Friday Morning Politics; All About Boosters; The Ballot Questions: Staten Island's Geo-Quiz
The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 22, 2021
On today's show:
- Luke Broadwater, congressional reporter in the Washington bureau of the New York Times, breaks down the latest on the budget reconciliation bill talks and how the House has voted to find Stephen Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress for obstructing the investigation into the January 6th insurrection.
- Céline Gounder, infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist at NYU and Bellevue Hospital, host of the podcasts Epidemic and American Diagnosis, and member of the Biden-Harris Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board, discusses latest COVID news including the CDC decision on booster shots and the White House plan to roll out vaccines to children ages 5-11.
- Before early voting starts this weekend, David Cruz, WNYC/Gothamist news editor, explains the five questions on the ballot and why they matter.
- Staten Island Borough President James Oddo (R) quizzes listeners on how well they know his borough.
Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.
