Monday Morning Politics; Indian Point Nuclear Plant;The Ones We Sent Away; Political Conversations
The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 14, 2023
On today's show:
- Idrees Kahloon, Washington bureau chief for The Economist, talks about the latest national political news.
- Two years after its shutdown, Indian Point nuclear plant plans to release 1.3 million gallons of water with traces of radioactive tritium into the Hudson River. Patrick McGeehan, reporter for The New York Times covering transportation and infrastructure for the Metro section, breaks down the latest on that plan and why activists are sounding the alarm over safety.
- Jennifer Senior, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of On Grief: Love, Loss, Memory (Atlantic Editions, 2023), which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2022 when it was published in The Atlantic, talks about her September cover story about the practice of instituationalizing children with developmental difficulties, including her maternal aunt.
- Listeners call in to share the most interesting political conversations they've had with people who they disagree with.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.
