The Brian Lehrer Show
Hosted by Brian Lehrer · WNYC
4.6from 1,736 ratings
- 2,974
- Episodes
- 2,887
- Transcribed
- 1,736
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 64M
- YouTube views
About The Brian Lehrer Show
Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.
- Publisher
- WNYC
- Category
- news · news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 22 Dec 2023
- Latest episode
- 7 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
2,887 of 2,974 episodes have a transcript.
7 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Election Results; Congressman-elect Brad Lander; NYC's Domestic Violence Problem
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Are Texas, Georgia and South Carolina Swing States Now?
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Domestic Violence Persists in NYC
Inside a recent episode
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Election Results; Congressman-elect Brad Lander; NYC's Domestic Violence Problem
Published 7 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Sharon, I'm going to go right to you. The numbers. Murders and shootings are down double digits this year, but domestic homicides are flat. Why doesn't domestic violence move with the rest of violent crime? I think domestic violence crime is very sophisticated and very unfortunately underreported. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on The Brian Lehrer Show
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Brad Lander
- Tia Mitchell
- Blaise Gainey
- Maayan Schechter
- Brittany Kriegstein
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 64,028,521
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 1,555 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 181 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 88 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Brian Lehrer host the show. Published by WNYC.
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