Friday Morning Politics; Nobel Peace Prize Winner in Context; Ask the Mayor -- and Schools Chancellor; Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month With NPR's Alt.Latino

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 8, 2021

Coming up on today's show:

  • Politico congressional reporter Nicholas Wu talks about the week's biggest political stories including continuing negotiations in congress and new details on President Trump’s efforts to use the Justice Department to overturn the election results.
  • On Friday, journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov were awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Robert Mahoney, deputy executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, joins to discuss the obstacles the journalists faced and this moment in journalism.
  • New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC. Plus, he's joined by schools Chancellor Meisha Porter. 
  • Felix Contreras, host and co-creator of NPR's Alt.Latino, talks about El Tiny, Alt.Latino's takeover of the Tiny Desk and shares some tunes for Hispanic Heritage Month.

 

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

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