Thursday Morning Politics; Trump Inc. Recaps Cohen's Testimony; Andy Borowitz on Today's News; Ask a Native New Yorker; 10 Minute Explainer: Prescription Drugs

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 28, 2019

 

Coming up on today's show:

  • Susan Glasser, staff writer at The New Yorker who writes the weekly online column, "Letter from Trump’s Washington," discusses the Michael Cohen hearings and the latest news out of Washington.
  • Andrea Bernstein, senior editor for politics and policy at WNYC, and Ilya Marritz, WNYC reporter, co-hosts of the Trump, Inc. podcast, recap and analyze Michael Cohen's much-anticipated testimony before Congress.
  • Andy Borowitz, author, comedian, and creator of The New Yorker's Borowitz Report, a satirical news column, gives his signature satirical take on today's news.
  • Jake Dobkin, Gothamist publisher and author of Ask a Native New Yorker: Hard-Earned Advice on Surviving and Thriving in the Big City (Abrams Image, 2019), answers questions on how to survive in New York City from his perspective as a lifelong New Yorker. First up: can a native New Yorker successfully date a transplant? 
  • For this membership drive, we will end each show with a ten minute explainer on a different topic each day. Up first, Jeanne Pinder, founder and CEO of Clear Health Costs, talks about how to make sure you get the best price for your prescription drugs.

 

 

 

 

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