The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast

@BrianLehrer69k followers

Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most in local and national politics weekdays at 10am on @WNYC. Subscribe to our Daily Politics Podcast.

Open on X

Top outlier

22.3×

Best organic post

Peak views

32k

Single post

Bookmarks

233

Across 96 organic posts

Last scan

Oct 16

Community cache

Posts 96 posts

#	Date	Post	↓ Outlier	Views	Likes	Reposts	Bookmarks
1	Aug 2, '19	Breaking News! Officer Pantaleo was found guilty on charges of illegal choke-hold. And the judge has recommended that he be fired.	22.3×	0	2.2k	473	5
2	Jan 25, '19	BREAKING: Flights have been halted into LaGuardia + Newark because of a shortage of air-traffic control staff. @NYCMayor: If our airports are not functioning people will die. What	10.1×	0	741	314	1
3	Oct 23, '18	Trump's biggest ethics breach? "The original sin of this Administration was that he did not divest his conflicting financial interest,"says @waltshaub "But I don't think people hav	9.9×	0	995	254	5
4	Mar 9, '16	Maybe the stat of the night: NBC reports Dearborn Michigan, 40% Arab, goes to Jewish candidate in Democratic primary. BL	7.9×	0	412	372	0
5	Sep 16, '19	In today's interview, @RepJerryNadler expressed frustration at the misconception that impeachment proceedings aren't underway. The committee is holding impeachment hearings this we	7.8×	0	349	173	7
6	Oct 18, '16	Would it make anybody feel better if we all tweet tomorrow’s debate using only @springsteen lyrics? Do we need to #brucethedebate?	7.3×	0	524	208	0
7	Jun 24, '23	Are you up to date on the latest Supreme Court decisions? This A.M., we heard @ElieNYC's analysis of the Supreme Court's latest opinions and what's in store for the final week of t	6.5×	32k	107	28	6
8	Sep 10, '18	You are getting sleepy... You will vote on Thursday, September 13th in the New York Primary. You will vote on Thursday. You will vote on Thursday. You will get out the vooooote.	6.3×	0	502	205	5
9	Apr 10, '23	On today's edition of Monday Morning Politics, @ElieNYC discussed the conflicting rulings coming out of Texas and Washington state regarding mifepristone, a prescription medication	6.1×	30k	160	46	5
10	Apr 10, '23	Up first: legal and political analysis with @ElieNYC, who's here to discuss the ethics of Clarence Thomas's entanglement with an influential GOP donor, and the expulsion of two Bla	5.6×	28k	110	24	1
11	Oct 9, '20	It's official: she's running for mayor. After announcing her bid earlier in the week, @mayawiley joined Brian on today's show Catch up here:	5.5×	0	611	104	6
12	Jul 19, '18	Trump told Tucker Carlson Montenegrins are "very aggressive" -- @jameshohmann notes that raised alarms b/c he's told "that is the exact language that the Kremlin uses" to describe	5.3×	0	378	199	1
13	May 30, '19	Mueller reminds the nation that Trump betrayed the USA, according to our guest @DavidCornDC	5.3×	0	443	172	1
14	Oct 23, '18	One of the first staffers to quit the Trump White House was the ethics guy. Now @waltshaub returns with better ideas for reigning in bad behavior.	5.3×	0	422	165	18
15	Nov 8, '16	"When you look at this race the way it is, I'm really going to miss Barack Obama," says @AlecBaldwin. "He's one of the most gracious men."	5.0×	0	464	134	0
16	Apr 25, '20	Along with all my colleagues, I am devastated by the death of Richard Hake. He was as beautiful a human being as he was a great broadcaster. BL	4.9×	0	582	48	1
17	Oct 3, '13	As you watch reports of gunshots at the Capitol, this is a good time to consult @onthemedia's breaking news guide.	4.9×	0	114	327	0
18	Jun 12, '23	Up first: We're talking about Trump's indictment, with @RepDanGoldman (D, NY-10), who acted as lead attorney for the 45th president's first impeachment, and then @AWeissmann_, the	4.4×	22k	92	19	2
