
COP28 Winds Down; On the Ground in Gaza; Tipping on Delivery Apps; Holiday Games
The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 12, 2023
On today's show:
- Nina Lakhani, senior climate justice reporter at The Guardian U.S., breaks down the latest from the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, where a new draft of the core agreement removed a call to phase out fossil fuels.
- Miriam Berger, reporter on the Washington Post's foreign news desk, talks about the dire humanitarian conditions on the ground in Gaza, and what U.S. and other officials are doing to urge Israel to change its strategy. Then, Deepmala Mahla, Chief Humanitarian Officer at CARE, talks about the acute humanitarian needs on the ground in Gaza, where CARE has been working since the late 1940s.
- As a wage increase for delivery workers goes into effect in New York City, Claudia Irizarry Aponte, senior reporter at The City, explains how Uber Eats and DoorDash have dampened the celebratory mood by only allowing customers to tip after checkout.
- Listeners share the games they play at gatherings of family and friends — board games, card games, charades, new discoveries and perennial favorites — and why they work for your group.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.
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