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Monday Morning Politics; Money Milestones For Your 20s; Meet LaFontaine Oliver; 10 Nutrition Myths: Canned Veggies and Bad Fat; Last Chance!: Edward Hopper
The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 27, 2023
Coming up on today's show:
- Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power (Twelve, 2021) and a forthcoming biography of Barbara Walters, rounds up the latest news from Washington.
- Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist for The Washington Post, offers advice for listeners in their twenties on some money goals and milestones they should aim to hit in this decade.
- LaFontaine Oliver, president and CEO of New York Public Radio, introduces himself to the listeners and talks about the role of NYPR today.
- All this week, the Brian Lehrer Show will be taking a closer look at some of the most pervasive nutrition myths with Sophie Egan, author of How to Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices That Are Good for You, Others, and the Planet (Workman, 2020), and contributor to the New York Times, most recently the article "10 Nutrition Myths Experts Wish Would Die". Up first, why fresh fruits and vegetables aren't always healthier than canned and why not all fat is "bad" fat.
- This week, hear about some soon-to-close art shows around town. Today: Kim Conaty, curator of drawings and prints at the Whitney Museum, talks about the Hopper show at the Whitney, closing March 5, featuring many of the artist's iconic pieces and how the City inspired him and how he shaped the way we see the City.