19	Sep 26, '24	LISTENERS! We're starting the show at 9 AM on Thursday morning, to provide extra coverage of the historic indictment against Mayor Eric Adams. Get ready to call in, and tune in to	3.8×	19k	215	51	17
20	Mar 31, '20	Coming up at 10AM: @AOC on the federal relief package to include cash payments, @taraparkerpope talks safety and grocery shopping, @MTA chair Patrick Foye talks about reduced sched	3.8×	0	373	81	6
21	Oct 31, '23	This is a very good dog!	3.7×	18k	155	8	2
22	Apr 25, '20	Richard was such an integral part of my show as our daily newscaster. I will so miss both his truth-telling and his playfulness. BL	3.7×	0	475	26	1
23	Aug 17, '20	Listen to @DanRather talk about his years in covering the conventions and offer his insights for the COVID era.	3.6×	0	404	66	5
24	Sep 20, '18	"Are you a scorned woman?" — Sen. Howell Heflin questions Anita Hill in 1991. Archival audio on air now as conversation gets underway with New York Times political reporter Kate Ze	3.6×	0	295	110	2
25	Aug 29, '17	"This President has an active disinterest in learning abt the separation of powers & that's vexed a lot of his advisors." says @maggieNYT	3.6×	0	289	95	0
26	Sep 28, '17	Puerto Rico is looking for volunteer truck drivers to distribute emergency supplies. If you hold this special license call 469-401-9603.	3.5×	0	171	178	0
27	Jul 26, '16	"Millennial voters are extremely upset, feel like they've been given illusion of choice," says @TheYoungTurks @AnaKasparian	3.4×	0	229	109	0
28	Feb 13, '17	.@GlennThrush weighs in on @melissamccarthy's Sean Spicer parody for SNL in which @bibbymoynihan impersonated Thrush.	3.4×	0	281	110	0
29	Jan 10, '17	"It's not 'is he a nice man, does he have some Af-Am friends colleagues,' it's also what is his record on civil rights?" says @emilybazelon.	3.3×	0	272	109	0
30	Jan 15, '21	We talked to historian @TimothyDSnyder about how Trump's "big lie" that the election was stolen will impact our democracy and politics for years to come.	3.3×	0	262	104	16
31	Sep 11, '19	Caller Matthew was 13 on 9/11. His father was killed. "My teacher brought me to the office to tell me... my father worked on 104th floor." "Today I drove my 4 y/o son to school. He	3.0×	0	358	49	0
32	Feb 15, '19	Hear Mayor @PeteButtigieg on his possible run for president in 2020, what he thinks of the Green New Deal and "Medicare for All Who Want It," plus his new book, "Shortest Way Home:	3.0×	0	289	67	6
33	Jun 26, '18	.@jacobsoboroff calls the children's detention center he reported on for @MSNBC "one of the most horrific things I've ever seen with my own eyes."	2.8×	0	236	95	1
34	Jun 27, '17	"Trump treats everything like it's an open ended negotiation & that's dangerous when u're dealing w/matters of nat'l security," -@maggieNYT	2.8×	0	240	82	0
35	Jul 25, '19	"Obstruction is about stopping the investigation of something. And the question is, what is that something?" says @DavidCornDC "That's the thing Trump wanted to not come out: The T	2.6×	0	218	86	0
36	Jun 19, '15	"The Confederate flag is nothing less than the American swastika," says @JamilSmith.	2.5×	0	146	119	0
37	Sep 25, '19	30 years ago today, Brian hosted his first show on @WNYC. We sadly don't have that audio, but this is what Brian sounded like a year into his 30-year reign as one of NY's most belo	2.5×	0	265	31	1
38	Dec 14, '18	December 15th is TOMORROW! Last chance to sign up.	2.5×	0	156	109	0
39	Jun 23, '16	Thx to all who reported on your local rep. Looks like all local NJ/NY/CT @HouseDemocrats are sitting! #NoBillNoBreak	2.4×	0	170	89	0
40	Jan 31, '17	Catholics should uphold a consistent pro-life message, argues @JamesMartinSJ.	2.3×	0	179	76	0
