What Trump's 'Megadonors' Want; Reporters Ask the Mayor; How the Trans Community is Prepping for Trump's New Term; Outdoor Dining Season Ends

On today's show: 

• Daniel Klaidman, investigative reporter based for CBS News, former editor-in-chief of Yahoo News and author of Kill Or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency, and co-author of Find Me the Votes: A Hard-Charging Georgia Prosecutor, a Rogue President, and the Plot to Steal an American Election, breaks down the megadonors who fueled Donald Trump's campaign for president and what they may want in the next 4 years.

• Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event.

• As some Democrats question their alliance with transgender rights, and Republicans, particularly Trump, successfully campaigned on anti-trans sentiments, Kate Sosin, LGBTQ+ reporter at the 19th, focusing on transgender rights, incarceration, politics and public policy, shares how people who identify as trans are bracing themselves for a second Trump presidency.

• NYC's dining sheds have to come down by the end of next week. Ryan Kailath, WNYC/Gothamist arts and culture reporter, breaks down what happens next for the restaurant industry, including new rules for roadway structures that will take effect starting April 1, 2025.

   

Today's conversations were guest-hosted by Brian Lehrer Show producer Amina Srna.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.