The White House on Guns, Inflation; NJ AG Opens Political Murder Investigation; Malcolm Gladwell; Why Are You Still WFH?

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., the Senate's staunchest gun control advocate, is joined from left by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., as they speak to activists demanding action.

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Tamara Keith, NPR White House correspondent and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast, talks about the latest national political news, including what's happening with gun control after several devastating mass shootings, plus what President Biden is saying and doing on inflation.
  • Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and editor, host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show and of the new podcast Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery, talks about the news that the attorney general is opening an investigation of the double murder at the center of her new podcast.
  • Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker staff writer, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of many books, including The Bomber Mafia (Little, Brown & Company, 2021) (paperback out in June), talks about an experimental live show he'll be doing, where the audience and some special guests help re-examine some notorious films from Hollywood's history.
  • Mayor Adams has said people are avoiding the subway because of crime, others are wary of COVID and still others just prefer working in their pajamas. For listeners who are able to -- why are you still working from home?

Transcripts are posted to each segment as soon as they are available.