Monday Morning Politics; NYC Brings Online Therapy to Teenagers; Latest on the Israel-Hamas Cease Fire; Shop Listener 2023: Brooklyn and Manhattan

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 27, 2023

On today's show: 

  • Molly Ball, senior political correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, recaps the latest political news after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
  • Ashwin Vasan, MD, PhD, commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, introduces a new program that will offer online therapy to New York City teens, and other health-related news.
  • Robin Wright, contributing writer and columnist for The New Yorker and distinguished fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center and US Institute of Peace, offers analysis of how the cease fire between Israel and Hamas is going, as well as the deal to release both Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
  • Shop Listener is back for the 2023 holiday season. Listeners call in to shout out their brick-and-mortar businesses located in Brooklyn and Manhattan ahead of the holidays, for a Brian Lehrer Show listener-sourced gift guide.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

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