NYC's 2021 Elections; Rep. Adriano Espaillat; How to Improve Remote Learning; Ode to NYC
The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 3, 2020
Coming up on today's show:
- Christina Greer, political science professor at Fordham University, host of the podcast FAQNYC, politics editor at The Grio and author of Black Ethnics (Oxford University Press, 2013) and Gloria Pazmino, politics reporter at Spectrum News New York 1, talk about next year's municipal elections and the start of ranked choice voting in the June primary.
- Adriano Espaillat, U.S. Representative (D, NY-13), talks about the COVID surge in his district (and everywhere), plus the latest on where the next coronavirus relief bill stands, as economic aid to millions of people is about to run out and the pandemic is still wreaking havoc on people's health and the economy.
- Christopher Emdin, associate professor at Columbia University's Teachers College and the author of For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education (Beacon Press, 2016), discusses improving remote learning and addressing racial disparities affecting NYC public school students during the pandemic.
- Ben Yakas, arts and culture editor for Gothamist and WNYC and Jen Carlson, Gothamist editorial director, join to talk about Gothamist's new project Dear NYC which aims to record the many reasons why New Yorkers love New York City.
Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.
