Housing Migrants in NYC; Our Endemic-COVID Future; How New York City was Planned; Celebrating Our Local Indigenous Communities

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 10, 2022

On today's show:

  • Christine Quinn, president & CEO of Win, the largest provider of shelter and supportive services for homeless families in New York City, joins to discuss the migrant crisis in New York City and offers solutions on how to house migrants coming to the city.
  • In 30 Issues in 30 Days, Eric Topol, physician, founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, and professor of molecular medicine and executive VP at Scripps Research, talks about whether either Republicans or Democrats have a plan for our (COVID) endemic future, and shares what he thinks needs to be done.
  • James Sanders, architect, author, filmmaker, and co-writer with Ric Burns of the eight-part PBS series "New York: A Documentary Film" and its companion volume New York: An Illustrated History (Knopf, 2021), talks about the exhibition at Grand Central Terminal his studio produced and designed - to honor the centennial of the Regional Plan Association - called "The Constant Future: A Century of the Regional Plan."
  • Iakowi:he'ne' Oakes, activist, athlete, artist and co-founder of The North American Indigenous Center of New York (NAIC-NY), talks about her life and the work her group does involving food sovereignty, health and the arts, and previews the event she is curating at WNYC's The Greene Space.

 

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

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