know: Synth Library | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Heidi Sabertooth, co-founder of Synth Library NYC, talks about electronic music and the library which provides access to a wide array of synthesizers.

Get to know Heidi Sabertooth and Synth Library NYC, an organization providing “equal access to the means of production,” and large selection of synthesizers. Part of our series about some of the lesser-known music worlds of NYC.
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A Doctor's Guide to AI Medical Advice | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Adam Rodman talks about his recent New York Times op-ed outlining best (and worst) practices for patients wanting to incorporate AI into office visits with their physicians.

A practicing physician and AI researcher offers his best (and worst) practices for patients wanting to incorporate AI into office visits with their physicians.
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10-Question Quiz: Landmarks | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC For this pledge drive, listeners try their hand at a quiz. Today's theme is landmarks.

A 10-question quiz about NYC landmarks
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The War With Iran Widens | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC The New Yorker's Dexter Filkins talks about the United States' objectives in the war with Iran.

Drawing on his experience covering the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, New Yorker staff writer Dexter Filkins talks about the latest news on the war with Iran.
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The Anthropic-Pentagon Standoff | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Wired's Steven Levy discusses the soured relationship between the Pentagon and Anthropic, and explains how AI is reshaping national defense.

Steven Levy, editor at large for Wired, explains how AI is reshaping national defense and the latest news about the Pentagon's relationship (and standoff) with one AI company. www.wnyc.org/story/the-an...

Get to Know: Brooklyn Raga Massive | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Musicians Neel Murgai and Roshni Samlal talk about Brooklyn Raga Massive.

Neel Murgai and Roshni Samlal, artistic directors of Brooklyn Raga Massive, joined us to talk about building cross-cultural understanding through South Asian classical music here in NYC.
wnyc.org/story/get-to-know-brooklyn-raga-massive/

Rep. Pat Ryan on War in Iran | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC U.S. Representative Pat Ryan (D, NY-18) offers his take on the war with Iran, the upcoming vote in the House on war powers and more.

@pkryan.bsky.social (D, NY-18) joined us to share his take on the U.S. war with Iran, the upcoming House vote on war powers, and what Congress's role should be right now.
wnyc.org/story/rep-pat-ryan-on-war-in-iran/

10-Question Quiz: NYC Neighborhoods | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC For this pledge drive, listeners try their hand at a quiz. Today's theme is NYC neighborhoods.

How well do you know NYC's neighborhoods? We quizzed our listeners during today's pledge drive. Take it yourself.
wnyc.org/story/10question-quiz-nyc-neighborhoods/

Vaccine Hesitation & Misinformation | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Dr. Paul Offit talks about the changes to vaccine recommendations and conceptions of public health in the current HHS.

ICYMI: @pauloffit.bsky.social, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, joined us to break down what RFK Jr.'s HHS is actually changing about vaccine recommendations, and what it means for public health.
wnyc.org/story/vaccine-hesitation--misinformation/

Trump's War With Iran | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Slate War Stories columnist Fred Kaplan's analysis of Trump and Israel's attacks on Iran.

Slate's War Stories columnist @fredmkaplan.bsky.social joined us to discuss Trump refusing to rule out boots on the ground in Iran, and why U.S. military leaders are already warning of more casualties. ahead.wnyc.org/story/trumps-war-with-iran/

Finding Your Style: Avery Trufelman | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Avery Trufelman, host of the podcast Articles of Interest. Part of a short series about personal style.

Avery Trufelman, host of the podcast Articles of Interest, talks about her work digging into the interesting historical and cultural questions about what we wear: www.wnyc.org/story/findin...

Public Song Project 2026 | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC WNYC's Public Song Project invites musicians to incorporate works of art that have entered the public domain into new compositions.

Listen to Simon Close talk about @wnyc.org's Public Song Project: www.wnyc.org/story/public...

10-Question Quiz: Media History | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC For this pledge drive, listeners try their hand at a quiz. Today's theme is broadcast media history.

Try your hand at a 10-question quiz on broadcast media history: www.wnyc.org/story/10ques...

ICE at Columbia | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC WNYC and Gothamist's Arya Sundaram and Brigid Bergin talk about Mayor Mamdani's surprise trip to the White House and subsequent release of a Columbia University student detained by DHS.

