This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Michelle Yeoh, from left, Henry Golding and Constance Wu in a scene from the film 'Crazy Rich Asians.'

#AskTheMayor; States Rights and Clean Air; Mob Boss Mentality; Seeing Your Asian Self On Screen

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 24, 2018

Coming up on today's show:

  • Bill de Blasio, New York City mayor, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
  • Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post senior national affairs correspondent, covering policy changes to the government in the Trump administration, talks about the Trump administration's proposed rollbacks to EPA clean air regulations and their potential effect on the environment, public health and the coal industry.
  • Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, talks about his hearing echoes of the mob bosses he covered in some of President Trump's statements.
  • Kimberly Yam, Asian Voices editor for HuffPost, talks about how the experience of seeing the film Crazy Rich Asians was personally meaningful, and takes calls from listeners about what it means to see yourself reflected on the screen.

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