Brian Lehrer Weekend: Elie Mystal Assesses the Supreme Court Term; Are We in a 'Postliterate' Age?; Wild NYC: Insects

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 11

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent at the Nation, assesses the Supreme Court's term (First) | Atlantic staff writer Rose Horowitch considers the question: are we in a 'postliterate' age? (Starts at 49:05) | The many insects of NYC (Starts at 1:17:25)

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