Easing Mask Mandates; How NYC's Family Court Failed Families ; 'Blindspot: Tulsa Burning' & American History Today; What Would You Name A Sports Team?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 9, 2022
Mayor Adams urged all New Yorkers to reserve judgement about his Blueprint to End Gun Violence until they read the actual plan. So let's read it and talk about it together on the show. Here are some discussion questions to get you started.

Coming up on today's show:

  • New York and New Jersey's governors both announced changes to their statewide mask mandates this week. Sharon Otterman, who covers health care and the pandemic for the New York Times Metro desk, explains the latest rules and what it means for schools and businesses.

  • A new report from The New York City Bar Association and The Fund For Modern Courts details longstanding inequities in how courts are funded and how access to justice got even less equal during the pandemic for the many lower income families. Two members of the reports' working group, Judge Sidney Gribetz, who served in Bronx County Family Court for 20 years and Dawne Mitchell, chair of New York City Bar Council on Children, join to talk about what's in the report and make recommendations for change.

  • 'Blindspot: Tulsa Burning', from WNYC Studios, The History Channel and KOSU won a duPont-Columbia Award on Tuesday. Podcast host KalaLea talks about the award, the story the podcast tells about America's history, and what it means when the teaching of history is contested.

  • Listeners put forward their own ideas for the best name for a sporting franchise.

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

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