Israel and Palestine; NYPR President on Layoffs and Cuts; Ask Governor Murphy Recap; TikTok Gossip

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 13, 2023

Coming up on today's show:

  • Julia Ioffe, founding partner and Washington correspondent of Puck, a new media company, draws on her Russian-Jewish-American identity to discuss the burgeoning war in Israel and Gaza.

  • New York Public Radio recently laid off about 6% of its staff. LaFontaine Oliver, president and CEO of New York Public Radio, talks about the layoffs and other podcast cuts, the state of the budget and the organization's priorities moving forward.

  • Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and editor, and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, in which they talked about who might replace Senator Bob Menendez as his legal troubles mount, and more.

  • After a woman's TikTok exposing bridesmaids gossiping about a bride went viral last month, CT Jones, culture writer at Rolling Stone, discusses the privacy issues at risk when dirty laundry is aired out for the world to hear.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available. 

 

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