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Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

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Daily thoughtful conversation about the latest news and politics.© WNYC Studios Political Science Politics & Government
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  • Why Bannon Helped Epstein Deny Pedophilia
    Feb 18 2026

    The Department of Justice has faced backlash from members of Congress and survivors of Jeffrey Epstein following the release of millions of documents with inconsistent redactions of key names and details.

    On Today's Show:
    Vicky Ward, investigative journalist and author of books including Kushner, Inc. (St. Martin's Press, 2019) and, with James Patterson, The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy (Little, Brown and Company, 2025), and David Enrich, deputy investigations editor for The New York Times, talk about some of the recent developments in the Epstein case and its growing international fallout.

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    21 mins
  • Sen. Andy Kim on Rubio’s 'Civilizational Erasure'
    Feb 17 2026

    Americans faced skepticism at this year's Munich Security Conference, after the break with Europe over Greenland.

    On Today's Show:
    U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D NJ) talks his trip to the Munich Security Conference, how Sec. Rubio's speech was received, and the state of the alliance.

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    23 mins
  • Lincoln’s 'Struggle' With Democracy and Ours Today
    Feb 16 2026

    On a day when we celebrate the United States' most important historical leaders, a look at the fights faced by past presidents compared to the present.

    On Today's Show:
    Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian and the author of American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union (Random House, 2026), puts today's political conflicts in the historical context of tensions going back to the country's founding.

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    22 mins
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