
Rep. Adam Schiff; Geo-Quiz: The Bronx; Is the End of COVID in Sight?; Financial Therapy With Michelle Singletary; Explaining the Supply Chain
The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 15, 2021
Coming up on today's show:
- U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (D, CA-28), who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, talks about his new book Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could (Random House, 2021), in which he looks back at his experience as chief prosecutor in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. Plus, the latest news on Capitol Hill as negotiations continue over the Build Back Better agenda.
- Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. quizzes listeners on how well they know The Bronx.
- Leana Wen, emergency physician, professor at George Washington University, contributing columnist for The Washington Post, CNN medical analyst, and former Baltimore Health Commissioner and the author of Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health (Metropolitan Books, 2021), talks about what public health tools it will take to end the pandemic -- which she says is getting closer as the delta surge recedes.
- All during the fall pledge drive, Brian is talking to some of our favorite professional advice givers on thorny issues like parenting, creativity and etiquette. Today Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist for The Washington Post and author of the new book What To Do With Your Money When Crisis Hits (Mariner Books May 18, 2021), answers listener questions on finances, from how much to put away each week to how to invest ethically.
- For this membership drive, we'll feature a ten-minute explainer on a different topic each day. Today, Amy Davidson Sorkin, staff writer at The New Yorker, explains the global supply chain.
Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.


