Brian Lehrer's Interviews
Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times Magazine and author of The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (One World, 2021), discusses the right-wing campaign to roll back civil rights gains under the guise of colorblindness.
One of Silicon Valley's most intrepid journalists shares her analysis of how the tech business helps shape the digital products they producer which in turn, shape our lives. On Today's Show: Kara Swisher, tech journalist, host of the podcasts "On with Kara Swisher" and "Pivot" and the author of Burn Book: A Tech Love
Kara Swisher, tech journalist, host of the podcasts "On with Kara Swisher" and "Pivot" and the author of Burn Book: A Tech Love Story (Simon & Schuster, 2024), tells her story as it overlaps with that of the tech industry, and what's gone right and where it's gone wrong.
Stephen Dubner, host of Freakonomics Radio and the co-author of the Freakonomics books, talks about their series on Richard Feynman, known for his work in theoretical physics and for his boundless curiosity. Freakonomics on Feynman
Masha Gessen on Israel, Gaza and The “Politics of Memory” in Europe
New Yorker staff writer Masha Gessen recently received a German literary prize, but the ceremony was delayed after the Russian-American writer compared Gaza to a Nazi-era ghetto. On Today's Show: Gessen discusses how the memory of the Holocaust complicates calls for a cease-fire, support for Palestinians, Zionism and a
The New York Arab American Comedy Festival Turns 20
Dean Obeidallah, comedian and co-founder of the New York Arab American Comedy Festival and host of "The Dean Obeidallah Show" on SiriusXM radio, talks about the New York Arab American Comedy Festival 20th anniversary tour and finding ways to laugh in tough times, from the festival's founding in the wake of 9/11 to the
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