Pressure to Extend the Afghanistan Evacuation Deadline; Facing Back-To-School Anxiety; The Global Vaccination Picture; Summer Bucket List
The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 26, 2021
Coming up on today’s show:
- Missy Ryan, national security reporter for The Washington Post, talks about the global pressure on President Biden to extend the Afghanistan evacuation deadline beyond August 31.
- Transitioning back to school after summer is always stressful for kids and parents, but this year--with so much in flux--back-to-school anxiety has reached new heights for some. Mary Alvord, a psychologist who specializes in treating children and adolescents with anxiety disorders, takes your calls.
- With plans for booster shots to start in September, Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, Columbia University Professor of epidemiology and medicine and director of ICAP, a global health center at the school of public health, talks about the status of getting people vaccinated around the world and why vaccinations elsewhere could protect U.S. residents.
- With Labor Day right around the corner, what fun activities are you hoping to sneak in before the unofficial end of summer? Ben Yakas, arts and culture editor at Gothamist/WNYC, shares his picks as listeners call in with their own.
Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.
