#AskTheMayor About IDNYC; Olympic Sexism; Netflix Depicts 1970s Bronx

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 18, 2016

On today's show, Sara Gonzalez fills in for Brian. You'll hear:

  • Mayor de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses the city's free ID cards.
  • The latest on Trump's campaign with WNYC's very own, Matt Katz.
  • Sonia Nazario, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, talks U.S.-funded violence reduction programs in Honduras have worked and should be expanded to other Central American countries.
  • Mike Pesca, Host of Slate's podcast The Gist, and Gabrielle Moss, associate lifestyle editor at Bustle, critique media coverage of the Olympics, including complaints of sexism.
  • Jake Offenhartz, editor at HistoryBuff.com, discusses the depictions of the Bronx in the 1970s in the new Netflix series "The Get Down."

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