Call Your Senator: Sen Gillibrand; The Scope of Evictions in New York State; Sarah Palin vs New York Times; To Cure Insomnia, Try Medieval 'Wake-Sleep'

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 31, 2022

Coming up on today's show:

  • U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D NY) talks about the issues facing the Senate and her recent proposals for combatting gun violence and expanding community health care.
  • Barika Williams, executive director of Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development (ANHD), talks about the findings of a new report that looks at how many families are behind on rent in New York, the uneven distribution of eviction filings and the success and failure of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). Plus, Judith Goldiner, attorney-in-charge at The Legal Aid Society’s Civil Law Reform Unit, takes calls from listeners with questions about the end of the eviction moratorium. 
  • David Folkenflik, NPR media correspondent, talks about Sarah Palin's defamation suit against The New York Times and what's at stake as it goes to trial this week.
  • In preindustrial Europe, people slept in segments throughout the night. Derek Thompson, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of the "Work in Progress" newsletter and host of the podcast "Plain English," discusses his research into how “first sleep” and “second sleep” might help Americans experiencing insomnia now.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as soon as they are available. 

 

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