Monday Morning Politics; Waging a Write-In Campaign; How Boredom Can Lead to Brilliance; A Quest to Rename the Williamsburg Bridge; Fall Culture Series: Books
The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 23, 2017
Coming up on today's show:
- NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson reports on the latest national political news.
- Marc Fliedner, former chief of the Civil Rights Bureau of the Brooklyn D.A. office who ran unsuccessfully in the Brooklyn D.A. Democratic primary, talks about his write-in campaign against incumbent Cy Vance, Jr. for Manhattan D.A.
- Manoush Zomorodi, host and managing editor of WNYC's Note to Self and the author of Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self (St. Martin's Press, 2017), talks about resetting how we use our digital devices, and explores the benefits of boredom.
- Jeff Caltabiano talks about the Sonny Rollins Project he launched to advocate for renaming the Williamsburg Bridge for the famous jazz saxophonist to commemorate his musical sabbatical there from 1959-1961. He’s joined by comedian Negin Farsad, who co-directed a short documentary about Sonny Rollins and the bridge, and by jazz musician Clifton Anderson, nephew of Sonny Rollins,
- Sarah McNally, owner of McNally Jackson Books on Prince Street, talks about what books she’s looking forward to this season.
