Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

The November cover story in The Atlantic, headlined "The Moment of Truth," explores the risks to democracy that a second Trump term could pose.On Today's Show:Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic and an author of the Atlantic Daily newsletter, discusses why he sees another Trump presidency as a fundamental challenge to norms that stretch back to George Washington.

On today's show: Washington Post climate reporter Maxine Joselow discusses the rampant misinformation about the origins of recent hurricanes and FEMA relief money, which is causing factions within the GOP and holding up disaster relief.

In the swing state of Arizona, will the candidates' policies or "vibes" determine the outcome of the national races? On Today's Show:Jim Small, editor in chief of Arizona Mirror, an independent, nonprofit news organization, talks about the issues animating Arizona voters  in the presidential and senate races and what appeals are landing with voters.

This year's Nobel Peace Prize winner is a Japanese organization working toward global nuclear disarmament.On Today's Show:On the day the Nobel Committee awards the Peace Prize, Gideon Rose, adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), the former editor of Foreign Affairs and author of How Wars End (Simon & Schuster, 2010), looks at this year's recipient and back through its impact over the last century, as part of our ongoing centennial series.

We present a special long podcast taken from Brian's national call-in election year special America, Are We Ready, this year in partnership with Marketplace's Kimberly Adams. On Today's Show:Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, will explain her reporting on topics like drug prices, the insurance system, and the future of the Affordable Care Act, and how voters are thinking about them. Plus, listeners from around the country weigh in on how healthcare policy could impact their votes. 

Democrat Andy Kim and Republican Curtis Bashaw held a debate in an important New Jersey Senate race. On Today's Show:Brent Johnson, political reporter in the Statehouse bureau of The Star-Ledger and NJ.com, summarizes the key moments in that debate and reports on the latest in the race.

As the next Supreme Court term gets underway, we look at the cases it could rule on in the coming year. On Today's Show:Melissa Murray, NYU law professor and co-host of the podcast Strict Scrutiny, looks at the cases the Supreme Court will soon hear and decide upon.

In the swing state of Wisconsin, how are things like Liz Cheney's appearance with Kamala Harris moving the needle?On Today's Show:Charlie Sykes, founder of The Bulwark, MSNBC contributor, author of the newsletter "To the Contrary" and author of How the Right Lost Its Mind (St. Martin's Press, 2017), talks about the issues animating voters in 'The Badger State.'

Former President Trump has threatened to retaliate against political opponents if he wins in November.On Today's Show:Emily Bazelon, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, co-host of Slate's "Political Gabfest" podcast, Truman Capote fellow for creative writing and law at Yale Law School and author of Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration (Random House, 2019) shares reporting on how and whether he would be able to follow through.

A work stoppage at the United States' ports could affect the supply chain, and the broader economy.On Today's Show:Peter S. Goodman, reporter who covers the global economy for The New York Times and author of How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain  (Mariner Books, 2024) explains why the longshoremen are striking