41	Nov 7, '18	The exit polls in Florida showed "19% of African American women voted against Gilum," says @RepJeffries "There is no way that is possible."	2.3×	0	251	38	2
42	Feb 5, '23	On last Tuesday's show, we heard from @eliehonig, a former NJ and federal prosecutor and author of "Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away with It." He shed light on the unequal	2.2×	11k	107	31	6
43	Jun 2, '20	What laws might help put a stop to police brutality? We spoke to NY state @SenatorMyrie -- who was pepper-sprayed and handcuffed at a protest on Friday -- about police reform measu	2.2×	0	151	80	2
44	Feb 25, '16	Some background: this is what spurred the #WhichHillary hashtag --	2.2×	0	145	88	0
45	Aug 21, '19	"Kashmiris consider themselves to be occupied" said Hafsa Kanjwal as she explained the relationship between #Kashmir and India. "They were never able to determine their own future,	2.1×	0	121	98	1
46	Oct 24, '21	It’s been 50 years since the song “Imagine” was released. @seanonolennon discusses the song his parents wrote, Yoko Ono’s work producing the album of the same name and the lasting	2.1×	0	242	25	9
47	Sep 8, '17	"Ppl want 2 suggest there's a master strategy... it's not true.1 of the ways Trump thrives is creating an illusion of strategy" - @maggieNYT	2.1×	0	169	53	0
48	Oct 6, '21	ICYMI: @AndrewYang has launched a new political party, and he has a new book, "Forward," that draws on his forays into electoral politics.	2.0×	0	244	27	1
49	Apr 15, '16	Sorry Brooklyn. This #DemDebate, like all the others, has no sense of place. No NY issues, same old national go-rounds again. BL	2.0×	0	156	67	0
50	Nov 10, '21	Two concurrent murder trials underpin how race and white supremacy factor in the courtroom following last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests. @ElieNYC explains jury selection in	1.9×	0	152	56	10
51	Mar 9, '20	@NYCMayor: 8 new cases since yesterday, including: 7 y/o girl in the Bronx 68 y/o man in BK, in ICU 22 y/o man, hospitalized but stable, "a vaper" 75 y/o man in Queens, preexisting	1.9×	0	109	81	1
52	Mar 5, '21	Some things that are Zizmorcore: a Zabar’s reusable tote. A Gray’s Papaya tee. A hoodie from Playground Coffee. Things that are NOT Zizmorcore: Equinox. Drybar. Shake Shack. Sugar	1.9×	0	131	12	4
53	Nov 26, '19	Really wonderful conversation today with @neal_katyal about where the impeachment probe stands today, and why he thinks Trump needs to be removed before the election.	1.8×	0	167	47	3
54	Aug 18, '17	Are you registered to vote in the NYC mayoral primary? Today's your last chance!	1.8×	0	100	85	0
55	Feb 15, '19	"Amazon decided that they would rather leave New York City rather than change their corporate culture and allow workers to organize. Shame on them for that. Them wanting to leave t	1.8×	0	157	41	1
56	Dec 8, '18	ICYMI @gwlauren, former campaign manager for @staceyabrams for Governor, talked to us about voter suppression efforts in Georgia, and her organization's lawsuit aimed at stopping t	1.7×	0	148	49	2
57	Aug 10, '16	"Reading comes first, taste comes later," says @neilhimself. "Anything is a gateway to reading."	1.7×	0	160	53	0
58	Oct 2, '18	"Fascinating" the way anger played out between men and women at the Kavanaugh hearing ...and in the elevator outside. -- @rtraister . One of the reasons women's anger is discourage	1.7×	0	164	43	0
59	Dec 20, '14	Comedian @gracehelbig discusses her fake-it-till-you-make-it guide to being an adult:	1.7×	0	206	26	0
60	Apr 25, '20	We know many of you as listeners will miss Richard’s presence in your mornings too. Feel free to share any thoughts, feelings or memories as we grieve together. BL	1.6×	0	200	11	0
