Carl Boisrond is a producer on The Brian Lehrer Show. He got his start in radio as a Kroc Fellow at NPR, and before that he was a police misconduct investigator.
Carl Boisrond appears in the following:
‘Ethical People Can Be Effective’
Monday, August 02, 2021
Remembering the life of Bob Moses, and his mission to build a more equitable America from the bottom up.
To Protect and Observe: A History
Monday, July 26, 2021
Today’s viral videos of police abuse have a long political lineage. But what if one of the oldest tools of copwatching is now taken away?
The American Story, in Half a Year
Monday, July 19, 2021
2021 began with an insurrection, and it’s remained quietly intense ever since. We open the phones for a six-month check in on the political culture of the Biden era.
The Short Life and Early Death of Voting Rights
Monday, July 12, 2021
Birth, August 1965. Death, July 2021. So now what for multiracial democracy?
Can America Be Redeemed?
Monday, July 05, 2021
Eddie Glaude and Imani Perry consider the question through the work of James Baldwin and Richard Wright. Plus: How our country could enter a period of “post-traumatic growth.”
How the Right’s Anti-Trans Hate Machine Works
Monday, June 28, 2021
More than 100 anti-Trans bills have been introduced across 30 states since January. We find out what’s happening — both in the courts and in society — and what still needs to be done.
Why We Must Vote
Monday, June 21, 2021
New York City faces a consequential election. We look at the history of our local election laws. Plus, the mastermind behind new voting restrictions nationally.
David Dinkins vs. the NYPD
Monday, June 14, 2021
How NYC’s first Black mayor tried to balance concerns about public safety with demands for a more accountable police force -- and the violent resistance he faced from the police union.
The Dawn of ‘Anti-Racist’ America
Monday, June 07, 2021
Ibram X. Kendi reflects on a shifting political culture -- and the fierce backlash against it. Plus, a remembrance of the 1921 Tulsa massacre.
The ‘Big Bang’ in Jazz History
Monday, May 31, 2021
Composer Jason Moran takes Kai on a musical journey back to 1918, when a group of Black soldiers reinvented American music.
How NYPD ‘Kettled’ the Spirit of Reform
Monday, May 24, 2021
New Yorkers reacted to George Floyd’s murder with mass protests demanding police accountability. NYPD met them with targeted violence and abuse.
F*&% Robert Moses. Let’s Start Over
Monday, May 17, 2021
We’re finally back in the streets -- but are we ready to reimagine how we share public space? This week, a trip through the century-long fight between cars, bikes, and people.
No More ‘Selfless’ Moms
Monday, May 10, 2021
Erased from history. Ignored in public policy. This Mother’s Day, we ask how to truly value “motherwork.” Plus: The story of one “woke birth.”
The Method to Tucker Carlson’s Madness
Monday, May 03, 2021
History suggests we shouldn’t laugh off what’s happening in right wing media right now. Plus, profiting off of racism is a business model as old as the news.
Do We Need the Police at All?
Monday, April 26, 2021
The answer isn’t simple, but it’s time to ask. Listeners weigh in with stories of their own efforts to solve problems with and without cops.
Why Cops Don’t Change
Monday, April 19, 2021
A retired NYPD detective says the force’s stubborn, insular culture was built to last. And Elie Mystal explains a 1989 Supreme Court ruling that made killing “reasonable.”
Collective Loss, Collective Care
Monday, March 15, 2021
We’re looking back at a year with Covid-19 to reflect on our tremendous losses and the remarkable ways communities have come together to take care of themselves.
Impeachment: Catharsis and Impunity
Monday, February 15, 2021
The Senate’s trial and acquittal of Donald Trump left many with mixed emotions. But did it move us any closer to a reckoning with the worst of America’s political culture?
Ask a Reporter: What Do Community Boards Do?
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
There are 59 of them across the city, but what do they actually do?
Survey: Just One In Three Americans Would Pass Citizenship Test
Friday, October 05, 2018
The average American is “woefully uninformed regarding America’s history.”
