
News From the Capitol; Racial Disparities in NYC's Vaccine Rollout; The Mayor's Job; Aging...in a Pandemic
The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 2, 2021
Coming up on today's show:
- Jake Sherman, co-founder of Punchbowl News, and Anna Palmer, co-founder and CEO of Punchbowl News, who co-host "The Daily Punch" podcast and are the co-authors of The Hill to Die On: The Battle for Congress and the Future of Trump's America (Crown, 2018), talk about the latest political news from Washington, D.C.
- Overall, Black and Latino residents have received half the share of vaccines expected for them based on the city’s population makeup. Mark Levine, New York City council member (D, district 7, Washington Heights, West Harlem, Upper West Side) and chair of the Council Health Committee, talks about the data, and what the city can do to remedy the disparities.
- Ahead of the June primary, Brigid Bergin, the City Hall and politics reporter for WNYC, explains what the job of a mayor really entails; plus takes listeners' calls on what issues they'd like Brian to focus on in the next round of mayoral candidate interviews.
- Anna Sale, host of the WNYC Studios podcast Death, Sex & Money, and Jo Ann Allen, news host at Colorado Public Radio and the host of the podcast "Been There Done That," all about the lives and stories of Baby Boomers, talk about what they found out when they asked listeners to share their thoughts on aging, including worries around health, money and how it has affected their relationships — plus take your calls.
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