Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2022.

Jan. 6 Hearing Recap; Sharks in the Water; 51 Council Members in 52 Weeks: Speaker Adrienne Adams; Playing Pickleball

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 22, 2022

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Quinta Jurecic, fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, senior editor at Lawfare and contributing writer at The Atlantic, recaps Thursday evening's January 6th House hearing, which laid out what the president was doing (or not doing) during the attack on the Capitol.

  • With some beaches closed due to shark sightings (and more swimmers getting bitten), Tobey Curtis, NOAA fishery management specialist, talks about what might be an unintended consequence of cleaner waters offshore.

  • The majority of the New York City Council members are new and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in City history. Over the next year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. This week, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams talks about her priorities for the City and the 28th Council District, which includes the neighborhoods of Jamaica, Richmond Hill, Rochdale Village, and South Ozone Park.

  • Sarah Larson, a staff writer for The New Yorker, talks about her reporting on pickleball, known for its friendly competition, as it deals with the growing pains of its exploding popularity.

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

 

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