30 Issues: Climate and the Midterms; 51 Council Members in 52 Weeks: District 42, Charles Barron; The Nobel Peace Prize; David Geffen Hall Will Reopen
The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 7, 2022
Coming up on today's show:
- Maxine Joselow, climate reporter at The Washington Post and author of The Climate 202 newsletter, discusses recent climate news and what a Republican-led or Democratic-led Congress would (or wouldn't) do about the climate crisis.
- The majority of the New York City Council members are new and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. This year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. Today, Councilmember Charles Barron talks about his priorities for district 42, which includes parts of East New York, New Lots, Remsen Village, Spring Creek, and Starrett City in Brooklyn.
- Mark Leon Goldberg, editor-in-chief and publisher of UN Dispatch and host of the podcast "Global Dispatches," and Rachel Denber, Europe and Central Asia Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch, talk about this year's recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
- Lincoln Center's newly renovated David Geffen Hall will reopen on Saturday, October 8th, with the premiere of jazz trumpeter and composer Etienne Charles' "San Juan Hill: A New York Story." Henry Timms, President of Lincoln Center, and Shanta Thake, Lincoln Center's Chief Artistic Officer, preview the concert hall's long-awaited return.
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Transcripts are posted to each segment as soon as they are available.
