The Brian Lehrer Show

In light of news that the US will publicly execute the Fort Hood shooter, and the recent botched execution of a woman in Tennessee, Justin Mazzola, deputy director of research at Amnesty International USA, talks about the history and current state of the death penalty and public execution, here in the United States and around the world.
Photo: The United States Disciplinary Barracks, where Nidal Malik Hasan is being held on death row, is seen in Fort Leavenworth. Hasan, the U.S. Army Major who was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others during a mass shooting at Fort Hood in 2009, has been approved by U.S. President Donald Trump for execution by military firing squad. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Grace Rauh, executive director of Citizen's Union explains the five proposals on the ballots aimed at streamlining city government and why Citizens Union supports them.
=> "2026 Ballot Proposals" (NYC Votes)
Photo: Democratic voters in the 2025 primary elections cast their ballots at PS 153. (SWinxy, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International via Wikimedia Commons)

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A recent nor'easter battered beaches on Long Island and New Jersey. Jase Bernhardt, associate professor of Geology, Environment, and Sustainability at Hofstra University, discusses the threat of coastal erosion in the context of climate change.
Photo: Kimbles Beach, looking North. Pre-restoration, 2013. (Eric Schrading/USFWS, Wetlands Institute, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic via Wikimedia Commons)

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tom Allon, founder and publisher of City & State New York, talks about the essays of the late Irish-American writers (and brothers) Frank and Malachy McCourt, that they originally published in local New York City outlets.
Photo: A memorial service for Frank McCourt at Symphony Space on October 6, 2009 in New York City. (Michael Loccisano via Getty Images)

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Gwynne Hogan, senior reporter covering immigration and homelessness for The City Reporter, shares the latest reporting on the shooting of a man by ICE officers, that took place Thursday afternoon in a busy neighborhood, in front of the man's young son. And, Carmen De La Rosa, NYC Council Member (District 10, Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble Hill) discusses its impact on her district.
Photo: People participate in a rally against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities on October 9, 2026 in New York City.(Stephanie Keith via Getty Images)

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.