Mayoral Appointments; National Politics; Omicron & Immunity; Seeing the Pandemic in Film & TV
The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 13, 2022
On today's show:
- Jeffery Mays, politics reporter on the Metro Desk for The New York Times, and Katie Honan, reporter at The City, talk about Mayor Adams' recent appointments, including hiring his brother to run mayoral security.
- Theodoric Meyer, national political reporter and co-author of the Power Up newsletter at The Washington Post, on the latest news, including ongoing reactions to Biden's speech on voting rights and the filibuster.
- Katherine Wu, staff writer at The Atlantic who covers science, talks about the latest omicron news, including insights from her column "Should I Just Get Omicron Over With?" and why the CDC's new guidance about how long to isolate after infection is so confusing.
- Although the pandemic has impacted the television and film industry, it hasn't made much of an appearance on the other side of the camera. Listeners call in to share how they are seeing -- or not seeing -- COVID show up in what they are watching.
Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.
