The Brian Lehrer Show

Timmy Facciola, founder of the local politics news outlet Judge Street Journal, talks about several key affordability issues that came up in the debate between U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler and his Democratic challenger Cait Conley, including energy, tariffs, and housing.
Photo: Cait Conley, who is challenging U.S. Representative Mike Lawler to represent New York’s 17th Congressional District, speaks to supporters on September 16, 2026 in Tarrytown, New York. (Spencer Platt via Getty Images)

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New York Times Magazine writer Nikole Hannah Jones's article about her family's experience with New York City public schools has brought the system's persistent segregation and inequality back into the forefront of education conversations. Alex Zimmerman, reporter at Chalkbeat, New York talks about the issues her article brought forth, her challenge to the mayor to do something and what the city does say it's doing to address the longstanding issue.
Photo: A row of students ages 5-7 raising their hands while standing along a chain-link fence on a playground during recess at P.S. 111, a public school in Hell's Kitchen, New York City . (Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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New York laws present unique challenges for the prosecution of sex crimes. Santul Nerkar, courts reporter for The New York Times, discusses how these laws exacerbate the already complicated legal case for Cornell's Jane Doe.
Photo: A student walks past Cornell Police headquarters on the Cornell University campus on September 30, 2026, in Ithaca, New York.. (Photo by Spencer Platt via Getty Images)

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Moira Donegan, columnist at Guardian US and co-host of the podcast In Bed With The Right, talks about the Cornell fraternity rape lawsuit, the cycle of outrage and inaction she says follows cases like it, and why they keep happening.
Photo: Photo: Students walk on the campus of Cornell University on September 29, 2026, in Ithaca, New York. (Photo by Spencer Platt via Getty Images)

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Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
Nikole Hannah-Jones on Hard School Choices (First) | Ask Mayor Mamdani (Starts at 24:59) | Millennial Optimism (Starts at 58:23)
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