The Brian Lehrer Show
Produced by WNYC. Airs weekdays at 10AM on 93.9 FM and AM 820.
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The Worst Measles Outbreak in 20 Years
Apoorva Mandavilli discusses how 2025 became the worst year for measles in the United States in more than two decades and how the country might lose its "elimination status." Jan 20, 2026
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Changes to the Way the EPA Regulates Deadly Air Pollutants
NYT reporter Maxine Joselow shares her reporting that found the EPA will no longer measure the lives saved by regulating two air pollutants. Jan 13, 2026
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Making Sense of the New Nutrition Guidelines
Epidemiologist and nutrition professor Deirdre Tobias talks about the new nutrition guidelines released last week and how they could impact what American health and diets. Jan 13, 2026
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Changes to the Childhood Vaccine Schedule
Jessica Malaty Rivera explains new changes to the CDC's recommendations for the childhood vaccine schedule under RFK Jr. Jan 6, 2026
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Offshore Wind, China and the GOP
Heatmap reporters discuss how the Republican Party has turned fully against renewable energy sources, including offshore wind projects. Dec 23, 2025
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Environmental Justice in NYC
Peggy Shepard and Paul Onyx Lozito talk about the city's report on environmental justice issues. Dec 16, 2025
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Eating Well Today
Marion Nestle talks about her newly revised classic, What to Eat Now. Dec 9, 2025
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Republicans and Health Care
Jonathan Cohn, senior writer at The Bulwark, talks the negotiations to extend enhanced ACA subsidies before participants are hit with a big price jump. Dec 2, 2025
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How Plastics Pollute the Environment and Our Bodies
How plastic went from being a 'marvel of modern science' to a toxic industry that pollutes the environment and impacts health, plus tips on how to reduce everyday exposure to plastics. Dec 2, 2025
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Why Bombing 'Drug Boats' Will Do Nothing to Solve America's Fentanyl Crisis
Historian David Herzberg offers his take on the fentanyl crisis and the long history of drug use in America. Nov 25, 2025
