City Politics; 30 Issues in 30 Days: Climate and Energy Policy in NJ; 'Free Speech For Me, But Not For Thee'; Changing Your Name

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 24, 2025
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On today's show: 

  • Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, talks about the latest news from the mayoral campaign trail, including growing frustration from some over Sen. Schumer's refusal to endorse Zohran Mamdani, a potential fight brewing over charter schools and Mayor Adams's comments about bathrooms and gender identity.

  • Ry Rivard, reporter covering regional infrastructure for Politico, looks at the gubernatorial candidates' positions on climate change and energy policies in New Jersey.

  • Greg Lukianoff, attorney, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and the author of several books on free speech, offers his thoughts on how he says both the political left and right weaponize crackdowns on speech, and why he thinks that is a problem for everyone's rights.

  • In a new memoir, Yusuf Islam, also known as the singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, writes about how he converted his faith and changed his name after a near-death experience. Listeners call in to share stories of why they changed their name, other than marriage.

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