Responding to Fear on Subways; Chef José Andrés, Offshore Wind Off the Coast of LI; South Korea's Plummeting Birth Rate

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 19, 2024

On today's show: 

  • Harry Siegel, editor at The City, "FAQ NYC" podcast co-host, and Daily News columnist, and Dean Meminger, reporter and anchor for Spectrum News NY1, covering criminal justice, talk about the city and state responses to crime and mental illness on the subways.

  • José Andrés, a Michelin-starred chef, Emmy-winning television host, founder of the non-profit organization World Central Kitchen and the author of Zaytinya: Delicious Mediterranean Dishes from Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon (Ecco, 2024), talks about his work on the ground in Ukraine and Gaza with World Central Kitchen and his new cookbook.

  • Marie French, reporter who covers energy and the environment for POLITICO New York, talks about the impact of New York's first offshore wind farm.

  • This year, South Korea recorded a national birth rate of 0.62 babies per woman, breaking its own record for the country with the lowest birthrate in the world. Anna Louie Sussman, freelance journalist covering gender, economics, health, and reproduction, and Meera Choi, sociology Ph.D. candidate at Yale University researching heterosexual refusal in South Korea, explain the reason why Korean women are opting out of having children. 

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

 

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