61	Apr 26, '19	"Even if you made your money honorably, the reason you still have all that money is we have a taxation system that has hugely prioritized your ability to make + keep an enormous am	1.6×	0	160	40	0
62	May 22, '18	.@cameron_kasky & @funkpuncher will receive a @PENamerican Freedom of Expression Courage Award for their activism against gun violence	1.6×	0	169	30	0
63	Feb 12, '20	Tune in NOW: @NewYorkStateAG Letitia James joins us now to talk about her office's new lawsuit against the Trump administration over a new federal policy that will bar New Yorkers	1.6×	0	125	47	1
64	Mar 19, '19	"The Bolsonaro government is trying to use this trip to reestablish his reputation as a respected, strong leader because Trump is meeting him. I want the press to understand how mu	1.6×	0	163	34	0
65	May 26, '21	Our final round of interviews with the Democratic mayoral candidates on the economy and inequality concludes with @AndrewYang -- listen here:	1.6×	0	143	39	9
66	Nov 28, '18	Now: @SethAbramson, attorney, professor @UofNH and author of "Proof of Collusion: How Trump Betrayed America" (Simon & Schuster, 2018), combs the record to argue the case that	1.6×	0	147	43	3
67	Nov 13, '19	As a radio program, we would be remiss if we failed to note that it turns out William Taylor has an incredibly soothing voice.	1.5×	0	175	16	0
68	Mar 1, '22	We spoke with prominent Russian dissident, Democracy advocate, and chess grandmaster @Kasparov63 about the evolution of the Ukraine crisis.	1.5×	0	152	25	9
69	Dec 28, '18	The big challenge for the global left is providing a legitimate populist alternative to right wing authoritarianism as the establishment's failures get rejected. @ggreenwald says "	1.5×	0	123	32	0
70	Feb 22, '16	.@AnaKasparian (@TheYoungTurks) explains why Clinton fails the authenticity test for youth.	1.5×	0	113	50	0
71	May 1, '19	"Whether you want to talk about his motives or not, there’s an appearance of partisanship, of bias, of a lack of clarity given what he’s written in the past…. This is why William B	1.5×	0	124	46	0
72	Jul 22, '22	Today, @kate_manne joined us to explain why she uses the phrase "pregnant people," and why it doesn't mean she's had to stop saying "women" when discussing abortion rights. LISTEN:	1.4×	0	102	25	14
73	Apr 18, '22	Earlier today, @gregggonsalves joined to talk about the ongoing pandemic, and why, with infections rising, he thinks precautions like masking should be matters of public policy, no	1.4×	0	135	28	11
74	Jan 26, '21	Former presidential hopeful @AndrewYang is running for mayor of New York City. He joined us to talk about his plans for the Big Apple. Take a listen:	1.4×	0	162	24	1
75	Apr 7, '20	"Apart from age, the single greatest risk factor for COVID-19 mortality seems to be racially concentrated poverty" -- Bronx CM Ritchie Torres.	1.4×	0	108	47	0
76	May 30, '19	Our guest this morning, @DavidCornDC had some thoughts about the president's tweets on #MuellerStatement #ICYMI - listen here:	1.4×	0	137	37	0
77	Jul 8, '19	"The behavior of cyclists, car drivers, truck drivers, pedestrians, in terms of not abiding by certain laws is about the same, but the responsibility you have wielding a multi ton	1.3×	0	120	26	0
78	Oct 28, '20	@PeteButtigieg joined us today to talk about Amy Coney Barrett, his thoughts on expanding the court, the upcoming election & more. Listen:	1.2×	0	110	27	9
79	Jun 25, '18	.@Ocasio2018: We need to protect the ACA, make sure it remains in place as long as there is a Republican majority. And at the first opportunity, we need to replace it with improved	1.2×	0	123	31	0
80	Feb 28, '24	RIP Flaco 💔🦉💔 Listeners call in share their remembrances:	1.2×	5.9k	129	11	5
