World Politics Roundup; Geo-Quiz: New Jersey; Andy Borowitz on Jane Goodall; Your Workplace Politics; 8-Minute Explainer: Dion Rabouin on NFTs

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 20, 2021

Coming up on today's show:

  • Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post columnist and author of Today's WorldView, the Post's international affairs newsletter, joins to talk about the latest in world news, including a preview of the global COP26 summit on climate change.
  • U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D, NJ) quizzes listeners on how well they know the Garden State.
  • Andy Borowitz, author, comedian, and creator of The New Yorker's “Borowitz Report,” a satirical news column, recaps his New Yorker festival interview with Jane Goodall.
  • All during the fall pledge drive, Brian is talking to some of our favorite professional advice givers on thorny issues like parenting, creativity and money. Today, Karla L. Miller, columnist for The Washington Post, offers advice on listener's workplace dramas and traumas.
  • For this membership drive, we'll feature a ten-minute explainer on a different topic each day. Today, Dion Rabouin, Wall Street Journal reporter, explains what NFTs are and how they work.

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

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