Jan 6 Hearing Recap; Safety and Self-Defense for Bodegas; Which U.S. 'Founding'?; Decluttering & Refurnishing

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 13, 2022

On today's show:

  • Philip Bump, national correspondent for The Washington Post, offers analysis of Tuesday afternoon's January 6th committee hearing.

  • Fernando Mateo, founder and spokesman for United Bodegas of America, explains why his group is urging Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg to drop murder charges against a bodega employee and talks about the related issues of safety and self-defense for bodega workers and owners.

  • Kermit Roosevelt III, professor of constitutional law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, a former law clerk to Supreme Court Justice David Souter, author of The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America’s Story (University of Chicago Press, 2022) -- and a great-great-grandson to Pres. Teddy Roosevelt, offers a reinterpretation of U.S. history that places Lincoln's Gettysburg Address as our true founding document.

  • During this moving season, listeners call in to share the best way to get rid of unwanted household items and others share where to pick up the best freebies.

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

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