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The Brian Lehrer Show
Papal Election; City H.S. Admissions; Future of Payphones
6 segments
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Soda-Popcalypse 23 min
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Payphones Repurposed 13 min
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Congress and the Budget 13 min
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Electing The Next Pope 18 min
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Rising Asia 14 min

Today the papal conclave convenes in the Vatican to begin the process of electing the next pope. David Gibson of Religious News Service explains the politics behind the scenes. Plus: the city's Chief Digital Officer Rachel Haot on reinventing NYC's payphones; WNYC's Beth Fertig on the impact of test prep on city high school admissions; the latest sequestration news; and the new novel from Mohsin Hamid.