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Latino Voters Swing Back Toward Dems; Skyrocketing Health Care Costs; Political Ideology 101; Penny For Your Thoughts on Pennies
Latino Voters Swing Back Toward Dems; Skyrocketing Health Care Costs; Political Ideology 101; Penny For Your Thoughts on Pennies Nov 14, 2025
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Brian Lehrer Weekend: COP30; Cost of Food; Tributes to the Penny
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.COP30 Without the U.S. (First) | SNAP and the High Cost of Food (Starts at 23:41) | Tributes to the Penny (Start... Nov 15, 2025
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The Skyrocketing Cost of Health Care
As Congress debates whether to extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage, a look at how the infighting is already driving up costs and narrowing networks. Nov 14, 2025
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What is Zohran Mamdani's Political Ideology?
NYC's mayor-elect is a democratic socialist, yet critics have painted him as an extremist. Carlo Invernizzi-Accetti explains Mamdani's beliefs and how he'll govern as mayor. Nov 14, 2025
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Penny For Your Thoughts on the End of the Penny
Listeners share their goodbyes to the penny. Nov 14, 2025
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Latino Voters Shift Back Toward Democrats
The meaning of the shift many Latino voters made, from voting for Trump in 2024 to voting for Zohran Mamdani and Mikie Sherrill just a year later. Nov 14, 2025
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Meet the Future First Deputy Mayor
Drawing on his deep city and state government experience, Dean Fuleihan, future first deputy mayor in the Mamdani administration and former budget director in the de Blasio administra... Nov 13, 2025
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Defining the Decade
Jelani Cobb, dean of the Journalism School at Columbia University, a staff writer at The New Yorker, and the author of Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025 (On... Nov 13, 2025
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Ask Governor Murphy: November 2025 Recap
Nancy Solomon, host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. Nov 13, 2025
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SNAP and the Cost of Groceries
Karen Yi and Joe Hong on how grocery prices can vary between stores and neighborhood and how grocery stores fared during the interruption of SNAP benefits. Nov 13, 2025
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Mamdani's Budget Challenges
Greg David, THE CITY contributor and Newmark J-School professor, discusses the fiscal challenges Mayor-elect Mamdani faces in balancing the budget while keeping his campaign promises. Nov 12, 2025