The Brian Lehrer Show

Kate Manne, professor at the Sage School of Philosophy, Cornell University, author of the Substack newsletter More to Hate, and many books, including Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women (Crown, 2020), offers her take on the casual misogyny that allows rape culture to thrive.

Photo: Students walk the campus grounds at Cornell University, on October 8, 2026, in Ithaca, New York. (Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

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Jimmy Vielkind, New York State Issues reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, offers analysis of how the ICE shooting in Marble Hill, and immigration and crime more broadly, came up in the debate between Governor Hochul and her Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman.     

Photo: People participate in a march against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities on October 9, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)



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Julia Ioffe, founding partner and Washington correspondent of Puck and the author of Motherland: A History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy (Ecco, 2025), offers analysis of some recent wins that President Trump has handed Russian President Putin, and how Russia...and Ukraine have responded.

Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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Kristin LaBuz, executive director of Open House New York, talks about OHNY's annual festival this weekend.
Photo: Bandaloop performs dance routines off of the facade of David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center during their open house weekend on October 29, 2022 in New York City. (Alexi Rosenfeld via Getty Images)

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Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall and The Big Deal with Errol Louis, New York Magazine columnist and host of the podcast You Decide, offers analysis of the issues in New York's governor's race, and in the debate that he moderated.

Photo: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul debates in the race for governor at the studios of WNBC4-TV June 16, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Ruttle-Pool/Getty Images)

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