Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks remotely during a hearing to examine United States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Command.

Call Your Senator: Sen Gillibrand; COVID News Roundup; Nikole Hannah-Jones on American History; Buying NFTs

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 17, 2021

Coming up on today's show:

  • U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D NY) talks about her work in the Senate and the latest on paid family leave and the Build Back Better bill.
  • Syra Madad, infectious disease epidemiologist and senior director of the System-wide Special Pathogens Program at New York City Health + Hospitals, talks about recent COVID-19 headlines in the news, including why some states are giving out booster shots ahead of federal guidelines and why parts of Europe are experiencing a 5th wave of the pandemic.
  • Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter covering racial injustice for The New York Times Magazine, creator of the 1619 Project, now a book, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (One World, 2021), and Knight Chair in Race and Journalism at Howard University, talks about the project, why it's become a hot-button issue, and the new book.
  • This month thousands of crypto enthusiasts flocked to New York City for NFT.NYC, a conference devoted to buying, selling, and hyping the 'nonfungible token.' Kevin Roose, technology columnist for The New York Times, talks about the NFT's increasing popularity and your calls: are NFT's a scam or a sound investment?
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