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Trump's Trials and the Campaign Trail; Redistricting in NY; Ten Question Quiz: Leap Year; When Rev. Jackson Ran for President; Finding Your Hobby: Birding
The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 29, 2024
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Andrea Bernstein, journalist reporting on Trump legal matters for NPR, host of many podcasts including "Will be Wild" and "Trump, Inc." and the author of American Oligarchs: The Kushners, The Trumps and the Marriage of Money and Power (W. W. Norton & Company, 2020), talks about the financial penalties and political benefits of former President Trump's legal trials, both past and upcoming.
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The New York State legislature voted to approve new Congressional maps. Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, talks about the changes in the newly-drawn maps, and how they might affect the upcoming elections.
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On this leap day, listeners try their hand at quiz questions related to leap years, our modern day calendar, and time zones.
- For this Black History Month, Clarence Lusane, professor and current director of the International Affairs program at Howard University, explores the legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson's two campaigns for president.
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In this membership-drive mini-series, we get to know about hobbies and building skills and finding communities for fun. Today, Kate Hinds, long-time birding enthusiast and senior producer at All Of It, shares her passion for birding.
