With multiple major global conflicts raging, a humanitarian chef discusses the importance of civilian aid and food distribution.On Today's Show:José Andrés, a Michelin-starred chef, Emmy-winning television host, founder of the non-profit orga

Wildly Different Reactions to Schumer’s Gaza Speech

Mar 18th, 2024 20m 10s

What domestic or foreign consequences will come of a speech given by the highest ranking Jewish American lawmaker in US history, criticizing Israel's leader?On Today's Show:Claudia Grisales, NPR Congressional correspondent, talks about the lat

Worse Than Netanyahu? The Israeli Officials Who Schumer Criticized Most

Mar 15th, 2024 20m 1s

Calls for a 'ceasefire' in Gaza mean different things to different stakeholders.On Today's Show:Jon Alterman, senior vice president and director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Khaled Elgin

Highlights From Biden's Post-SOTU Interview With Jonathan Capehart

Mar 14th, 2024 21m 8s

After President Biden's State of the Union Address last Thursday, he began campaign trip to four swing states, taking a policy-laden victory lap after a successful speech.On Today's Show:Jonathan Capehart, associate editor at the Washington Po

What AOC and MTG Agree On: Don’t Ban Tik Tok

Mar 13th, 2024 22m 23s

This morning, the House voted overwhelmingly to pass a TikTok 'ban,' which now faces an uphill battle in the Senate. On Today's Show:Drew Harwell, Washington Post technology reporter, talks about the reasons for the bill and what happens if t

Biden Versus Climate Change, Trump Versus Climate Science

Mar 12th, 2024 21m 26s

With the 2024 election season heating up, we look at the campaigns, and at Biden's recent State Of The Union, to compare the candidates' records and rhetoric on climate change.On Today's Show:Scott Waldman, White House reporter focused on clim

No “Red Line” For Biden on Gaza War Military Aid

Mar 11th, 2024 22m 7s

In the wake of the State of the Union, and amid further developments in the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, we take stock of Biden's foreign policy.On Today's Show:Susan Glasser, a staff writer at The New Yorker, where she writes a column on li

Biden Lectures Bibi, Laughs At Republicans, In SOTU

Mar 8th, 2024 22m 45s

Yesterday evening President Joe Biden delivered this year's State Of The Union speech, which centered on both pressing foreign policy concerns and critical matters of American democracy.On Today's Show:Tyler Pager, Washington Post White House

Unpacking The Results of California's Senate Primary

Mar 7th, 2024 17m 56s

California voters have decided that the Senate race in November's general election will pit Rep. Adam Schiff against Republican and former LA Dodgers star Steve Garvey.On Today's Show:Christian Paz, senior politics reporter for Vox, offers ana

The Battle For Haley Republicans and 'Uncommitted' Democrats Begins

Mar 6th, 2024 17m 17s

After Super Tuesday, a look at how the 2024 presidential candidates might be vying for low-enthusiasm members of their party in the coming months.On Today's Show:Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall an

Trump Indictments Meet Super Tuesday

Mar 5th, 2024 21m 21s

How do the major legal cases facing the former president intersect with today's important primaries?On Today's Show:Melissa Murray, NYU law professor, co-host of the "Strict Scrutiny" podcast, and Andrew Weissmann, professor of practice at NYU

Will Michigan’s “Uncommitted” Movement Spread on Super Tuesday

Mar 4th, 2024 19m 24s

Asma Khalid, White House correspondent for NPR and co-host of The NPR Politics Podcast, contributor to ABC News, talks about the latest national political news, including whether the "uncommitted" voters will become a bigger problem for Preside

The Border Debate Is Politics. Here’s How Some Real People Are Living It.

Mar 1st, 2024 15m

News broke this week of two separate overcrowded locations in New York City housing dozens of migrants from Africa.On Today's Show:Amaha Kassa, founder and executive director of African Communities Together, talks about the challenges facing A

The Historic Presidential Campaigns Of Rev. Jesse Jackson

Feb 29th, 2024 15m 19s

On Today's Show:For Black History Month, Clarence Lusane, professor and current director of the International Affairs program at Howard University, reflects on Jesse Jackson's two historic bids for the presidency.

Sen Gillibrand On Fetal Personhood in Alabama, And (Maybe) Nationwide

Feb 28th, 2024 16m 15s

New York's junior senator provides her take on Alabama's recent 'fetal personhood' case, and what it could mean for reproductive health around the country. On Today's Show:U.S. Senator (D, NY) Kirsten Gillibrand talks about her work in Washing

What The “Saddam Hussein Tapes” Reveal About Our Two Iraq Wars

Feb 27th, 2024 22m 31s

How did misunderstandings and miscommunications, including between the Bush administration and Saddam Hussein lead to the 2003 invasion of Iraq?On Today's Show:Steve Coll, an editor at The Economist in London, dean emeritus of the Columbia Jou

No, Trans Girls Don’t Become Athletes To Bully Other Kids

Feb 26th, 2024 22m 26s

As we close out the second month of the 2024 election year, numerous anti-trans laws have been enacted across the country.On Today's Show:Alejandra Caraballo, Clinical Instructor at Harvard Law School's Cyberlaw Clinic, looks at the latest in

What NJ Rep. Mikie Sherrill Saw At The Rafah Crossing

Feb 23rd, 2024 19m 32s

After a recent visit to the region, a local congress member, Navy veteran and House Armed Services committee member shares her thoughts on the situation in Gaza.On Today's Show:U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill (D, NJ-11) talks about U.S. for

Elie Mystal On Trump Immunity, Embryos As Legal Children, And More

Feb 22nd, 2024 23m 48s

With so much political news being bound up with legal cases and proceedings, we bring you some legal analysis.On Today's Show:Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Co

A Liberal Muslim Perspective on Gaza and the U.S.

Feb 21st, 2024 21m 43s

How might the Israel-Hamas war impact the standing of the United States in the eyes of Muslim moderates around the world? On Today's Show:Mustafa Akyol, senior fellow at the Cato Institute focusing on Islam and modernity, and the author the fo

AOC On Five Years Of The Green New Deal

Feb 20th, 2024 28m 34s

Five years ago this month, progressives in Congress began pursuing the passage of a legislative package known as the Green New Deal.On Today's Show:U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY 14th District), talks about the anniversary of the ide

Idrees Kahloon From The Economist On Putin, Trump And The Rise Of 'National Conservatism'

Feb 19th, 2024 20m 37s

Democratic constituencies around the world appear happy to support 'strongman' style leaders, in the name of nationalism.On Today's Show:Idrees Kahloon, Washington bureau chief for The Economist, talks about his recent reporting on the rise of

Masha Gessen on Navalny, Ukraine and Putin

Feb 16th, 2024 21m 46s

Russian opposition leader, anti-corruption activist and political prisoner Alexei Navalny has died.On Today's Show:Masha Gessen, The New Yorker staff writer and the author of Surviving Autocracy (Riverhead Books, 2020), digests this news and o

Jon Stewart and Others Think We Need To Talk About The Candidates’ Age. Do You?

Feb 15th, 2024 21m 27s

Last week's news of comments from Special Counsel Robert Hur's report on Biden's age and mental agility hit a nerve.On Today's Show: Damon Linker, senior lecturer in political science at the University of Pennsylvania and writer of the Substac

How Democrat Tom Suozzi Won On Long Island And What It Does (and Doesn’t) Mean for November

Feb 14th, 2024 24m 40s

Last night, voters elected Tom Suozzi over Republican Mazi Pilip to replace disgraced House member George Santos in New York's 3rd congressional district.On Today's Show:Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, and Randi Marshall,