9/11 Remembrance; Queen Elizabeth II's Life and Legacy; Lin-Manuel Miranda; Masks Officially Not Required on the MTA; Why You've Quit Your Transportation Job

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 9, 2022

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent and host of the new Sunday live election show, The People's Guide to Power, previews the first episode which explores the ways people took action to help their neighbors and their city recover after the attacks of 9/11.

  • Anne McElvoy, executive editor at The Economist and host of "The Economist Asks" podcast, reflects, along with listeners, on the Queen's life and legacy and this huge moment in the U.K., which also includes a new prime minister, Liz Truss.
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter, actor, director, and producer, and filmmaker Agustina San Martín talk about their mentor/mentee relationship, the art, music and films they are working on and more.

  • Subway, bus and train riders and workers react to the MTA's lifting of the mask mandate.

  • This week, the Brian Lehrer Show checks in with jobs where workers are in short supply. Today, former transportation workers call in to talk about why they've left their jobs. This includes pilots and other airline workers, school bus drivers, public transit workers and others.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as soon as they are available.

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