81	Jun 5, '17	"She is singular in American history...we shouldn't tell her to 'shut up and go away.'" --@rtraister on Hillary Clinton.	1.2×	0	113	27	0
82	Jan 18, '21	ICYMI, Brian's full interview with @RevDrBarber on Dr. King's anti-poverty legacy:	1.2×	0	92	37	7
83	May 19, '21	Catch mayoral candidate @Dianne4NYC's latest interview on the city's economic recovery & fighting persistent inequality here:	1.2×	0	125	26	2
84	May 21, '21	Listeners, if you've found @WNYC informative, helpful or comforting through the challenges of the past year, we need your support. Join WNYC as a member, at any level, at . We'll s	1.2×	0	131	12	1
85	Oct 18, '18	@washingtonpost @MaxBoot @WNYC After rethinking the history of the Republican party @MaxBoot realized "what a lot of liberals have realized all along." "There is a long, sad, pathe	1.2×	0	100	34	0
86	Apr 4, '17	"The fact that a woman can succeed in a discriminatory system doesn’t mean it’s not a discriminatory system," says @jiatolentino.	1.1×	0	114	28	0
87	Jun 10, '17	ICYMI: @rtraister on Hillary Clinton: "She is not 'just like' other politicians who have lost the presidency."	1.1×	0	96	30	0
88	Mar 19, '20	Fun Fact: Brian holds a master's in public health from Columbia, so in addition to the physical bubble of his home studio, from which he's been broadcasting since Monday, he's also	1.1×	0	130	14	1
89	Nov 18, '21	Earlier this morning, @ElieNYC broke down the latest from the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, and what that case means for our national conversation about racial justice, white supremacist	1.1×	0	100	23	4
90	Mar 7, '17	Activist @lsarsour moves to the national stage. Hear her discuss her latest career move, travel ban 2.0 + more:	1.1×	0	103	28	0
91	Oct 18, '18	'He gets worked up about Canadian milk, but he doesn't seem to give a damn about our allies apparently torturing, murdering, and dismembering an American resident.' paraphrases a c	1.1×	0	95	33	1
92	Dec 27, '17	Now, @joanwalsh joins us to talk about the latest in national political news	1.0×	0	126	12	0
93	Nov 5, '19	"We have laws in this country that contemplate the attempt of crime just as seriously as the fruition of crime," says @ElieNYC, "attempted conspiracy is also a conspiracy."	1.0×	0	100	21	0
94	Jan 22, '19	"A college freshman today was born around 9/11... they came of age in an era during a stark political polarization… it wasn’t always this way and there was a conscious set of choic	1.0×	0	118	18	0
95	Nov 26, '20	Happy Thanksgiving listeners! It's a strange year for the holidays, so we'll take calls on how you're doing this year differently, and what you remain grateful for. Join us on @wny	1.0×	0	121	7	0
96	Aug 15, '24	Jay Chang from @BDU4official is on with us now! Call or text your questions for Jay at (212) 433-WNYC (-9692)!	1.0×	4.9k	137	28	3
97	Nov 19, '19	For those wondering why the @NPR anchors keep talking over the testimony, a reminder that: 1) There are no chyrons on the radio, 2) It's important to know who is talking, 3) Listen	1.0×	0	127	10	0
98	Feb 6, '19	"All the people who doubted Nancy Pelosi’s strength and vigor… the skirmishes with Donald Trump since she’s become speaker seem to have invigorated her," says @AliVelshi.	0.9×	0	106	13	0
99	Aug 22, '19	Happening now! @JuanMaBenitez NY AG @TishJames, talks about her latest lawsuits against the Trump administration and more.	0.9×	0	90	19	0
100	Apr 25, '20	Richard brought journalistic curiosity, accuracy and so much warmth and smiles to those around him. We are in grief but better for having known him. BL	0.8×	0	121	3	0

Scan another creator

Run this on any account.

XOutlier builds this table for every public profile you open on x.com, with live data and every post, not just the top 50.

Add to Chrome Download .zip