Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
Hosted by Brian Lehrer · WNYC Studios
4.4from 729 ratings
- 1,567
- Episodes
- 579
- Transcribed
- 729
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
Daily thoughtful conversation about the latest news and politics.
- Publisher
- WNYC Studios
- Category
- news · news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Feb 2020
- Latest episode
- 23 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
579 of 1,567 episodes have a transcript.
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
'People are wild.' Sarah Longwell on our weird political contradictions
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Inside a recent episode
'People are wild.' Sarah Longwell on our weird political contradictions
Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I hear Democrats express this frustration. They express it about Democratic leaders. But they also don't want to be a mirror image. of trump like they don't actually want their politicians to behave like trump they don't want their politicians to lie the way trump and uh republicans do like they don't want to have politicians who say elections are stolen what they do want is somebody who fights both pushes back loudly and demonstrably on what democrats i'm sorry on what republicans are doing what trump is doing which they feel there's not enough of but also somebody who fights for something for them. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
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- Sarah Longwell
- Shefali Luthra
- Joseph Pfeifer
- Asma Khalid
- Jonathan Lemire
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 668 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 61 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100
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- Quality
- 97
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 97
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Who hosts Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast?
Brian Lehrer host the show. Published by WNYC Studios.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast take guests?
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