Legionnaires' Outbreak; HHS & mRNA Vaccines; New York's Gambling History; WNBA Labor Negotiations
The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 12, 2025
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On today's show:
- Caroline Lewis, health care reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, and Joe Hong, investigative data reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, talk about the ongoing Legionnaires' outbreak in Central Harlem, including why New York is a hotspot for the disease, and why city inspections of cooling towers were at a low point ahead of the outbreak.
- Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, founding director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), member of the Vaccine Integrity Project, and the author, with Mark Olshaker, of the forthcoming book, The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics (Little, Brown Spark, 2025), talks about RFK, Jr.'s cuts to mRNA vaccine development and what it means for public health and science, plus other vaccine-related news.
- Adam Gopnik, staff writer for The New Yorker, and author of The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery (Liveright, 2023), talks about some of the key people in the history of gambling in NYC.
- Myles Ehrlich, WNBA senior writer covering the Liberty for Winsidr.com and co-host of "Pull Up with Myles and Owen" podcast, talks about ongoing negotiations between WNBA players and owners, where owners say the league is not yet profitable, despite a boom in growth and popularity, and players say they deserve more of a share of the revenue.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.
