NYS Budget Sticking Points; How Christians Are Viewing Pres. Trump; White-Collar Workers Unite; What's Your Superpower?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 15
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On today's show: 

  • The New York State budget is just about 2 weeks late. Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, reports on what the sticking points are, including car insurance reform and Governor Hochul's desire to roll back a climate law, among others, plus the governor's proposed tax on "pied-à-terres."

  • In a now-deleted social media post, President Trump shared an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus. He has also recently attacked Pope Leo XIV. Robert P. Jones, president and founder of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the author of the forthcoming Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy (St. Martin's, 2026), talks about the range of responses from Christians.

  • Noam Scheiber, New York Times reporter focusing on white-collar workers and the author of Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2026), talks about the conditions leading young college-educated workers to lead unionization efforts.

  • People often say they have a "superpower," aka something they're very good at. Listeners call in to share what their superpower is, or one they wish they had.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

 

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