Thursday Morning Politics; Oscar Doc: 'Icarus;' Mueller Investigation; Gov. Cuomo on Guns; Movie Trivia!

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 1, 2018

Coming up on today's show:

  • David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, talks about the very latest news coming out of Washington.
  • Elizabeth Holtzman, former: U.S. Congresswoman, Brooklyn D.A., NYC comptroller, assistant to Mayor Lindsay, talks about the latest on the Mueller investigation.
  • Director Bryan Fogel and producer Dan Cogan talk about the Russian doping scandal and their Oscar-nominated feature documentary, “Icarus.”
  • Andrew Cuomo, governor of New York (D), talks about New York's 2013 SAFE Act, passed following the Sandy Hook school shooting, and more is needed, plus who should be responsible for problems at NYCHA and how to fix them.
  • John Chaneski, co-host of TriviaNYC's QNA podcast, as well as a puzzle guru on NPR's Ask Me Another, quizzes listeners on movie trivia.

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