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Congress Responds to Pres. Trump's Foreign Aggression & ICE Shooting; Transit News; Avoiding Fake News in the AI Era; The Southern Drawl is Fading

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 8
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On today's show: 

  • Burgess Everett, congressional bureau chief for Semafor, breaks down the responses from Capitol Hill as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle respond to the Trump administration's moves in Venezuela and public musings about purchasing the country of Greenland.

  • Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for the WNYC and Gothamist newsroom, talks about the latest transportation news including the results of the first year of congestion pricing, mayor Mamdani's announcement on the McGuinness Boulevard redesign, and more.

  • How do you know when something you're reading or watching online is real or fake? Craig Silverman, co-founder of the Indicator, a publication that exposes digital deception, offers tips on how to identify AI generated content on the internet.

  • Annie Joy Williams, assistant editor at The Atlantic, talks about how and why the southern drawl seems to be fading away, and what it means to lose a whole regional accent.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

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