Bronx Borough President; 51 Council Members in 52 weeks; Jane Mayer on Ginni Thomas and Threats to SCOTUS Impartiality; Creativity and Prayer with Julia Cameron
The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 25, 2022
Coming up on today's show:
- Vanessa Gibson, the Bronx Borough President, talks about a harrowing month of news in her borough, from a devastating deadly fire to gun violence over the weekend. Plus, David Caba the director of the Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence (B.R.A.G), joins to talk about grassroots public safety efforts and what groups like his need from the city.
- The majority of the New York City Council members are new and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. Over the next year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. This week, Councilmember Keith Powers talks about his priorities for District 4, which covers parts of Midtown Manhattan and the Upper East Side.
- Jane Mayer, chief Washington correspondent for The New Yorker, talks about her new investigative piece on Ginni Thomas, a vocal right-wing activist and the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, and whether her work with interest groups threatens Supreme Court impartiality.
- Julia Cameron, the author of books including The Artist's Way (TarcherPerigee; 25th Anniversary ed. edition, 2016), and Seeking Wisdom: A Spiritual Path to Creative Connection (St Martin's Essentials 2022) joins to discuss her latest book, which explores a new way to engage with creativity -- through prayer.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as soon as they are available.
