Andy Kim, U.S. Senator (D NJ), talks about his work in the Senate and the issues in New Jersey

NYC Health and Hospitals announced plans to shut down a storied program at Bellevue Hospital that treats torture survivors, citing tenuous federal funding and the possibility of ICE raids at the hospital. Dr. Allen Keller and Ibrahim discuss the impact of the program and why they're fighting to keep it open.

Jill Filipovic, attorney and author of several books, including OK Boomer, Let's Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2020), The U.S. fertility rate dropped to another record low in 2025, according to provisional CDC data, marking a 23% drop since 2007. JF and KG explain what's behind the decline, the current Republican and far-right conservative policy plans to try and reverse those trends and what actually works to incentivize a growing population.

Wes Jackson, president of BRIC, unveils the lineup for the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! festival in Prospect Park, where the theme this year is "radical joy." 

On Monday, the Supreme Court temporarily reinstated a Food and Drug Administration rule allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to be prescribed via telemedicine. Amy Littlefield, abortion access correspondent at The Nation and author of Killers of Roe: My Investigation Into the Mysterious Death of Abortion Rights (Hachette, 2026), explains the legal battle over the abortion pill playing out in courts and how abortion access in the United States could be upended if reproductive care becomes inaccessible through the mail. Plus, Kristyn Brandi, MD, abortion provider in New Jersey and previous board chair with Physicians for Reproductive Health, explains how abortion access has expanded via telemedicine post-Roe and how abortion care providers are navigating shifting policies.

Zellnor Myrie talks about his bill that would allow survivors of sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein to seek damages from his estate through a new New York State law, plus other budget-related news of the day.

Melissa Murray explains the Constitution and how all the problems inherent in the founding are contained in it, not solved by it.

WNYC has been targeted by scammers who posed as hosts and offered authors interviews -- for a fee (which WNYC would never do). Rachel Tobac talks about how to spot sneaky online phishing scams, and how to deal if you fall for it.

Nick Corasaniti, national politics reporter for the New York Times, discusses the Supreme Court's recent voting rights decision.

New NYC Commission on Human Rights Chair Christine Clarke discusses the role.