U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media about his meetings with Turkish counterparts before departing from Ankara Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Monday Nov. 6, 2023.

Latest on Israel and Gaza; Top Adams Fundraiser Under Scrutiny; WNYC's Podcast Imminent Danger; Your Hometown Elections

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 6, 2023

On today's show: 

  • Zack Beauchamp, senior correspondent at Vox, talks about the latest news out of Israel and Gaza, plus goes into what a one-state solution would look like from both the Palestinian and Israeli perspective, and why specific conflict-related words matter.

  • Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, talks about the latest news regarding the FBI's raid at the home of one of Mayor Adams' top fundraisers.

  • Christopher Werth, senior investigations and narrative editor at WNYC and Gothamist, and Karen Shakerdge, journalist and reporter for WNYC's Imminent Danger, discuss their new WNYC podcast, Imminent Danger, that tells the story of one doctor who was deemed an "imminent danger" in New York, but went on to practice elsewhere, and the gaps in the safeguards that are supposed to protect patients.

  • Listeners with roots outside of the tri-state area share which contentious elections they're following in their home states, cities, and towns.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

 

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