Putin's Motivations; Rutgers Strike Continues; Having Fun with US History; Finding Your Next 'Act'
The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 12, 2023
Coming up on today's show:
- Julia Ioffe, founding partner and Washington correspondent of Puck, a new media company, talks about Putin's motivations after The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia, and weighs in on what the leaked classified documents reveal about Russia's war in Ukraine.
- Karen Yi, WNYC reporter covering New Jersey, talks about the latest news on the Rutgers strike, including the university's response, where Gov. Murphy stands on it, and whether the two sides are close to a resolution.
- Alexandra Petri, humorist and columnist for The Washington Post and the author of Alexandra Petri's US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up) (W. W. Norton & Company, 2023), talks about our actual history, what we should have learned from it, and her spoof of it in her new book.
- Josh Sapan, veteran media executive and author of The Third Act: Reinventing Your Next Chapter (PA Press, 2022), shares stories from his book and previews Wednesday evening's event in The Greene Space, all about people who found rewarding next "acts", later in life.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.
