Labor Day Special: Nixon v Cuomo, Salman Rushdie Returns to Realism

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 3, 2018

Happy Labor Day! In the final stretch before Primary Day, The Brian Lehrer Show is re-airing the Cynthia Nixon, Andrew Cuomo debate which originally aired on CBS2 last week. Stick around for breakdown and analysis with WNYC's Fred Mogul and Politico New York's Gloria Pazmino. Then, Salman Rushdie explains why he returned to realism in his latest novel The Golden House.

These interviews originally aired earlier this year. Links to the unedited audio are here:

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