The Biden Administration's First Few Days; Operation Warp Speed and the Chaotic Vaccine Rollout; Ask the Mayor; Hari Kondabolu & W. Kamau Bell

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 22, 2021

Coming up on today's show:

  • Natasha Korecki, White House reporter for Politico, talks about what policy moves the Biden administration is making in its first few days. Then, listeners call in to talk about how some of President Biden's executive actions effect them personally -- including on immigration and expanded unemployment.
  • Caroline Chen, health care reporter for ProPublica, discusses her reporting on the chaotic vaccine rollout and explains what's happening on the ground.
  • Bill de Blasio, New York City Mayor, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
  • Hari Kondabolu, co-host of the podcast Politically Re-Active, with W. Kamau Bell, co-host of the pod and host of CNN's United Shades of America, talk about the latest political headlines and the newest episodes of his podcast.

Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available. 

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