More Primary Debate Analysis; Affordable Housing and the Mayoral Campaign; Monday Morning Politics and 'No Kings' Protests; The Rights of Rivers

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 16, 2025
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On today's show: 

  • Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall and The Big Deal with Errol Louis, New York Magazine columnist and host of the podcast You Decide, offers analysis of the mayoral primary debate, and talks about the latest news from the campaign trail as early voting is underway.

  • David Brand, housing reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, offers analysis of the housing plans the mayoral candidates discussed in the second debate.

  • Susan Glasser, staff writer at The New Yorker, author of a weekly column on life in Washington and host of the Political Scene podcast, talks about the latest national political news, including the the news from Los Angeles, President Trump's military parade and the "No Kings" protests.

  • Robert Macfarlane, a fellow at the University of Cambridge and the author of several books, including Underland and his new one, Is a River Alive? (W. W. Norton & Company, 2025), talks about he new book that questions how we treat rivers through the stories of rivers in Ecuador, India, and Canada.

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