President Joe Biden delivers remarks on funding for Ukraine from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington.

Wednesday Morning National Politics; Previewing NYC's 2024 Economy; What to Make of the 'Words of the Year'

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 27, 2023

On today's show: 

  • Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power (Twelve, 2021), rounds up the latest news from Washington.

  • Greg David, contributor covering fiscal and economic issues for THE CITY and director of the business and economics reporting program and Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Program at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, shares his analysis of how the city's economy will do in 2024, especially as it relates to which jobs and sectors may thrive and which may struggle.

  • "Rizz." "Authentic." "Hallucinate." Ben Zimmer, linguist, language columnist at The Wall Street Journal and chair of the New Words Committee of the American Dialect Society, discusses what the words of the year chosen by various dictionaries and groups say about our language and culture, and previews the American Dialect Society's selection process for their word of the year.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

 

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