Former US President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalyn Carter attach siding to the front of a Habitat for Humanity home being built June 10, 2003 in LaGrange, Georgi

Remembering Jimmy Carter; Monday Morning Politics; 100 Years of 100 Things: New Year's in Times Square; Sticking to Resolutions

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 30, 2024
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On today's show: 

  • Jacqueline Alemany, congressional investigations reporter for The Washington Post, talks about the latest political news out of Washington, and listeners weigh in on former President Jimmy Carter's legacy. 

  • Former President Jimmy Carter died yesterday. In this interview from 2014, he talks to Brian about women's rights and gender equality, religion and power.

  • As our centennial series continues, Katie Thornton, a Peabody-winning journalist and public historian, reviews the history of Times Square and its popular New Years celebration.

  • New year's resolutions are notoriously hard to keep. Adam Galinsky, Columbia Business School professor and author of the forthcoming book, Inspire: The Universal Path for Leading Yourself and Others (Harper Business, 2025), shares five tips for staying inspired and reaching goals in 2025.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

 

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