Gov. Kathy Hochul; Student Loan Relief; Polio Returns; School Librarians on Controversial Books

On today's show:

• Governor Kathy Hochul joins to talk about her first year in office, and more.
• Joe Biden announced that the White House will cancel up to $20,000 in student loans for some Americans. Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, national higher education reporter at The Washington Post, explains the ins and outs of the president's loan forgiveness plan.
• With traces of the polio virus found in Rockland county and other portions of our region, W. Ian Lipkin, MD, director for the Center of Infection and Immunity with the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, joins to explain why this nearly eradicated pathogen has resurfaced now, how to gauge and mitigate risk, and discuss the history of polio, and efforts to stop its spread.
• All week, The Brian Lehrer Show will take calls from educators about the challenges they are anticipating ahead of the school year. Today, librarians call in to share how controversial books are being handled by educators and parents.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as soon as they are available.