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Biden's Economy and the State of the Union; Climate in Gov. Hochul's NYS Budget; Columbia Journalism Dean Jelani Cobb; Your SOTU Bingo Card

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 7, 2023

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Idrees Kahloon, Washington bureau chief for The Economist, talks about how President Biden hopes to transform the economy, and how it's going so far.

  • Liz Moran, policy advocate for Earthjustice's Northeast office, discusses the climate provisions in Gov. Hochul's new budget proposal and what Earthjustice believes could be improved.

  • Jelani Cobb, dean of the Journalism School at Columbia University and a staff writer at The New Yorker, talks about the 2023 duPont-Columbia Awards, being announced today, plus his new role as dean of the journalism school.

  • Ahead of President Biden's State of the Union address, listeners offer their wishlist bingo card -- aka the words or phrases they hope the president says tonight.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

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