Russia and Feminism; Early NYC Voting Preview; 30 Issues in 30 Days: City-Owned Grocery Stores?; Pets in the City: Tell Us Why Your Pet is the Best

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 24, 2025
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Coming up on today's show:

  • Julia Ioffe, founding partner and Washington correspondent of Puck and the author of Motherland: A History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy (Ecco, 2025), talks about her new book that delves into the feminist history of Russia and why it offers context for the war in Ukraine.
  • Samantha Maldonado, senior reporter for THE CITY, where she covers climate, resiliency, housing and development, offers her takeaways on the mayoral debate and talks about other races on the ballot in NYC.
  • New York City would not be the first city in America to open a publicly-owned grocery store. Yasmin Tayag, staff writer at The Atlantic, talks about how other municipalities have fared in this experiment, Zohran Mamdani's grocery store proposal and the skepticism around it.
  • To wrap up a series on pets, listeners call in to shout out why their dog, cat, rabbit, bearded dragon, fish or any other type of pet is so special.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

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