The Brian Lehrer Show
• WNYC
The Brian Lehrer Show
• WNYC
Exploring an Olympics Bid for New York
The Brian Lehrer Show
• WNYC
America's History with Moving Past Divisions
Greg Jackson, creator, host, and head writer of the popular US history podcast "History That Doesn’t Suck," associate professor and senior fellow at Utah Valley University’s Center for National Security Studies and the author of Been There, Done That: How Our History Shows What We Can Overcome (Simon & Schuster, 2026), looks at eight moments in America's 250 years when our politics were more divisive and how we moved past them.
Photo: Walter Lynwood Fleming Photograph by J. W. Black and Co., Boston., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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The Brian Lehrer Show
• WNYC
Prenups to Protect the Stay-At-Home Parents
Erin Mulvaney, national legal affairs reporter with The Wall Street Journal, shares her reporting on couples who add specific clauses to prenuptial agreements to protect the stay-at-home parent and establish equity in marriage.
Photo: Man carrying baby boy talking with woman leaving for work at home - stock photo
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Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Fauci Was Disillusioned with ‘Rambling, Crazy’ Trump
“Diary entries released by a Republican senator in an attempt to damage Anthony Fauci also show the former top U.S. government science adviser’s growing disillusionment with Donald Trump in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, branding the president ‘rambling,’ ‘crazy,’ ‘desperate,’ ‘bumbling,’ ‘incompetent,’ ‘an idiot,’ ‘a true embarrassment,’ ‘totally nuts’ and ‘truly an obnoxious […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Operation Southern Spear Has Not Slowed Cocaine
“The Trump administration’s deadly military strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats have not reduced the amount of cocaine entering the United States, but they’re prompting criminal organizations to develop new strategies and tactics and undermining traditional investigative methods,” the Washington Post reports.
J.B. Branch: Brace yourself for the AI public relations blitz (chicagotribune.com)
Jeffries Kicks Off Midterm Sprint With Economic Pitch (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Bryan Kohberger, Convicted in Idaho College Killings, Seeks to Take Back Guilty Plea (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Trump Reimagines America by Putting Himself on Its Money (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Illinois woman with green card has been detained by ICE for 12 months. Her daughters plead for her release. (chicagotribune.com)
chicagotribune.com/2026/07/27/illinois-green-card-ice-detention/?share=cht2osnp6ndtialecihd
(S+) Und dann sagt der Landeschef: »Sie führen kein Unternehmen, das ist eine Partei« (spiegel.de)
Premier League, WSL, EFL to implement trial designed to stop ‘goalkeeper timeouts’ (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent? (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Allison
Show Off Your New York Summer In Farmers' Almanac Photo Contest
I bet you have a bunch of pictures on your phone that are worthy of being in this contest. You'll have to scroll through and see which one is your favorite before submitting! Continue reading…
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Bobby Welber
Grandpa, Hudson Valley Business Owner Killed In Freak Accident
A well-known Hudson Valley business owner, grandfather and U.S. military veteran was killed in a tragic accident. Continue reading…
Q: Are you worried that the Fed is going to hike rates to counter inflation?
Trump: Kevin Warsh is fantastic. He wants to do the right thing. Rates should be lowered.
Jon Ossoff: Only one man attempted election fraud in Georgia in 2020, Donald J. Trump. The failure of that scheme has enraged him ever since. Now, he reanimates his 2020 obsession while he spirals in fear of the accountability that will follow the midterms. Because accountability is coming.
Q: President Zelenskyy says Russia is giving Iran satellite imagery of U.S. bases in the Gulf to help them target. What can you do about that?
Trump: I'll ask Putin about it
Trump on Iran: I have plenty of time, plenty of time. The Strait is in good shape.