Herbie Hancock performs on stage on Day 1 of Jazz Middelheim Festival 2014 at Park Den Brandt on August 14, 2014 in Antwerpen, Belgium.

Herbie Hancock; Harry Shearer; Naomi Klein

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 29, 2014

The subways are packed: more people rode the trains in September than at any time since the 1940s. The Daily News’ Gridlock Sam, aka Sam Schwartz, talks about what this means for transit planning. Plus: Naomi Klein looks back a few years to Occupy Wall Street; Harry Shearer talks about his new show “Nixon’s the One;” and jazz legend Herbie Hancock reflects on his life. 

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