The Working Families Party on Mamdani's Win; The "Big Beautiful Bill" and the Climate; When ChatGPT Writes Students' Essays; All of It's Summer Reading

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 8, 2025
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On today's show: 

  • Ana María Archila, New York Working Families Party co-director, and Jasmine Gripper, New York Working Families Party co-director, reflect on Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani's resounding win in the Democratic primary election, and look ahead to the general election.

  • Zack Colman, Climate and energy reporter for POLITICO, reports on new analysis that show the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act will raise greenhouse gas emissions and scale back U.S. climate goals.

  • Hua Hsu, New Yorker staff writer, professor of English at Bard College and author of the memoir Stay True (September 2022), discusses what college students lose when ChatGPT writes their essays for them and what that says about our evolving understanding of the purpose of higher education.

  • All of It is hosting a summer reading challenge (for adults)! Jordan Lauf, producer for All Of It and its book club Get Lit with All Of It, explains how to participate and recommends books in each of the categories in the challenge, including: a classic, an NYC book, a memoir or biography, a recent debut novel and a book published this year.

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