Hochul and Zeldin Debate Recap; Truth or Lie Quiz: SCOTUS; Andy Borowitz; 30 Issues: The Supreme Court and Democracy; Gather Around with Priya Parker

Coming up on today's show:

• Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC/Gothamist, recaps Tuesday's debate between Republican gubernatorial hopeful Lee Zeldin and his Democratic opponent, current NYS Gov. Kathy Hochul.
• All week, the Brian Lehrer Show will quiz listeners on whether something is true or whether it's a lie. Up today, a quiz on the Supreme Court and its role in American democracy.
• Andy Borowitz, author, comedian, and creator of The New Yorker's “Borowitz Report,” a satirical news column, and the author of Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber (Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, 2022), talks about his new book that skewers politicians of the past 50 years plus shares humorous insights into some current politics.
• Emily Bazelon, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, co-host of Slate's "Political Gabfest" podcast, Truman Capote fellow for creative writing and law at Yale Law School and author of Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration (Random House, 2019), joins the show to discuss the history of the Supreme Court, its role in American democracy, and proposals to change it.
• All this week, the Brian Lehrer Show will end with a conversation on how we gather with Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters (Riverhead Books, 2018). Today, we learn about all the things we should consider when planning a meaningful gathering. Hint: it's less about the physical things like your cutlery choices.

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