The Midterms Begin; Sen. Andy Kim on War With Iran; 10-Question Quiz: Suburban Towns; Wild NYC - Spring is Coming; Get to Know: Arts for Art

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 4
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On today's show:

  • Lisa Lerer, national political correspondent for The New York Times, talks about the results and issues in the midterm primary elections for senate seats in both Texas and North Carolina.
  • Andy Kim, U.S. Senator (D NJ), explains why he does not support President Trump's decision to go to war with Iran.
  • For this pledge drive, listeners try their hand at a quiz. Today's theme is suburban towns.
  • Marielle Anzelone, urban botanist and ecologist and the founder of NYC Wildflower Week, and Theresa Crimmins, director for the USA National Phenology Network, associate professor in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Arizona, and the author of Phenology (The MIT Press, 2025), introduce the year-long series on local wildlife with a look at signs of spring and what changes in plants and animals will signal the coming season.
  • Patricia Nicholson Parker, executive director of Arts for Art, talks about her group, which calls itself "a NYC-based non-profit founded in 1996 focused on promoting and advancing multicultural improvised arts."

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.



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