The Social Issues Underlying the Recent Subway Chokehold Killing

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 3, 2023

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, consultant for Radiolab, and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), unpacks the intersection of social problems at play this week when train riders watched as one passenger put another in a chokehold (and killed him), and discusses the responses from the legal system and the public.

Be alert for scams. WNYC never asks for nor accepts money for coverage or interviews. Anyone making such a request does not represent WNYC.

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

How Big Tech Lost the Midterms

The Brian Lehrer Show |

Postcards: Globetrotting, Time-traveling Notes of Love and Adventure; Remembering the 'Godfather of Techno,' Juan Atkins

All Of It with Alison Stewart |

Where Are We on the Autocrat-O-Meter Now?

Plus, the midterm success of the religious left.
On the Media |

Pete Buttigieg on the Democrats’ Sweep of Congress, and Where They Go from Here

The former Transportation Secretary, who is a likely Presidential contender, talks about how a Democratic Congress will try to make an impact, even with an angry lame-duck President.
The New Yorker Radio Hour |
YOU ARE ONLINE