The Brian Lehrer Show

Debunking the 10,000 steps a day goal, the podcast explores the origins and scientific basis of this target. It discusses setting achievable movement goals, overcoming challenges, and the importance of step quality over quantity. Personal anecdotes of exceeding step count goals and the dilemma of wearable fitness trackers are shared.

Yusef Salaam, NYC Councilmember, shares his journey from wrongful conviction to City Council. Discusses his artistic development, self-empowerment behind bars, and advocacy for racial justice. Explores Harlem's cultural tapestry and culinary delights.

Learn about the intense, meditative craft of glass flameworking from expert Richard Paz at GlassRoots. Discover age-appropriate techniques for kids and the transformative nature of glass art, while addressing diversity and inclusion in the field.

Topics include previewing Super Tuesday primaries, Vice President Harris's calls for a cease fire, impact of Arab and Muslim voters on Michigan primary, Supreme Court ruling restoring Trump to Colorado ballot, Biden's campaign stops and State of the Union address expectations.

Listeners participate in a subway quiz testing their knowledge of transfer points, terminal stations, and stops in Brooklyn and Queens. Quiz questions cover obscure stops, train routes, and neighborhood details, with a participant winning a baseball cap for identifying the Staten Island Ferry station.

Appliances are rarely built to last, but many from the past are still as good as new. Listeners call in to share which gadgets and technologies have survived years of use in their homes. Plus, Anna Kramer, technology and climate journalist, author of the newsletter, "Bite into this," talks about her in The Atlantic article titled "KitchenAid Did It Right 87 Years Ago."

In this membership-drive mini-series, we get to know about hobbies and building skills and finding communities for fun. Today, Ellen Day, ceramicist and the founder and director of the BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center in Long Island City, shares her passion for pottery.

To mark the start of Women’s History Month, listeners try their hand at a women’s history quiz.

After news broke this week of two separate overcrowded locations housing dozens of migrants from Africa, Amaha Kassa, founder and executive director of African Communities Together, talks about the challenges facing African asylum seekers in the city.  

Delve into the remarkable life and contributions of physicist Richard Feynman, from his work on the atomic bomb to his diverse interests and teaching methods. Discover his fearless pursuit of truth, approach to uncertainty, and controversial attitudes towards women. Uncover the multifaceted world of Feynman and his lasting impact on science and beyond.