Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

With affordability, income inequality, and other consequential pocketbook policy items at play in this year's midterm elections, we look at the financial lay of the land.  On Today's Show: Theodore Schleifer , who...

Ahead of the midterm elections, one consequential issue centers the Supreme Court, and whether, amid ethics concerns, the judicial branch needs reform.  On Today's Show: Kate Shaw, professor at the University of...

Amid reports that would suggest a favorable relationship between President Trump and Russian President Putin, where does that leave Ukraine? On Today's Show: Julia Ioffe , founding partner and Washington correspondent...

A new memoir from an academic  international relations On Today's Show: Francis Fukuyama , senior fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, former State Department official...

With the news that the US will publicly execute the Fort Hood shooter, and the recent botched execution of a woman in Tennessee, capital punishment has taken center stage in the national conversation. On Today's Show...

With last week's ICE shooting, how are swing districts in the area responding on the political hot-button midterm issue of immigration enforcement? On Today's Show: Billy House , Washington/Congress reporter for Newsday...

With AI technology and its accompanying data centers taking up some of the spotlight as a midterm issue, we look at how it's playing out in a key house race.  On Today's Show: Timmy Facciola , founder of the local...

As the DSA and other ideologies on the political left begin to gain footholds in elected offices including NYC's mayoralty, we look at what 'socialism' really is, in practice.  On Today's Show: Bhaskar Sunkara...

With affordability as a central political issue this midterm season, how are candidates in a key New Jersey race addressing it? On Today's Show: Timmy Facciola , founder of the local politics news outlet Judge Street...

The free market supposedly sets fair prices based on supply and demand. How are algorithmic pricing models helping profiteers charge more for the same? On Today's Show: Lindsay Owens , president and CEO of the...

With right wing voices taking aim at transgender athletes, who they say create unfairness in women's sports, a look at the Trump administration's cuts to Title IX enforcement. On Today's Show: Maggie Mertens...

The national discussion about sexual assault on campus has been revived in the wake of a scandal at Cornell. On Today's Show: Alexandra Brodsky , civil rights lawyer and author of Sexual Justice: Supporting Victims...

With a host of geopolitical issues including military conflicts, trade wars and more, a look at the legacy of outgoing UN Sec. Gen. António Guterres. On Today's Show: David Gelles , reporter on The New York Times...

Longstanding discussions about gun control in the US and the 2nd Amendment may be missing some of the important pieces of the conversation. On Today's Show: Malcolm Gladwell , host of the podcast Revisionist History and...

After a big week for international politics, we look at one of the key geopolitical relationships of our era. On Today's Show: Ishaan Tharoor, global affairs columnist at The New Yorker and Edward Murrow Press Fellow at...