Trump's Indictments; Humor in the Fight for the Climate; Commuter Rails Quiz; New CDC COVID Isolation Guidelines; Stamp Collecting
The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 5, 2024
Coming up on today's show:
- Melissa Murray, NYU law professor, co-host of the "Strict Scrutiny" podcast and the co-author of The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary (W. W. Norton & Company, 2024), and Andrew Weissmann, professor of practice at NYU School of Law, lead prosecutor in Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel's Office and the co-author of The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary (W. W. Norton & Company, 2024), offer context on the major legal cases facing the former president.
- Shut the Fossils Up is a new media campaign that aims to shed light on one of the leaders within the oil and gas industry who is currently a part of writing New York's nation-leading climate law. Marc Weiss, co-Founder and steering committee member of NY Renews, a statewide multi-sector coalition of 370+ groups working to transition New York State to a fossil-free economy, and Rahwa Ghirmatzion, deputy director of People United for Sustainable Housing (PUSH Buffalo), a local membership-based community organization committed to social & climate justice, break down their campaign and how they're using humor to call out actions that could derail the climate law.
- Listeners try their hand at a ten-question quiz about the commuter rail systems in the tri-state area.
- Last week, the CDC shortened its isolation guidelines for those infected with COVID-19 from five days to 24 hours without a fever. Jessica Malaty Rivera, Science Communication Advisor at the de Beaumont Foundation, explains the shift in policy, how COVID-19 compares to the flu and other common respiratory viruses, and how to stay safe when official guidelines miss the mark.
- In this membership-drive mini-series, we get to know about hobbies and building skills and finding communities for fun. Today, Charles Epting, philatelist and vice president at Siegel Auction Galleries, shares his passion for philately.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.
