CPAC in Hungary; Gun Violence; Talking to Children About Racism; #BLTrees (May)
The Brian Lehrer Show | May 19, 2022
Coming up on today's show:
- Mara Liasson, NPR national political correspondent, talks about why CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, is taking place in Hungary this week, and what that says about the movement. Plus, she shares her analysis of this week's primary elections.
- Anthonine Pierre, executive director of The Brooklyn Movement Center and fellow at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, talks about what she sees as the root causes of gun violence, and shares some ideas on how to combat it.
- Eboo Patel, a speaker, an educator, and the founder and president of Interfaith America and the author of We Need To Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy (Beacon Press, 2022), talks about his New York Times essay, "What I Want My Kids to Learn About American Racism," on how parents should address the topic of racism with their children.
- We check in on our year-long project #BLTrees, following the seasons through the trees around us with Marielle Anzelone, urban botanist and ecologist and the founder of NYC Wildflower Week. This month, with peak bird migration in process, Desiree Narango, a conservation scientist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst working in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service, explains the importance of native trees to birdlife.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as soon as they are available.
