Friday Morning Politics; City Council Votes on Airbnb; Change is Coming for New York's Catholics; Reasons to Love New York Right Now
The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 19, 2025
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On today's show:
- Jonathan Lemire, co-host of Morning Joe on MSNOW, writer for MSNOW and contributing writer to The Atlantic, talks about the national political news of the week.
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David Brand, housing reporter at WNYC and Gothamist, reports back on the outcome of several housing bills voted on by the City Council, including a controversial bill that would loosen rules on operating Airbnbs in New York City.
- Pope Leo announced that Ronald Hicks, a Midwesterner, will replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan as the leader of the Archdiocese of New York. Daniel Rober, associate professor and department chair of the Catholic Studies department at Sacred Heart University, talks about the new archbishop, whom observers have said has a style more akin to the new pope than the outgoing cardinal, and what it will mean for the 2.5 million Catholics he will lead.
- Erik Maza, editor-at-large at New York Magazine, discusses some of the reasons to love New York right now--and listeners call in to share their own reasons.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.
