de Blasio and the 2020 Debate Deadline Day; Post G7: Trump on the World Stage; The Unabomber's Nightmare; NY's Unethically Made License Plates; Back to School

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 28, 2019

Coming up on today's show:

  • Ben Max executive editor of Gotham Gazette and co-host of the Max & Murphy podcast, and Gloria Pazmino, politics reporter at New York 1, talk about NYC's 2020 candidates.
  • Peter Nicholas, staff writer at The Atlantic, discusses the continuing fallout following the G7 Summit last weekend in Biarritz, France, and how President Trump is coming across on the world stage.
  • Amanda Aronczyk, reporter for "The Stakes,"talks about her three-part story for the podcast, A History of Persuasion -- and when the "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski responded to her inquiry.
  • New York State Senator (D 20th, Brooklyn), Zellnor Myrie, talks about his proposal to raise the minimum wage for incarcerated individuals.
  • Carrie Melago, managing editor forlocal news at Chalkbeat, and Jessica Gould, WNYC education reporter, talk about what's new this school year.

 

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