The Brian Lehrer Show
Hosted by Brian Lehrer · WNYC
4.6from 1,729 ratings
- 2,828
- Episodes
- 2,741
- Transcribed
- 1,729
- 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
- 23 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
2,741 of 2,828 episodes have a transcript.
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
30 Issues in 30 Days: How Elections Work
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Mayor Mamdani's 'Broken Windows' Promise
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Anti-MAGA Insights
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30 Issues in 30 Days: How Elections Work
Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] They have the reason that they have such good insurance is that they've bargained for it. They've given up pay increases. to get this really generous health insurance because it's something that's been important to them. There's a lot of people like that, particularly many of them are Democratic voters. And so Democrats are very sensitive to it. That was one of the things that tripped up the Clinton health care plan in the 90s. It was something that slowed up the Affordable Care Act in 2009 and 2010, is that what do you do about the people who are happy with their current health insurance? Do you want to rip it away from them? […]
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- Zachary Roth
- Amanda Jack
- Sarah Longwell
- Anna Sale
- Shelly Kelly
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 64,028,521
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 1,550 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 179 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 88 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts The Brian Lehrer Show?
Brian Lehrer host the show. Published by WNYC.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Brian Lehrer Show take guests?
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