@wnyc.org & @gothamist.com reporters @aryasundaram.bsky.social & @brigidbergin.bsky.social talk about the Columbia student who was detained by ICE; Mayor Mamdani's trip to the White House & more. Listen: www.wnyc.org/story/ice-at...

It's All About Control | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Anne Applebaum offers her analysis of how President Trump and his administration are seeking to control elections, as well as science and culture, and why.

Listen to @anneapplebaum.bsky.social (who hosts the podcast "Autocracy in America") talk about how Pres. Trump seeks to control elections...and culture: www.wnyc.org/story/its-al...

Oscar Docs: Cutting through Rocks | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Again, this year, we hear from the makers of the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best feature documentary. Today, directors Sara Khaki, and Mohammadreza Eyni talk about...

As part of the series where Brian interviews the filmmakers behind the Oscar-nominated feature documentaries, the directors behind "Cutting Through Rocks," Sara Khaki, and Mohammadreza Eyni, talk about their film. Listen here: www.wnyc.org/story/oscar-...

10-Question Quiz: Black History Month | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC For this pledge drive, listeners try their hand at a quiz. Today's theme is Black History Month. Photo: Carter G. Woodson memorial on RI Ave at 7th NW in Washington, D.C. by David fro...

Listeners try their hand at a quiz on the history of Black History Month (this one was tricky!). Listen: www.wnyc.org/story/10ques...

Finding Your Style: Getting Offline | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC How getting offline changed the way Emilia Petrarca, author of the newsletter Shop Rat, thinks about fashion and style. Part of a short series about finding your personal style.

As part of a short series about finding your personal style, Emilia Petrarca, who writes the fashion and style newsletter Shop Rat, talks about how getting offline and going outside changed the way she thinks about fashion and style. Listen: www.wnyc.org/story/findin...

Why Some Immigrant New Yorkers Can't Get Commercial Driver Licenses Now | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Why a funding threat from the Trump administration means some immigrants won't be able to get commercial driver licenses.

@wnyc.org & @gothamist.com reporter Jessica Gould explains why some immigrant bus drivers can no longer get commercial drivers licenses...and how this will affect school bus drivers in NYC. Listen: www.wnyc.org/story/why-so...

Thursday Morning Politics: SCOTUS Tariff's Decision and The Washington Post | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Ruth Marcus comments on national politics and the state of journalism.

@newyorker.com contributor Ruth Marcus talks about the Washington Post's major layoffs and the state of journalism more generally, and how Pres. Trump is wielding presidential power. Listen: www.wnyc.org/story/thursd...

Finding Your Style: A Hard-Soled Kind of Guy | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Why WNYC and Gothamist producer James Ramsay aspires to be the kind of person who wears hard-soled shoes. This the first segment in a short series about finding your personal style.

ICYMI, Episode one of our membership-drive series, "Finding Your Style":

www.wnyc.org/story/findin...

Expanding NYC's Child Care | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC More on the deadline for families to apply for 3K/Pre-K and the mayor's plans for expanding child care options.

ICYMI, Emmy Liss, executive director of the Mayor's Office of Child Care, on efforts to expand child care in the city & this week's deadline to apply for 3K/Pre-K:

www.wnyc.org/story/expand...

10-Question Quiz: February Holidays | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC For this pledge drive, listeners try their hand at a quiz. Today's theme is media history.

ICYMI, Match wits with the listeners in our 10-Question Quiz on this month's holidays:

www.wnyc.org/story/10ques...

Preserving Black History | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Marc Morial concludes our three-part Black History Month series with a look at current efforts to end DEI initiatives and rewrite museum exhibit information.

ICYMI, @sen-marcmorial.bsky.social on truth and American history, part three of our Black History Month series:

www.wnyc.org/story/preser...

Unpacking Trump's Voting Proposals from the State of the Union | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Mother Jones' Ari Berman offers analysis of President Trump's State of the Union address, especially his talk of voter fraud and push to pass the SAVE act.

ICYMI, @ariberman.bsky.social offers analysis of Pres. Trump's calls for passage of the SAVE Act:

www.wnyc.org/story/unpack...

State of the Union Predictions | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Listeners call in to talk about what they will be watching for at President Trump's State of the Union address tonight.

Listeners weigh in on whether they will watch President Trump's State of the Union address, and if so, what they'll be looking for: www.wnyc.org/story/state-...