The Brian Lehrer Show

Jonathan Capehart, associate editor at the Washington Post, host of the podcast "Capehart" and the Washington Post Live's "First Look," and host of The Saturday Show and The Sunday Show on MSNBC, talks about his interview with President Biden and other national political news.

Ammar Abdul Rahman, deputy imam at Masjid Al-Haram USA in the Bronx and outreach coordinator for the asylum seeker shelter program at the Interfaith Center of New York, talks about his observance of Ramadan, and his work helping Muslim asylum seekers get acclimated as they make their way to the city from West African countries.  

Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and editor, and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. Topics this month included NJ Transit, an assessment of the state's COVID response, and the Senate campaign that sees New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy vying for the Democratic nomination.

Building on examples from Atlantic columnist Arthur C. Brooks, listeners share where their perfectionism shows up, tricks for getting past it, and how it affects their lives.  

The House voted to ban TikTok this morning. Drew Harwell, Washington Post technology reporter, talks about the reasons for the bill and what happens next with the popular social media app should the bill make it through the Senate.

Michael Graetz, professor emeritus at Columbia Law School and Yale Law School, former special counsel and deputy assistant secretary for tax policy at the Department of the Treasury and the author of The Power to Destroy: How the Antitax Movement Hijacked America (Princeton University Press, 2024), offers analysis of Biden's budget proposals and tax policies and how they compare to GOP proposals.

Inspired by the SubReddit r/MaliciousCompliance, listeners share stories in which they've conformed "to the letter, but not the spirit" of a rule or request in their lives.

Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event, plus other city news from the week.

On Equal Pay Day, Josie Cox, business journalist and the author of Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality (Harry N. Abram, 2024), shares the story of women who contributed to the fight for financial equality.

Scott Waldman, White House reporter focused on climate change at Politico's E&E News, compares President Biden's record on climate with former President Trump's, and shares what Trump says he will do, if he is elected, regarding energy and climate change.